iROKOtv founders Jason Njoku and Bastian Gotter have announced the launch of SPARK, a US$1mn-backed company designed to support and develop Nigerian entrepreneurs in the technology and Internet industries
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MTN launches first Ugandan 4G network
Uganda has joined the growing list of countries to have successfully rolled out 4G technology after MTN announced it had established a new LTE network in the East African country
ICANN's new Istanbul hub to cover African operations
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is set to open a Istanbul hub, which will cover the non-profit corporations operations in Africa, Middle East and Europe
Alcatel-Lucent signs service agreement for ACE cable system
Alcatel-Lucent has signed an agreement under which it will help service the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) subsea cable system
Skywire outlines satellite broadband offering for remote African areas
With countryside broadband availability in sub-Saharan Africa patchy at best and many people still without access to faster 3G signals, Skywire Technologies is one of the satellite Internet service providers bringing broadband to the continents most remote areas