QUANTUM LEAPS IN technology adoption of new services are rare. But the news that IPTV subscribers worldwide had now topped 21mn, reflecting a growth of 45 per cent across 2008, comes into this category and this could be just the right time for operators across Africa to start to embrace this growing application.

A new service will bring e-mail services to rural and urban areas across the African country of Lesotho via any mobile phone, more than doubling the population’s access to e-mail.

Vodacom Tanzania prepaid subscribers can now enjoy the same promotional campaigns and value-added services as their postpaid counterparts, and vice versa, without compromising on the convenience of their payment style.

Star Satellite Communications Company PrJsc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), signed its first service partner agreement for “YahClick”, Yahsat’s satellite broadband service.

The number of South African Internet users has passed the five million mark for the first time, finally breaking through the 10 per cent mark in Internet penetration for the country.