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ISSUE NO 435 WiMAX establishes a clear foothold in Africa with over 100 installations across the continent
The number of potential wireless data applications is bewildering but the big battle appears to be between WiMAX and a technology that doesn’t yet exist, LTE. But in Africa, there are over 100 installed WiMAX applications and all of the big players have either got it working for them or will do over the next year. Russell Southwood investigates what it is WiMAX can and can’t do.
TELECOMS Tanzania to nullify SaskTel’s contract with TTCL?The Tanzania Cabinet is early next year expected to decide whether to suspend or continue with the three-year contract awarded to Canadian firm SaskTel International Inc to operate the Tanzania Telecommunication Corporation Ltd (TTCL).
INTERNET Main One Cable Company granted with landing licences in Nigeria and GhanaMain One Cable Company, one of the firms in the race to provide international communication links between Nigeria and the rest of the world through undersea fibre optic cable links has secured the pioneer landing licenses in Nigeria and Ghana.
COMPUTING E-Payment Regime for Federal Government's Service Providers Will Reduce Bureaucracy in NigeriaThe planned introduction of a new e-payment regime by the Nigeria’s Federal Government, on 1st January 2009 fiscal year for payment of its service providers, contracts and other services would put a stop to official bottleneck associated with payments of contracts that have been completed.
ON THE MONEY Investors Mount Ambitious Plan for African SatelliteAfrican investors have hatched an ambitious plan to launch a dedicated satellite to beam more bandwidth to the continent.
WEB AND MOBILE DATA NEWS Minaffet Launches Website Portal in RwandaThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MINAFFET) Monday evening officially launched its website, www.minaffet.gov.rw, with the aim of linking all Rwandan diplomatic missions and honorary consulates overseas.
BACK ISSUES ISSUE 434 Nigeria’s Suburban set to operate a Lagos-Abidjan regional terrestrial fibre link ISSUE 433 Ushahidi helps people by tracking what’s happening in a crisis by web and SMS ISSUE 432 Liberian Government turns up the heat on Comium to Renegotiate Agreement ISSUE 431 Cheaper international fibre prices in 2009 will put the squeeze on national backbone prices ISSUE 430 iVeri’s implementation of e-commerce by debit card looks set to widen the user base ISSUE 429 Egypt tries to control the use of GPS by banning except with individual licences ISSUE 428 No free pass: global financial crisis will impact Africa’s telecoms sector ISSUE 427 MobileActive 08: Mobile messaging for the masses – an idea whose time has come ISSUE 426 Central Africa markets fail to get the attention they deserve, says new report ISSUE 425 Orun Energy’s low-cost base station achieves 60% energy savings in tests with Ghana’s Kasapa |
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