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Telecom Africa and World Telecommunications Day focus on disability
17 May 2008 at 00:00
ToureNews, Universal Access, Disability, ITU, Global: Telecom Africa focussed on disability this year, in the run up to World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) on 17 May. ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré used the occasion to announce three ITU World Telecommunication and Information Society Awards during the event...
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Ashbury Satcom moves in with Iridium and Inmarsat
16 May 2008 at 13:01
News, Business, Satcom, Africa: Ashbury Satcom of South Africa has been appointed an official service provider for Stratos Global, the world’s largest distribution partner for the Inmarsat and Iridium satellite networks...
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Philippines 3G Operator CURE selects 3ple-Media's Mercury
08 May 2008 at 11:16
News, CURE, 3ple-Media, Multimedia platforms, Philippines: Philippines based 3G Mobile Operator, CURE, has selected 3ple-Media's award winning Mercury multimedia platform as its core mobile multimedia platform...
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Mi-Pay to Power Mobile Payments in Africa
08 May 2008 at 11:09
News, Mi-Pay, Mobile Payments, Africa: Leading mobile payments provider Mi-Pay has signed a contract with an East African operator to deliver a mobile money ecosystem to its subscribers in rural communities. Mi-Pay's technology will enable subscribers to benefit from international remittance services, as well as support a network of agents to support domestic payments via mobile...
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Chip manufacturer moves into solar cells
08 May 2008 at 10:59
News, Qimonda, Solar Power, Global: Qimonda, a manufacturer of memory chips and Centrosolar Group, a German solar company, have announced they are to jointly build, equip and operate a solar cell manufacturing plant... 
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Thuraya sponsors Everest challenge for cancer patients
08 May 2008 at 10:54
News, Thuraya, Satellite, Tibet: Satellite telecom operator Thuraya is sponsoring one of the world's greatest explorers Sir Ranulph Fiennes, OBE, with his latest mission to climb Mount Everest to raise funds for the UK based Marie Curie Cancer Care charity...
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Bolivia's President Evo Morales announces his take-over of Bolivia's main telco, Entel
07 May 2008 at 11:23
Bolivia FlagTelephony, Markets, Bolivia, CLA: Living up to this reputation as a radical leader, Bolivian president Evo Morales has used the opportunity of May Day to announce that he will be nationalising Entel, his country's main telco. He also declared that he would take over four foreign-owned gas companies. Key to the decision is the fact that 50% of Entel's ownership is in the hands of Telecom Italia SpA. Negotiations whereby Entel would purchase Telecom Italia's share go back several months and have been complicated...
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Better facilities at ITU Telecom World 2009
06 May 2008 at 10:14
News, Events, ICT, Switzerland: In a joint statement seemingly intended to deflect previous criticism of Telecom World events, the ITU and the State of Geneva have promised improved facilities for participants at and visitors to next year's global ICT event, ITU Telecom World 2009...
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Zain customers up by more than half, net profits up 10%
06 May 2008 at 09:42
News, Customer Growth, Financial, Corporate, MENA, Africa: Figures for the first quarter of trading have been released by Zain. Subscriber numbers have now reached 45 million in the Middle Eastern and African regions (15 million higher than at this time in 2007), with net profits up 10% to US$270 million...
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Slovenia's Tusmobil chooses Nokia Siemens supply stations
06 May 2008 at 09:27
News, Contracts, Mobile, Slovenia, CEE: Slovenian operator Tusmobil has placed a contract with Nokia Siemens to supply 400 base stations and a mobile switching solution to enhance the operator's core network...
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