Category Archives: Tech

Regulatory authority vows to clean out clone gadgets

Communications authority in Botswana vows to clean the market of clone and sub standard gadgets, especially mobile phones which they say they are flooding the market in Botswana and are a health hazard. Botswana Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) says it is going to register all mobile phones and other communication gadget dealers to ensure that […]

ICT Product launches in Botswana. Phone companies optimizes access to mobile internet

Phone companies optimizes access to mobile internet Following the growing demand for access to internet and internet related services, mobile telecommunication companies in Botswana are making it convenient for mobile phone users, to come up with products that will enable customers to invest on subscription based methods to have long term convenient benefits of using […]

ICT Trends in Botswana. Mobile phone operators maximize services

Mobile phone operators maximize services Regular use of mobile phone services not only for short message services, calls, multimedia services, is gradually growing fast in Botswana. Mobile phone customers now have various options with their respective mobile phones service provider to embark on services they used to do, thus cutting long and congested queues at […]

“In comparison to markets in the West, Smartphone penetration in Nigeria is relatively low at around 15%.”

Steven Evans is the CEO of Etisalat Nigeria. The Com World Series team caught up with Steven ahead of the NigeriaCom conference and exhibition, taking place at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria, 17-18 September to find out a bit more about his experiences and focus at the event. Com World Series: How is your […]

“I think Virtual Airtime Top Up (VTU) will be a great airtime distribution technology that will revolutionise the telecoms distribution space because of its ease of usage, security and availability”

Samson Isa, Is the Director of West Africa at Clickatell. The Com World Series team caught up with Samson ahead of the NigeriaCom conference and exhibition, taking place at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria, 17-18 September to find out a bit more about his experiences and focus at the event. Com World Series: How […]

Speaker Interview with Osondu Nwokoro, Director of Regulatory Affairs and Special Projects at Airtel Nigeria

Osondu Nwokoro is the Director of Regulatory Affairs and Special Projects at Airtel Nigeria. The Com World Series team caught up with Osondu ahead of the NigeriaCom conference and exhibition, taking place at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria, 17-18 September to find out a bit more about his experiences and focus at the event. […]

Google kicks off ‘Africa Connected’ Competition

$25,000 prizes for five Africans whose lives are ‘powered by the web’ Nairobi, 27th August 2013. Has your life been changed by the Internet? Google is calling entrepreneurs, creatives, innovators and web-lovers across Africa to share their stories of how the web has transformed their lives and work. Whether you’re a photographer, an entrepreneur, a […]

Can Technology and Innovation turn the tide on corruption? YES!

The Fight Against Corruption (TFAC) welcomes the introduction of a paperless Cloud Computing application aimed at eliminating tender fraud and procurement corruption in South Africa. TFAC promotes Sentigol (PTY) Ltd.’s successfully launched web-based procurement tool, TenderSure, which has already been embraced by corporate South Africa with a number of large companies within the health sector, […]

Do you have a tech innovation but don’t know how to get it to market?

Do you have a tech innovation but don’t know how to get it to market? This is your chance!! You get the opportunity to show-off your tech innovation to eager buyers and corporates who are looking to improve their business offering. There also might be investors in the audience, looking to snap-up a new investment […]

MTN Uganda extends roll-out of business automation tools for enterprises through the launch of MTN Cloud Services

In keeping with its Mission to ‘To lead the delivery of a bold, new Digital World to its customers’, MTN Uganda today announced the extension of its bouquet of Cloud Services to Uganda.   The introduction of MTN Cloud Services in Uganda comes on the back of a highly successful launch of the services in […]

Botswana’s cellphone, internet users increase

GABORONE, Aug 20, (AfricaBusiness.com) — Botswana’s mobile cellular and internet subscription has extensively grown between 2011 and 2012, a report from the country’s data authority Statistics Botswana (SB) has said. SB report, released this week says ICT 2012 Statistics indicated that internet subscriptions rose by 132.2 percent between 2011 and 2012, from 254,649 subscriptions in […]