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Sharing & Collaborating becomes easier

November 13, 2009; Gauteng; South Africa: Conducting meetings over calls or creating reading materials is a passé. Trends are shifting towards more high-tech business environments where quick collaboration is the need of the hour. And taking a step further towards churning this trend into a reality is Integral Fus… Continue

Added by RAHUL SETHI on November 30, 2009 at 2:44pm — No Comments

Cost-efficiency and outsourcing major focus for operators in 2009-2010

Zain’s announcement this week that it is to outsource its East African networks (in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda) to Nokia-Siemens Networks is not surprising considering the focus of the company on cost-efficiency. Chris Gabriel, CEO of Zain Africa, said in a statement that the outsourcing agreement was part of Zain’s Drive11 strategy of improving efficiency and network quality and that it will enable the operator to focus on its customers. Mr Gabriel gave the opening keynote speech at the Africa… Continue

Added by Caroline Wiezien on November 30, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Integral Fusion Launches Its New Website

Integrity Re-affirmed Integral Fusion launches its new website November 16, 2009; Gauteng, South Africa: Integral Fusion, a leading technology & services company, has re-launched its corporate website www.integralfusion.co.za. The new site has been re-designed as part of a rebranding exercise the multinational organization has recently undergone. The… Continue

Added by RAHUL SETHI on November 30, 2009 at 2:14pm — No Comments

A BSC graduate seeking an entry level job

i am graduate, B.Sc.(Computer Science) in Information Technology (IT major) interested to job in telecommunication sector for entry level ,so just give me your attention for any opportunity . regards, Wilson Continue

Added by Wilson Ihura on November 24, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Five questions to Bob Fonow, international telecoms consultant and emerging telecoms market specialist

I am currently spending most of my time on the next Eurasia Com congress (Istanbul, 23-24 March 2010), researching the market and building the conference programme. As part of my research I have turned to some of the region’s experts for insights and ideas. One of them is Bob Fonow, Managing Director of RGI Ltd, an operations turnaround specialist, general manager and cross-cultural management consultant to corporations and governments worldwide. I first met Bob at the launch South East Asia Com… Continue

Added by Caroline Wiezien on November 23, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

UK Hospital Trials Wireless 'plaster' for Monitoring Patient Health

A wireless digital 'plaster' that can monitor vital signs continuously and remotely is being tried out with patients and healthy volunteers at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, in a new clinical trial run by Imperial College London researchers. Toumaz Technology's Sensium digital 'plaster' or 'patch' is a disposable device that sticks to a patient's chest. It is designed to allow patients to have their health monitored continuously without being wired up to bulky, fixed monitoring machine… Continue

Added by Md. Ataur Rahman on November 21, 2009 at 9:19am — No Comments

Operator News in Brief - 20th Nov 2009

Armenian mobile network operator, VivaCell-MTS is to build its own fiber-optic backbone network, and had rented capacity on the existing network built by GNC-Alfa laid between Yerevan and Armenian-Iranian border. GNC-Alfa will provide operation and maintenance of the acquired fibers. U.S. Cellular has launched an "Overage Protection" service that sends a free text message when subscribers have used 75 percent of their monthly allowance of minutes or text messages, and another when they have use… Continue

Added by Md. Ataur Rahman on November 21, 2009 at 9:11am — No Comments

Announcing the Winners of the Prestigious AfricaCom Awards 2009

Cape Town, South Africa, 11 November 2009 Africa’s leading service providers and vendors descended on the grand Ballroom at the CTICC for the 2nd annual AfricaCom Awards (www.africacomawards.com) - collocated with the record breaking AfricaCom conference and exhibition. The night started with relaxed cocktails and networking before an official welcome from the representative of UNICEF – the awards’ official charity - “Princess of Africa” & UNICEF… Continue

Added by Caroline Wiezien on November 20, 2009 at 6:07pm — No Comments

The world is flat; are you ready to empower the flat world with the tools that it needs?

Are you learning faster than your competitors? Competitive businesses know how to steer ahead of the curve; Edge Evolve, your ICT partner helps your business deal with competition and increase commercial value for your investment. We at Edge try to help business adapt to the flat world needs with distinct solutions. Dispelling myths in Business Intelligence, not business as usual! Business Intelligence (BI) tools helps your business perform better by providing decision making dashboards to im… Continue

Added by Manny Moreira on November 17, 2009 at 10:18am — No Comments

Sharing & Collaborating becomes easier than ever Integral fusion launches video conferencing & e-publishing solutions

Gauteng; South Africa: Conducting meetings over calls or creating reading materials is a passé. Trends are shifting towards more high-tech business environments where quick collaboration is the need of the hour. And taking a step further towards churning this trend into a reality is Integral Fusion, the technology solutions company, with its latest launch ‘Going Conference’ & ‘e-publication’. On one hand where Going Conference is a next generation web video conferencing tool, e-publication… Continue

