Opportunities, obstacles for operators and content providers in EA

Regionalisation holds the largest opportunity for investors in East Africa, although trade barriers and monopolies remain a hurdles to entering the region.

Orange Kenya rekindles debate on Google revenue sharing

Orange Kenya has called on search giant Google to consider sharing revenues it accrues from services offered by telecommunication providers, enhancing partnerships and the development of the digital ecosystem.

MTN launches Africa’s first customised YouTube channel

South African network operator MTN has launched a customised YouTube channel in a bid to “increase brand awareness”.

Water purity app wins MTN hackathon

Bandwidth Barn entrepreneur Tony Mwebaze won the MTN hackathon with a water purity data solution at the African Utility Week (AUW) at the Cape Town Convention Centre (CTICC) yesterday.

New technology for solving security challenges

A Kenyan startup has launched UsalamaPIN, software that can protect up to 90 per cent of an individual’s account value in the case of ATM fraud.

88mph to send entrepreneurs to Silicon Valley

Kenya-based startup accelerator 88mph will be sending one startup to Silicon Valley in July to participate in the Blackbox Connect Summer in the United States (US).

Johannesburg broadband project set for July launch

The City of Joburg Broadband Project is set to go live on July 1, delivering a live network offering services to all connected municipal buildings.

Playboy SA goes 100% digital

Playboy SA is to cancel its magazine run and go 100 per cent digital, saying digital offered a more private space for consumers who have been deterred from purchasing physical copies.

Cancel MasterCard national ID card contract, Nigerian govenment told

A local content advocacy initiative has advised the Nigerian government to cancel the national identity cards contract awarded to MasterCard, stating it is against the promotion of local content development and puts national security at risk.

Infrastructure collaboration crucial to Zimbabwean broadband

Broadband players in Zimbabwe must collaborate with respect to infrastructure, and focus on value added services for competition, according to James Wekesa, chief commercial officer (CCO) of WIOCC.

MTN steps up Myanmar licence bid

The MTN Group has launched a country-wide media communication campaign in Myanmar as it looks to inform the country about the benefits it will see if the company is successful in winning its bid for a lucrative mobile licence.

Zimbabwe’s ISPs “boring” - Behr

Internet service providers (ISPs) in Zimbabwe are lacking innovation, proving a bottleneck to achieving optimum connectivity in the country, says David Behr, chief executive officer (CEO) and founder of ZOL.

Pule apologises to Sunday Times, paper alleges more lies

South African communications minister Dina Pule has sent a lawyer to apologise to The Sunday Times, according to the paper, which has also published what it claims is further evidence of the minister’s wrongdoing.

OPINION: Is Apple in an innovation freeze?

Such a question could never have been asked a few years ago, but recently it has been becoming more legitimate: is Apple spent as an innovative force?