Technology News, Reviews, Analysis and inside stories from Pakistan's high-tech industry. IT Insight's Pakistan Technology News provides IT and telecom news from across Pakistan including Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and covers WiMAX, GSM, CDMA, LDI, sfotware, hardware and networks industry of the country. http://www.itinsight.info/africa-technology-news Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:10:39 +0500 Tue, 27 Jan 2008 20:09:48 +0500 VT iDirect Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems Inc (VT Systems), has announced that Gateway Communications, the largest independent provider of carrier and business network solutions in Africa, will implement a pan-African DVB-S2/ACM satellite network built on iDirect’s Evolution platform. Through the deal, Gateway Communications has purchased an additional three iDirect Universal Satellite Hubs to meet the growing demand for satellite communications in Africa. iDirect is a major player in satellite-based IP communications technology. http://www.itinsight.info/africa-technology-news/shownews.php?id=2157 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:00:07 +0500 Alcatel-Lucent today announced that Nigeria's Emerging Market Telecom Services Ltd (EMTS), a subsidiary of M/s Etisalat Telecommunication Corporation and M/s Mubadala Development Company, has awarded Alcatel-Lucent a multi-million Euro contract for the deployment of its new mobile cellular network in the country on a turnkey basis. Alcatel-Lucent will also provide network deployment and integration services, as well as related infrastructure such as towers, masts and power systems. The contract was secured through Alcatel-Lucent’s flagship company in China, Alcatel Shanghai Bell. http://www.itinsight.info/africa-technology-news/shownews.php?id=2182 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:09:48 +0500 Etisalat Carrier and Wholesale Services today announced an agreement to provide access to its international roaming network to Atlantique Telecom’s West African operations. Initially, Atlantique’s operations in Niger and the Ivory Coast will be able to offer their customers the benefits of hundreds roaming agreements, covering all manner of voice, data and value added services before being extended to Benin, Gabon, Burkina Faso, Togo and The Central Africa Republic. http://www.itinsight.info/africa-technology-news/shownews.php?id=2140 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:04:38 +0500 Ericsson has announced it will establish an Innovation Center in sub-Saharan Africa to develop mobile applications that will benefit society as a whole, but with a special focus on meeting the needs of poor and rural populations. The initiative will focus on solutions in health, education, agriculture and small business development, and is another important step in Ericsson's ongoing commitment to support the achievement of the UN's Millennium Development Goals. http://www.itinsight.info/africa-technology-news/shownews.php?id=2085 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:04:39 +0500 Vodafone Group has announced that it will establish the Vodafone Ghana Foundation, with an initial commitment of £200000. Vodafone is committed to social investment in the communities in which the company operates. This new Foundation will be supported by the Vodafone Foundation which has developed a unique network of 23 foundations around the world which in the last 12 months granted £36.6 million to charitable programmes in the communities in which Vodafone operates. This new Foundation will be supported by the Vodafone Foundation which has developed a unique network of 23 foundations around the world which in the last 12 months granted £ 36.6 million to charitable programmes in the communities in which Vodafone operates. http://www.itinsight.info/africa-technology-news/shownews.php?id=2073 Tue, 9 Sep 2009 14:04:40 +0500 At MECOM 2008, Etisalat announced entering a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tata Communications, a leading provider of the new world of communications, in order to provide enterprise grade network services in the UAE. The alliance will significantly enhance Ethernet capabilities within the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and consequently enable the companies to expand the array of connectivity services and value adds they bring to customers. http://www.itinsight.info/africa-technology-news/shownews.php?id=2044 Tue, 27 May 2008 15:00:51 +0500