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Experts link digital divide to digital opportunity
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By Adeyemi Adepetun ONE of the biggest developments in expanding access to information and communication technologies (ICT) in Africa involves communications infrastructure. The lack of basic infrastructure is historical in the region with the percentage of fixed telephone lines being the lowest worldwide with an average of four main lines for 100 people. Google Voice takes few steps towards launch -010709 GOOGLE hasn't yet launched Google Voice publicly, but it did take a few steps in that direction on Thursday by starting to extend invitations to those who signed up on a waiting list for the Net-augmented telephone service. New European regulation causes mobile operators to seek solutions -010709 IN response to a recently adopted regulation, European mobile operators are seeking solutions that will enable them to cease charging their customers for received voicemails while roaming and will reduce operators' costs, according to top personnel at Starhome. Dark Fibre launches network in South Africa -010709 TELECOMS infrastructure company, Dark Fibre Africa, officially launched its network on Tuesday after laying 800 kilometres of fibre-optic cable to lease out to cellular operators and Internet service providers. Firm introduces dual view payphone terminal -010709 By Bankole Orimisan A GSM payphone terminal with capability for call detail records(CDR) has been introduced to Nigeria. What the law says about NCC's 2.3MHz frequency spectrum licensing -010709 By Paul Usoro SO much brouhaha has been created by the recent 2.3MHz frequency spectrum licensing round by the Nigerian Communications Commission ("NCC" or "the Commission"). |
Somali pirates hold back Seacom cable, new opening date is July 23
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PIRATES off the coast of Somalia have scuttled plans for the long-awaited Seacom cable to be switched on this month because a cable-laying ship was unable to enter some treacherous territories. CNP takes PC for all campaign to Uyo, Yenagoa, Kaduna, others -010709 THE Computerise Nigeria Project (CNP) has rolled out a nationwide road show designed to bring immediate and permanent relief to computer users in most parts of the country. The road show, rolled out in two phases, would ensure a truly national participation in the recently launched 750,000 Laptops Project for Nigerians. Huawei takes mobile solutions, IP convergence to AfricaCom -010709 HUAWEI Technologies Company Limited ("Huawei"), a leader in the provision of next generation telecommunications networks solutions for operators around the world, recently showcased a comprehensive series of innovation end-to-end solutions under the theme "Mobile IP Convergence", at the 2009 West & Africa Com held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. Belgacom, MTN Group merge international carrier services -010709 BELGACOM ICS (BICS) and MTN announce a next step in their strategic co-operation by combining their international carrier services, resulting in MTN holding an equity stake in BICS. The current shareholders of Belgacom ICS, Belgacom and Swisscom, are therefore pleased to see MTN become a new shareholder. Ndukwe to discuss global meltdown at OAU Management Lecture -010709 ERNEST Ndukwe, executive vice chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is scheduled to discuss, as the guest lecturer, the "Importance of Management in the Face of the Current Global Financial Meltdown" at the first yearly management lecture organised by the Executive Masters in Business Administration students in collaboration with the Department of Management and Accounting as well as the entire community of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife. Firm introduces electronic testing device -010709 By Mary Akparanta AN electronic test company (eTC) is offering organisations and educational institutions the opportunity to create a flexible, custom built assessment solutions and delivering them in a secure and reliable testing environment through the use of the Computer Based Test (CBT) method. |
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