The rapid development of Internet access throughout Africa has not been accompanied by an equivalent increase in awareness of security …
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.
Prologix holds East Africa roadshow
Prologix Distribution has just completed a series of connectivity roadshows in the three East African countries.
TP-LINK to expand North Africa channel footprint
According to the company, the move to strengthen its channel business development efforts in the region come in the wake of increased infrastructure spending which has spurred the IT networking solutions segment with TP-LINK witnessing rapid growth of its business.
Citrix appoints Config as VAD in French-speaking Africa
Citrix has appointed Config as its second Value Added Distributor (VAD) in Francophone Africa. As demand for virtualisation, mobility management, networking and cloud services in the region continues to grow rapidly, Config will distribute all Citrix solutions, including network optimisation technologies, to resellers across the region to ensure organisations have the correct infrastructure in place to support the surge in demand for virtual and mobile workspaces.
Prologix to host East Africa wireless connectivity seminars
Prologix Distribution will host a planned series of roadshows in Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya, which will cover wireless connectivity, telecoms, test & measurement and video surveillance solutions.
Spectrami to open South Africa office
Spectrami has announced that it is opening a new office in South Africa. The company then plans to get into East and Southern Africa along with the Indian Ocean Islands. The company has long term plans for the entire sub-Saharan Africa to be served from the South Africa office.
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.
ICANN signs contract with .africa operators
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has signed a contract with ZA Central Registry (ZACR), paving the way for Africa to begin launch preparations.
West African countries look to adopt & coordinate cyberlaws
More work is needed by West African countries to adopt and coordinate laws related to cybersecurity, according to officials who met at recent events hosted by UNCTAD, the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development.
Commonwealth pact seeks African online security collaboration
The Commonwealth Cybergovernance Model adopted by ICT ministers from the Commonwealth of Nations could encourage African nations to advance controversial proposals to combat cybercrime and develop common guidelines for developing the tech sector on the continent.
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.
Middle East, Africa record highest Ethernet sales in Q3
The growing popularity of 10 Gigabit and 40 Gigabit Ethernet in data centres helped the Middle East Ethernet switch market record the highest third quarter increase, according to IDC.