Africa will get its own Internet domain suffix, dot Africa, within the next 18 months after it has been decided which registry operator will manage the domain suffix
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Swedish funds found for African online film distributor
Online distributor of African movies, Iroko Partners, has received US$2 million funding from a Swedish firm, which it has said it will use to take its service to cable and satellite TV partners in the US and Europe
MTN Nigeria launches high-speed broadband via WACS
MTN Nigeria has launched a host of new services to run on the ultra-high capacity West African Cable System (WACS) submarine cable
Nigeria to gain improved Internet through NIGCOMSAT-iDirect link up
The Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) has announced its intention to enter into a partnership with iDirect in order to target the growing demand for broadband services in Nigeria
Microsoft Office 365 launched in Africa and Middle East
Microsoft Corp has announced the launch of Microsoft Office 365, a cloud productivity service for businesses, in the Africa and Middle East region