As Nigeria becomes the business hub of many local and international organisations, there could be no better time for the country to embrace cloud technology, Rasheed Jimoh, regional manager for West Africa at EMC Corporation has argued
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Microsoft launches white spaces pilot in South Africa
Microsoft has launched a new programme in South Africa that will aim to find ways of providing affordable broadband Internet across Africa
Arabic top-level domain set for launch
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has entered into a contract with the dotShabaka Registry that will see “شبكة.” become the world’s first Arabic top-level domain
Gilat Satcom announces plans for new fibre optic routes in Africa
Gilat Satcom has announced it will reveal plans for a network of new fibre optic routes in coastal and landlocked Africa at the upcoming Great Rift Valley ICT Summit taking place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
O3b signs South Sudan capacity deal
O3b Networks has announced that it has entered into a long-term capacity deal to supply high-speed, low-latency capacity to RCS-Communication in South Sudan