South African telecommunication solution provider Saicom Voice Services has entered into partnership with pan-African telecoms enabler Seacom through which Seacom will provide voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and Cloud PBX services over a white-label platform to SME and corporate customers
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NITDA, NCC to collaborate to drive GDP growth in Nigeria
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has sought the collaboration of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to develop the Information Communications Technology (ICT) industry to enable it to contribute about 50 per cent to the GDP
Hurricane Electric launches new PoP in South Africa
Hurricane Electric, the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone, has announced the launch of its new point of presence (PoP) in Johannesburg, marking the company’s first expansion into Africa
Gilat Satcom announces new ISP launch in Uganda
Gilat Satcom has continued its Pan-African expansion project with a new ISP launched in Uganda
Aquila’s first flight to connect billions of people
Facebook is strengthening its efforts to bring Internet connectivity to the four billion people around the globe who are not yet online using its solar-powered Aquila drones