VMware announced the appointment of Henri van der Vaeren as Vice President for Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Global hosts east Africa partner event
Global Distribution held its first Reseller Partner Event at the Serena Hotel in Kampala, Uganda to mark the inauguration of its east Africa office and entry into the African market.
Africa mobile connections to hit 975m in 2020
Growing usage of mobile services, economic growth and the increased affordability of devices is expected to push Africa’s mobile subscriber base to 975 million by 2020.
TP-LINK to increase Africa visibility
Networking and wireless solutions provider TP-LINK has announced it is increasing its efforts to grow its channel business in Africa.
Internet operators explore improving African interconnections
While there have been infrastructure investments in Africa over the last eight years, most Internet content accessed in local markets is still hosted abroad – a topic that is being addressed this week at a meeting in Dakar, Senegal.
emt incorporates TekVia for South America
emt Holdings, the group holding company for emt Distribution has announced its entry to the Latin American market through the incorporation TekVia.
African Union backs creation of regional Internet exchange point
The African Union Commission and the East African Communications Organisation are throwing their weight behind the project to create the East Africa Regional Internet Exchange Point, designed to route Internet traffic locally.
Mobile money use on the rise in West Africa
Despite the slow take off of mobile money services in West Africa relative to other regions on the continent, operators in the area are beginning to report signs of success.
African telcos score in interconnection rates legal fight
Africa’s big telecom operators have won a court battle over reducing mobile termination rates, a South African ruling that may have a ripple effect in the region.
LTE to extend to 50 percent of Africans by 2018, survey says
About 50 percent of Africans are expected be covered by Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks by 2018, increasing the region’s access to high speed data, according to a new report.
African mobile operators struggle with network quality
Africa’s mobile operators are contending with capital and operational demands, pressure from shareholders for higher returns and a lack of sufficient spectrum to address the needs of evolving technology, all of which is creating conflict with regulators over the quality of service.
IDC: Africa to attract more ICT investment in 2014
Investments in ICT are expect to increase in 2014 in Africa as both public and private spending rises and local content businesses partner with larger operators and tech companies, according to IDC.
SEACOM seeks to take the lead in Africa's IP transit market
SEACOM has embarked on an ambitious effort to dominate Africa’s regional and global Internet transit market by signing agreements with three European Internet Exchange points.
EMC appoints Nazim Fraijat as MD for Levant and emerging Africa
EMC announced this week that it had appointed Nazim Fraijat as managing director for its Levant and emerging Africa region. In his new role, Fraijat will focus on strategy and business development to extend and accelerate EMC’s growth in the region, EMC said in a statement.
African bank launches continental data platform
The African Development Bank Group this week announced the launch of what it calls an open data platform in 20 …
Redington Value to distribute VMware in Africa
Redington Value, the value-added distribution division of Redington Gulf, has been appointed as a VMware distributor in WECA, marking a …
ICANN eyes Africa strategy
ICANN’s CEO and President, Fadi Chehadé, was at the group’s Multistakeholder Internet Governance meeting in Africa this week with the …
Microsoft unveils big Africa plans
Microsoft has announced that it is collaborating with the Kenyan government and a local Internet service provider to provide broadband …
Africa is the newest telecoms battleground
The news that Web services giant Baidu will bring its mobile browser to Africa, in a deal struck with France …
Nigeria first African country to ban mobile promotions
Nigeria has become the first country in Africa to ban telecom operators from engaging in the type of promotions and …