November: mobile network choice opens in the UAE

Subscribers who have been waiting for competition to be introduced into the UAE mobile market need wait no longer, it seems. Despite years elapsing…

MEA broadband services market to triple in five years

The PC market in the Middle East has tripled in the last five years, even though fixed broadband network access has been slow to grow, according to…

Enterprise IT spend austere in South Africa; some recovery in 2010

Enterprises in South Africa are spending less on IT as they try to eke out lessening, unpredictable budgets in the face of continuing recession.

SA privacy law hits MTN and Vodacom subscriber numbers

Legislation in South Africa designed to track mobile phone users involved in the commissioning of a crime has had a negative impact on mobile…

Central African CAB program must spend US$215m funding effectively

The much under-served area of Central Africa (CA) will soon benefit from a US$215 million high speed Internet project, but is it enough?

UAE fibre network build out to boost local economy

Abu Dhabi is preparing itself to be the first capital city in the world with 100% fibre connectivity by the end of 2009, as part of a US$1.4 billion…

Economic turnaround: MEA server market recovering

In further signs of IT market stabilization from the economic downturn, the latest figures from analyst firm IDC show that the MEA server market was…

Keeping IP telephony security under lock and key

IP telephony places voice squarely in the data world, with phone calls becoming another service on the LAN and global Internet. While the convergence…

African mobile subscriber growth is global highest; fixed prospects among lowest

The continent still struggles with fixed broadband connectivity coverage, prices and availability, leaving the market ripe for mobile broadband…

Google to power UAE municipality

The UAE oasis city of Al-Ain looks set to benefit from working with Google to improve its level of contact with citizens and the way it manages its…