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Harris Stratex Networks CEO, Harald Braun has been awarded the prestigious title of International Telecom CEO of the Year 2009 by IT & Telecom Digest at the Eight Nigerian Information Technology... This is a summary only. Visit ITNewsAfrica.com for full links, other content, and more!

Research In Motion (RIM) announces that BlackBerry App World™ is now available to BlackBerry smartphone users in South Africa. The on-device application store brings together a broad mix of free... This is a summary only. Visit ITNewsAfrica.com for full links, other content, and more!

Millicom International Cellular (MIC), has launched commercially in Rwanda under the Tigo brand- making it the country’s third national telecom . Tigo is planning various promotional activities to... This is a summary only. Visit ITNewsAfrica.com for full links, other content, and more!

MTN Nigeria on Thursday, announced the sack of 65 workers, including divisional managers in its Nigerian operations, this according to NEXT news. In a press statement announcing the sack, MTN Nigeria... This is a summary only. Visit ITNewsAfrica.com for full links, other content, and more!

Alcatel-Lucent has secured a US$ 12 million contract with Bechtel Inc., the leading global company for engineering, construction, and project management, for the deployment of a fully integrated... This is a summary only. Visit ITNewsAfrica.com for full links, other content, and more!

UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon Business leaders have issued a stark warning that the demise of the UN-linked Internet Governance Forum (IGF) could impede the ability of the Internet to drive... This is a summary only. Visit ITNewsAfrica.com for full links, other content, and more!

Telkom’s Group CEO Reuben September, today launched the company’s latest green data centre, called Bellville 2, in Cape Town under a new brand offering called Cybernest. These developments fall under... This is a summary only. Visit ITNewsAfrica.com for full links, other content, and more!

Everybody hates email spam. It is annoying and wastes time, takes up disk space and can slow down the network. And despite the increasingly advanced efforts by the companies that make money from... This is a summary only. Visit ITNewsAfrica.com for full links, other content, and more!

A record 750 delegates from the world’s leading information and communication technology (ICT) policy makers met in Beirut this week in an effort to address the pressing challenges of a fast-changing... This is a summary only. Visit ITNewsAfrica.com for full links, other content, and more!

It’s estimated that more than half of all South Africans lack access to modern computer technology — and even if they had access, they would not be able to use it, as the interface would not be... This is a summary only. Visit ITNewsAfrica.com for full links, other content, and more!

Turning mountains of data into meaningful information is a top priority for mid-sized businesses, divulges recent IBM research. The study, titled “Inside the Midmarket: A 2009... This is a summary only. Visit ITNewsAfrica.com for full links, other content, and more!

Shashi Ruia, Chairman Essar Group As part of its strategic plans to grow its businesses in Africa, Essar group has acquired 51% equity for about $160 million, in Dhabi Group’s Warid Telecom... This is a summary only. Visit ITNewsAfrica.com for full links, other content, and more!

“We know that a drop in interconnection tariffs is long overdue,” says Wandile Zote, Executive Head Communications at Neotel. “This drop will go a long way in alleviating pressure for the consumer... This is a summary only. Visit ITNewsAfrica.com for full links, other content, and more!

SEACOM, the privately funded and over three quarter African owned submarine fibre optic cable system, was named “Best Pan African Initiative” at the AfricaCom Awards 2009 ceremony held in Cape Town,... This is a summary only. Visit ITNewsAfrica.com for full links, other content, and more!