May 10, 2013
Fixed line telecommunications is seeing a resurgence around the world, and pure-play mobile operators are increasingly partnering with their traditional fixed-line counterparts. This is according to Kevin Taylor, president: Asia, Middle East and Africa, who says there...
May 10, 2013
Microsoft will demonstrate the much-anticipated “Blue” iteration of Windows 8 – widely expected to be the convergence of mobile and PC operating systems – next month. Julie Larson-Green, corporate vice-president for Windows, yesterday told delegates to the Wired...
May 10, 2013
Fewer than 10% of business decision-makers outside of IT are not spending their own budget on technology services, and of the 90% that are, almost a quarter of them earmark 21% or more of their unit’s expenditures for IT, according to new research from...
May 10, 2013
Africa is finding more synergy with the emerging markets of Asia than with its traditional trading partners in Europe and North America. This is one of the key messages coming through at the World Economic Forum held this week in Cape Town, and reiterated by BT’s...
May 10, 2013
The Rockefeller Foundation has announced a new initiative that will focus on Africa’s youth and employment, Digital Jobs Africa. The Rockefeller Foundation’s nearly $100-million investment in Digital Jobs Africa will impact 1-million people in Africa...
May 10, 2013
Neotel has launched a local fibre video network solution, Video Connect. Video Connect, designed to offer connectivity and accessibility to key media hotspots globally, was introduced to the market last year, to test its performance and usability. Abid Qadiri, chief...
