10 African Cities with Free WiFi
If Internet proliferates in Africa at the rate mobile phones did in the early 2000s, the continent stands to add as much as $300 billion to its economic growth by …
ICANN is moving ahead to set up six offices in Africa
(Addis Abeba) The President of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) said he is moving ahead immediately with plans to have six new ICANN representatives on the African …
AU Commission Against .Africa Domain Name
The AU Commission (AUC) and 16 governments have registered their opposition to the new .africa generic top-level domain submitted by the DotConnectAfrica trust (DCA). The .africa geographic name was applied …
IPhone 5 Sells Millions In Just Three Days!
(NY – 25-Sep-2012) The giant electronics maker Apple has announced that it has sold over five million units of its new iPhone 5, in just three days after its launch …
It’s a Facebook Africa
Webempires, a company that creates apps and visuals on interesting web companies, technology and business, recently published a map of the world’s dominating websites. The map visualizes the #1 websites …
Kenya getting ready for 4G LTE rollout
Kenya is focused on rolling fourth-generation mobile data services network out by 2013, estimated at a cost of $500 million. Speaking to Reuters, Bitange Ndemo, PS Ministry of information and …
World Bank praises Kenya’s ICT sector
A recent World Bank report has praised Kenya’s efforts to boost its economy through technology and telecom. The report comes as the Kenyan government continues to push forward on ambitious …
LION2 undersea cable lands in Kenya
Kenya will soon be hooked to its fourth undersea fibre optic cable following the laying of the France Telecom-funded Lower Indian Ocean Network 2 (LION2), The Standard reported online. The …
Who are Africa’s ICT key players?
South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya will be the key players in the African ICT sector in the next five years. A survey conducted by Africa Business Panel among 800 business …
WIOCC partners with Global Crossing to expand global coverage
(Neirobi, KENYA) WIOCC, the largest shareholder in EASSy, the highest-capacity submarine cable system serving Africa, has announced the interconnection of its network with that of Global Crossing. The strategic agreement …