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VENTURES AFRICS – The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) has sold over 30, 000 .ng domain names from the 9, 000 sold as at 2010, following its reduction of the price from 200,000 naira ($1,259) to 15,000 naira ($94) per due to poor patronage. The Chief Operating Officer of NIRA, Mr. Ope Odusan, told THISDAY that [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – Following the announcement of significant investments in infrastructure and operations by other telecommunications service providers in Nigeria, indigenous telecoms company, Globacom Ltd. (Glo), has entered a $500 million partnership deal with ZTE to upgrade its infrastructure nationwide. Speaking on the partnership, Group Operating Officer (GCOO) of Glo, Mohameed Jameel said the contract, which [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – Large corporate brands in Africa’s biggest economy, South Africa have woken up to social media, following in the footsteps of their customers, according to new findings from technology market researchers World Wide Worx and information analysts Fuseware. The South African Social Media Landscape 2012 study by World Wide Worx and Fuseware, reveals [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – In an effort to deal with constant network outages in Kenya, Safaricom on Tuesday said it has bought back-up batteries worth Sh96 million ($1.1 million) for its cell towers. It is understood that General Electric (GE), the US firm, has now connected 48 such batteries at the mobile network operator’s base stations [...]

VENTURES AFRICA- South Africa’s largest wireless carrier, Vodacom, has said it expects headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the year ended March 2013, to be between 20 percent and 25 percent – higher than the 709 cents posted in 2012. Headline EPS, the main measure of profit in South Africa, excludes certain one-time items. Basic [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – Running a business in today’s tech savvy world requires constant engagement with customers i.e. feeding clients with info and getting the required feedback. And the role of social media in this two-way street is crucial as it creates an informal platform where businesses and customers relate. Social media has come to stay. [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – Due to massive usage of local domain names, Nigeria has slashed the cost of its DotNG Internet domain registration fee from N200,000 ($1,259) to N15,000 ($94), which translates to approximately 93 percent price decrease. Speaking to reporter in Lagos, Chief Operating Officer, Nigeria Internet Registration Association of Nigeria (NiRA), Ope Odusan, said, “The [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – Nairobi has seen the rise of Kenya’s first tech hub, iHub as series of investments have been initiated to promote the development of Kenya’s technology sector. The iHub offers free internet access and specialist forums for entrepreneurs and promotes the innovation-intensive industries. Kenya’s tech hub, which was funded by Hivos and Omidyar Network, [...]

VENTURES AFRICA- Frank Jejding, the newly-appointed Head of Region for Ericsson sub-Saharan Africa, has call on Africa governments to fashion out ways to deepen broadband penetration on the continent. Jejding said potential of the African markets are yet untapped and the benefit of mobility in broadband connectivity has become very critical and governments must support [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – African wholly-owned communications Services Company, Main One, has once again reinstated its commitment to locally developing innovative software, as it partners software giant Microsoft, on Imagine cup 2013 – a premier technology challenge competition for students. Imagine cup competition allows student innovators all over the world compete to produce various ground-breaking app [...]

We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them - Albert Einstein VENTURES AFRICA – How fitting for a German-born innovator and inventor to prove Albert Einstein’s opinion, true. Nothing, as a source of energy matches the sun. It out-powers anything that human ability, through technology could ever invent. Only [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – Global search engine giant, Google, on Thursday, launched Google Maps Navigation for mobile users in Kenya, making driving to unfamiliar destinations easier. Mobile phone users with Smartphones powered by Android 2.2 or newer and iOS 5.1 (and above) can take advantage of the new feature. Other African nations newly benefiting from this product include Ghana, [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has been appointed as prime contractor and turnkey supplier to provide Ghana Immigration Services (GIS) with a highly secure electronic visa and border management solution. The initiative, which is part of the eGhana project, an ambitious plan with backing from the World Bank to create [...]

VENTURES AFRICA- South Africa’s largest assembler and supplier of PCs, Mustek, has entered a partnership with ASUS, a global leader in motherboard manufacturing and notebook vending; to distribute the Taiwanese product across South Africa and other Africa regions. The partnership, which was formalised in April 2013, will grant Mustek distribution rights of the ASUS range [...]

VENTURES AFRICA – Technology has been adjudged as the biggest driver of change for developing nations of the world and being instrumental to Africa’s transformation over the past decade. According to the Steven Evans, Chief Executive Officer, Etisalat Nigeria, who was represented by the company’s Director of Network Engineering, Temi Ogunbambi at the at the [...]