ITC, Internet and Telecom

News : ITC, Internet and Telecom

Commercial banks in East Africa are losing billions of shillings annually through rogue dealers who are engaging in private foreign currency trading online, taking advantage of improved Internet connections and the 24-hour nature of the business. (AllAfrica)

As FIFA holds an extraordinary general meeting next Thursday in Cape Town, South Africa with the introduction of technology to assist referees in decision-making likely to be high on the agenda, two Botswana soccer figures have warned that the matter must be approached with caution. Staff Writer, FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE reports (AllAfrica)

The second phase of the $12 million Airborne Geological Survey Digital Data(AGSDD), has been completed by the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA), following which foreign mining firms are now besieging the office of the NGSA in Abuja and its regional offices to purchase the new information. (AllAfrica)

In this week's blogging roundup by Dibussi Tande, Nairobi's power outages call for innovative local solutions, Adidas launches a new Kente-theme line of footwear, but gets the history wrong, and the recent stoning of a young Somali woman calls into question the justness of Sharia law and its application. (AllAfrica)

Indications have emerged that the House of Representatives may have concluded arrangements to investigate the reasons behind the alleged sabotage in the sale of Nigeria Telecommunication Limited (NITEL) and its subsidiary, Mobile Telecommunication Limited (Mtel). (AllAfrica)

A new data operator has vowed to not only challenge TelOne, but also join the war for the hearts and minds of subscribers in Zimbabwe. (AllAfrica)

Leo Stan-Ekeh is the chairman and chief Executive of Zinox Technologies Limited manufacturers of Zinox computers, Zinox arguably sis the most popular computers in Nigeria having pushed other brands most of them international far behind. (AllAfrica)

A month ago we spent a few days in Mwanza's giant informal settlement of Mabatani and Bulamba, a rural fishing village in Bunda District. (AllAfrica)

Millicom International Cellular has finally gone live as the third national mobile operator in Rwanda, with a initial capital investment of about $50 million. (AllAfrica)

Honourable Minister of State for Information and Communications, Alhaji Aliyu Bilbis last week, in Lagos said Globacom , Nigeria 's national telecoms operator has proven that it is a reliable partner in the achievement of the cardinal objective of President Umar Musa Yar'Adua administration's 7-point agenda through the launch of Glo Broad Access, (AllAfrica)

Unity Bank Plc has deployed full banking technology at the on-going 30th Kano Trade Fair which is expected to end tomorrow, a statement from the bank said. (AllAfrica)

A GROWING number of companies are cutting back on IT spending as a proportion of their overall turnover, a study has revealed, raising concern that this will affect their performance in the future. (AllAfrica)

FRENCH telecoms giant Orange has issued legal threats to Johannesburg public relations firm Orange Ink, demanding that it change its name and accusing it of copyright infringement. (AllAfrica)

TELKOM could have to pay R3,7bn in penalties for anti-competitive behaviour after the Supreme Court of Appeal overturned a high court order and ruled that the Competition Tribunal had the power to decide on a long-running complaint. (AllAfrica)

The terms regulation and control sound retrogressive when used in the context of information and communication technology. (AllAfrica)

Vodafone Ghana has officially opened its first Internet Café at Cantonment in Accra. The Internet Cafe, together with a Wifi area has Wifi hotspot and a seating capacity for 100 customers. The facility provides a world class high speed internet services at a cost of GH¢2.5 per an hour, guaranteeing customers value for their money. (AllAfrica)

Workers of the troubled Nigerian Telecommunications Limited and the Nigerian Mobile Telecommunications Limited (Mtel) have threatened the Bureau of Public Enterprises over their unpaid 16 months salary arrears. (AllAfrica)

Nigeria has signed an LRIT Services Agreement with the International Mobile Satelite Organisation (IMSO), in London, United Kingdom. (AllAfrica)

Koala Bears are to Eastern Australia what Pandas are to China. The same can be said of Gorillas and Uganda. Uganda is home to a little over half of the world's population of these amazing creatures which stands at about 720 individuals and whose year of dedication, 2009, is coming to an end. (AllAfrica)

Orange Uganda and Apple will launch the iPhone 3GS in the country next month after the phone turned heads in the USA and UK. Orange is hoping to target the elite clientele, seeking more value for their money from their cellular phones. (AllAfrica)

IMPENDING cuts in the cost of making a cross-network cellphone call will dent the earnings of telecoms provider Vox, but the company believes it can ultimately benefit from the enforced need to widen its service offerings. (AllAfrica)

Eleven months after the Federal government introduced the electronic payment system in all the Ministries, Departments and Agencies, Nigerians are yet to feel its advantage over the manual payment system it sought to replace. (AllAfrica)

As competition to control the telecommunications industry intensifies in the region, Zain has outsourced its mobile network operations in East Africa, in a move expected to cut its operating costs. (AllAfrica)

THE country's largest cellphone service provider, Econet Wireless, has launched a massive payphone project that will significantly lower the cost of communication for the low-income market. (AllAfrica)

Participants in the 4th International Forum of Information and Communication Technologies "ICT 4 All ," held on November 24-25 in Hammamet, expressed their consideration and support to the fruitful efforts exerted by President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to deepen awareness of the stakes of the digital revolution. (AllAfrica)

A Trustee of the Nigeria Network of Non-Governmental Organisations (NNNGO), Ms. Yemisi Ransome-Kuti, has called on Nigerian youth to de-emphasise undue reliance on governments and the private sector, and to promote self-development through the use of ICT. (AllAfrica)

In furtherance of the Midwives Services Scheme (MSS) embarked upon by the Federal Government, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and the Galaxy Backbone PLC, an ICT infrastructure development company, yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the provision of internet access linking the headquarters of the NPHCDA to its six zonal offices and 160 primary health care centres in the 36 states of the federation. (AllAfrica)

Globacom Limited, the Official Sponsor of the National Teams of Nigeria, has rejected claims by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), that it has defaulted in the payment of the sponsorship fee for 2009 and says it may seek redress in court if the federation fails to retract the statement. (AllAfrica)

The re-branding Nigeria campaign was boosted yesterday with the donation of a brand new website to support the initiative. (AllAfrica)

Deep-water operations in the Gulf of Guinea is set for a boost by the activities of the Society for Underwater Technology (SUT), which recently established the Sub-saharan Africa branch with headquarters in Lagos. (AllAfrica)

EXECUTIVE Secretary, Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), Professor Godswill Obioma has disclosed that the ultra-modern virtual library project embarked upon by his agency has been stalled due to lack of funds to complete the project. (AllAfrica)