http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Technologies"  in "Africa" Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:38:17 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 3348 | Kenya: Lower Internet Costs Or Face Regulation http://en.redtram.com/go/232875834/top100/ 232875834 The terms regulation and control sound retrogressive when used in the context of information and communication technology. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:55:52 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232875834/top100/ 3348 | Nigeria: Nitel/Mtel Workers Threaten BPE Over Salaries http://en.redtram.com/go/232875824/top100/ 232875824 Workers of the troubled Nigerian Telecommunications Limited and the Nigerian Mobile Telecommunications Limited (Mtel) have threatened the Bureau of Public Enterprises over their unpaid 16 months salary arrears. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:55:48 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232875824/top100/ 3348 | Nigeria: FG Signs LRIT Agreement With IMSO http://en.redtram.com/go/232875812/top100/ 232875812 Nigeria has signed an LRIT Services Agreement with the International Mobile Satelite Organisation (IMSO), in London, United Kingdom. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:55:45 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232875812/top100/ 3348 | Uganda: Nation Must Use Powerful Information Tools http://en.redtram.com/go/232875793/top100/ 232875793 Koala Bears are to Eastern Australia what Pandas are to China. The same can be said of Gorillas and Uganda. Uganda is home to a little over half of the world's population of these amazing creatures which stands at about Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:55:37 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232875793/top100/ 3348 | Uganda: Orange Brings Iphone 3GS http://en.redtram.com/go/232875783/top100/ 232875783 Orange Uganda and Apple will launch the iPhone 3GS in the country next month after the phone turned heads in the USA and UK. Orange is hoping to target the elite clientele, seeking more value for their money from their Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:55:33 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232875783/top100/ 3348 | South Africa: Vox to Reinvent Itself After Fee Cuts http://en.redtram.com/go/232875771/top100/ 232875771 IMPENDING cuts in the cost of making a cross-network cellphone call will dent the earnings of telecoms provider Vox, but the company believes it can ultimately benefit from the enforced need to widen its service offerings. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:55:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232875771/top100/ 3348 | Nigeria: E-Payment - The Journey So Far http://en.redtram.com/go/232875744/top100/ 232875744 Eleven months after the Federal government introduced the electronic payment system in all the Ministries, Departments and Agencies, Nigerians are yet to feel its advantage over the manual payment system it sought to replace. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:55:20 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232875744/top100/ 3348 | Kenya: Zain Set to Outsource Network http://en.redtram.com/go/232875718/top100/ 232875718 As competition to control the telecommunications industry intensifies in the region, Zain has outsourced its mobile network operations in East Africa, in a move expected to cut its operating costs. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:55:13 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232875718/top100/ 3348 | Zimbabwe: Econet Wireless Launches Massive Payphone Project http://en.redtram.com/go/232875706/top100/ 232875706 THE country's largest cellphone service provider, Econet Wireless, has launched a massive payphone project that will significantly lower the cost of communication for the low-income market. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:55:11 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232875706/top100/