Noah Dumahasi, project manager for Together Ghana, shares his thoughts on the digital divide across Ghana and the development of communication technology in rural Africa.
Archive for April, 2010
Fourth mobile license to be offered in Rwanda
The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency said it would offer a fourth mobile license in a bid to boost wireless penetration in the country. (more…)
Tags: mobile license Rwanda, MTN, Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency, Rwandatel, Tigo
African Mobile penetration to hit 56% by 2014
Gartner research predicts that by 2014, there will be a 90% mobile penetration rate and 6.5 billion mobile connections. (more…)
Mobile phones will overtake PCs as the most common Web access device
By 2013, mobile phones will overtake PCs as the most common Web access device worldwide. According to Gartner’s PC installed base forecast, the total number of PCs in use will reach 1.78 billion units in 2013. (more…)
Tags: Mobile phones, Web access device
ICT Bill to be passed by Zimbabwe
Despite its economic crisis, Zimbabwe’s ICT Bill, which would pave the way to improved ICT services in the country, is awaiting approval from the cabinet, before going to the parliament for further scrutinity reports ITNews Africa (more…)
Tags: ICT Bill, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe telecoms
France Telecom denies Kenya exit
The main investor in Telkom Kenya, France Telecom, has denied reports that it plans to exit its Kenyan operation, as a result of registered losses. (more…)
Kenyan operators are outsourcing to stay in the game
In order to remain competitive, Kenyan telecom operators are outsourcing their customer service and Network management operations. (more…)
Tags: Essar Telecom Kenya, Kenyan Operators, Orange, Safaricom, Telkom Kenya, Yu, Zain Kenya
Togo to get third mobile license
Togo’s Ministry of finance is conducting a feasibility study about issuing a third mobile license, according to reports. (more…)
Tags: African Telecoms, Etisalat, mobile license, Togo, TogoCel
Part 5: ForgetMeNot Africa Digital Divide Debate – Uganda
In Part 5 of the Digital Divide Debate series, Emmanuel Mugabi from the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Uganda shares his thoughts on the digital divide in Africa.
Filmed at Digital Africa, Kampala, Uganda, 2010.
Tags: Africa, African Telecoms, digital africa, digital divide debate, Emmanuel Mugabi, FMNA, ForgetMeNot Africa, Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Uganda, VAS Services in Africa