Added by RAHUL SETHI on November 17, 2009 at 9:52am — No Comments

WE WON! TOPYX was named "Best of Elearning 2009"

I am very happy to share with you TOPYX won “Best of Elearning 2009”! For more information please visit our website: http://www.interactyx.com/interactyx-limiteds-topyx-is-named-best-of-elearning-2009-award-winner Please let me know if I can answer any questions or send you more details. Best wishes! Jodi Continue

Added by Jodi Harrison on November 13, 2009 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment

Nokia Announces Three New CDMA Based Mobile Phones

Nokia is strengthening its CDMA portfolio with the announcement of three new CDMA mobile phones - the Nokia 6316s, Nokia 3806 and Nokia 1506. The Nokia 1506 is expected to become available in China at the end of 2009, while the Nokia 6316s and the Nokia 3806 are expected to become available during the first quarter of 2010. Continue

Added by Md. Ataur Rahman on November 12, 2009 at 9:09am — No Comments

Apple’s iTunes TV: Taking Aim at Cable?

Apple TV is in the news again, this time with a proposed subscription service that takes aim directly at the Cable Industry, see (Apple Pitching Subscription TV to Content Owners). Apple TV would work directly with Apple iTunes to bring consumers the highly regarded brand of Apple along wit… Continue

Added by Leonard Grace on November 10, 2009 at 7:51pm — No Comments

Top 10 Mobile Phones Used in the USA During Q3 '08

Top 10 Mobile Phones Used in the USA During Q3 '08 According to a report from the Neilson Group released last month, the following are the top ten phones used in the USA during the third quarter of 2008. Nielsen acquired mobile measurement firm, Telephia in 2007 and uses its mobile monitoring platforms to compile some of the below figures. Continue

Added by Md. Ataur Rahman on November 9, 2009 at 6:57am — No Comments

NTU Team Studies World's Fastest Satellite Internet Connection

NTU Team Studies World's Fastest Satellite Internet Connection �In disaster-struck areas where terrestrial communications may be down, the deployment of rescue teams becomes extremely challenging. A team led by Assistant Professor Lee Yee Hui from the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), aims to provide solutions to this problem by using high-speed satellite communication links. The NTU team is working with the Japan Aerospace eXploration Age… Continue

Added by Md. Ataur Rahman on November 9, 2009 at 6:49am — No Comments

New Storage Material Improves Energy Density of Lithium-ion Battery_news

New Storage Material Improves Energy Density of Lithium-ion Battery �High-performance energy storage technologies for the automotive industry or mobile phone batteries and notebooks providing long battery times - these visions of the future are being brought one step nearer to the present by scientists from Graz University of Technology. Researchers at the Institute for Chemistry and Technology of Materials have developed a new method that utilises silicon for lithium-ion batteries. Its storag… Continue

Added by Md. Ataur Rahman on November 9, 2009 at 6:42am — No Comments

AdMob Opens Office in Singapore_news

�Mobile advertising agency, AdMob has expanded its operations in the Asia Pacific region by opening a regional headquarters in Singapore. Outside of the United States, India and Indonesia are AdMob's largest markets today, with a combined total of more than 1 billion requests in September 2009. "Asia Pacific is a high-growth region for mobile advertising and is already one of AdMob's fastest growing markets," said Jeff Merkel, Vice President and Managing Director, Asia Pacific and Latin America… Continue

Added by Md. Ataur Rahman on November 9, 2009 at 6:40am — No Comments

Yota Reaches Operational Breakeven Point

Yota Reaches Operational Breakeven Point Russian WiMAX operator, Yota has announced that it has reached the operational breakeven point. This benchmark has been reached by Yota in less than 5 month after the start of the commercial operation of Mobile WiMAX network in Moscow and St Petersburg. In Ufa the network commercial operation has started in October. Continue

Added by Md. Ataur Rahman on November 8, 2009 at 7:37pm — No Comments

Get involved_ Solar power

Get involved Be part of the solar movement! Please support us in our mission to help some of the poorest people in Zambia to have affordable, clean energy and help them generate their own income at the same time. Continue

Added by Md. Ataur Rahman on November 8, 2009 at 7:35pm — No Comments

Digicel Jamaica Seeks Arbitration over Interconnection Fees

Digicel Jamaica Seeks Arbitration over Interconnection Fees Digicel Jamaica has filed an Arbitration claim with the International Chamber of Commerce ("ICC") in Paris against Cable &Wireless in relation to allegations of significant unpaid interconnection fees. Cable &Wireless recently rebranded its Caribean mobile networks with the "Lime" brandname. Digicel says that since July 2009, Lime has been underpaying for its interconnection by approximately US$650,000 per month. Digicel is s… Continue

Added by Md. Ataur Rahman on November 8, 2009 at 7:29pm — No Comments