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TelOne jumps on Starlink train
TelOne, one of Zimbabwe's largest fixed internet providers, has announced its partnership with Starlink, becoming an authorized reseller of the satellite internet service. This move comes in response ...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 15:33hrs | 2594 | by Staff reporter
Revised Starlink Policy for Sustainable Growth - A dedication to Eng. Chemist Siziba
Honorable Minister of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, all protocols observed, please receive a request from a group of ...Published: 23 Mar 2024 at 07:04hrs | 50 | by Robert Ndlovu
Zimbabwe going nowhere with delusional leaders
I KEEP being reminded of my younger days when we used to love joking about a guy who had fallen head over heels with a certain girl.In the midst of their intimate rendezvous, the guy would bec...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 05:01hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Starlink : A potential digital lifeline for rural Zimbabwe
In a world where connectivity is a lifeline for information, education, and economic opportunities, the promise of Starlink, SpaceX's ambitious satellite internet project, shines brightly for rural an...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 05:30hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Starlink: A Potential Lifeline for Rural Zimbabwe
In a world where connectivity is a lifeline for information, education, and economic opportunities, the promise of Starlink, SpaceX's ambitious satellite ...Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 04:50hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Telecel, NetOne lose subscriptions
TELECEL and NetOne`s active subscriptions have been consistently declining over the past five quarters, resulting in the mobile penetration rate in the country falling by 1,6% to 92,6%, a new report h...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Outcry over Zimbabwe's proposed US$50 cellphone tax
GOVERNMENT has been urged to withdraw the proposed US$50 cellphone levy as it could create a digital divide, as handset dealers will simply pass on the expense to already constrained consumers....Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 05:33hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabweans careless online'
ICT experts in Zimbabwe say there is need to train workers and the general public on the dangers of Cyber-attacks as the Covid-19 pandemic has increased the need to work remotely. This has increased t...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
President Mnangagwa true to his word as Devolution initiative gains traction in Beitbridge
Zimbabwe will achieve the Vision 2030 goals as Devolution initiative gains momentum in Beitbridge Treasury has dispatched over nine million dollars ...Published: 07 Nov 2020 at 07:14hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
CICs turn communities into global village
John Mupangara (19) from Zaranyika village in Murewa is a delighted man.The establishment of a community information centre (CIC) at Murewa Centre is a blessing as he no longer travels to Hara...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:28hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
A quick Spydialer review and walkthrough
Caller ID is now a widely used phone system feature that identifies an incoming caller by name and phone number. Today, most carriers will offer some measure of caller identification for cell phones, ...Published: 25 Jun 2019 at 22:08hrs | 16 | by Staff writer
New online trends
VR and AR have been on the headlines for a while. Voice shopping is expected to be one of the biggest trends in 2019. Everything that looked trendy in 2018 will either continue to trend in 2019 or exi...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 14:21hrs | 1 | by Staff Writer
Decoding block chain for municipalities
BY 2010 the City of Bulawayo had registered their domain name citybyo.co.zw but did not have a functional website or an email service associated with their domain.Knowing the City Fathers to b...Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 07:22hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Is RBZ confused about Bitcoins?
IT is interesting to note that the popularity of Bitcoins is increasing exponentially despite warnings from finance and economic gurus who predict that this will just become another bubble that will b...Published: 29 Dec 2017 at 13:18hrs | 2 | by Robert Ndlovu
Learning sciences in local languages: now is the time
Let's talk about the philosophy of natural sciences. The mention of the word philosophy frightens many a people. Philosophy requires deep thought. Because the average person dislikes cranking his own ...Published: 06 Feb 2017 at 14:51hrs | | by Chigumbu Warikandwa
Post mortem of 'Data Prices' increase drama
IT is very easy for people to reach wrong conclusions on certain matters because they would have been fed with wrong information. The first point to understand some of these items before drawing emoti...Published: 14 Jan 2017 at 07:50hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Does Zimbabwe need a single international gateway?
IT depends on who you ask. Different stakeholders will give you a different answer for different reasons. The concept of multiple international gateways is not unique to Zimbabwe in a region which has...Published: 14 Dec 2016 at 13:47hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Econet partners NASDAQ listed company
One Horizon Group, Inc., a leading carrier-grade VoIP solution for mobile providers and smartphones, today announced launching its proprietary VoIP technology in Africa through a license agreement...Published: 05 Oct 2016 at 16:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Social media: To regulate or not to regulate?
The increased adoption of social media platforms as a means of real time communication can be, to a greater extent, be directly linked to the exponential adoption of mobile smart phones and improved b...Published: 13 Jul 2016 at 06:38hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Dandemutande appoints new CEO
Dandemutande has announced the appointment of Nhena Nyagura as the Chief Executive Officer to lead the business following its merger in 2015 with iWayAfrica Zimbabwe and Africa Online. His appoint...Published: 15 Jun 2016 at 11:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
SA smart phone firm receives 50,000 export order for T-Touch
THULES Telecomms, South Africa's home grown product engineering company has received it's first export orders for a total 50,000 units for its ground breaking smart phone, T-Touch mobile.The o...Published: 03 May 2016 at 12:48hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Mugabe cracks whip
There will be severe repercussions for members of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association who are inciting instability in Zanu-PF, President Mugabe has warned.The President s...Published: 03 Apr 2016 at 12:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mobile network penetration hits 92%
ZIMBABWE'S mobile network penetration rate in the third quarter of 2015 increased by 1,3 percent to reach 92,8 percent.In its latest quarterly report, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulat...Published: 21 Jan 2016 at 05:38hrs | | by Oliver Kazunga
Whatsapp and Skype - Mobile Operator's Headache
Traditionally the telecommunications industry has been a very regulated one not just locally but internationally. But as technology surged forward with faster and faster computing power, other alterna...Published: 15 Jan 2016 at 14:30hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Zimbabwe Tennis Club launched its inaugural season in UK
The Zimbabwe Tennis Club launched its inaugural season with the Winter Championships on Saturday the 9th of January held at the Aldershot Tennis Centre. Nineteen men and six women competed in the two ...Published: 12 Jan 2016 at 07:41hrs | 4 | by Press release
Solar powered wireless access
Background Some time in March 2010 ,. the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) made an announcement t...Published: 30 Dec 2015 at 21:08hrs | 2 | by Robert Ndlovu
WhatsApp voice calling set to launch in the coming weeks
WhatsApp voice calling is set to launch in the first quarter of 2015.WhatsApp's voice calling will be a mobile-only service, competing against the likes of WeChat, Viber, and Skype, and was o...Published: 13 Jan 2015 at 09:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean businessman in telecoms scandal
A HARARE businessman has been arrested on allegations of manipulating a telecommunications system which made international calls appear as if they are local calls.Luka Ignatius Fabris, 42,...Published: 05 Jan 2015 at 10:29hrs | 2 | by Munyaradzi Doma
iWayAfrica offers global bandwidth to customers in Zimbabwe
iWayAfrica, a leading ISP in Zimbabwe, and part of the Gondwana Group of ISPs, is first to offer managed, global bandwidth as a service to corporate customers. The cloud-based service is enabled by Di...Published: 08 Dec 2014 at 10:29hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zesa to compete with Econet, launch Zimbabwe's fifth mobile network
ZESA Holding's subsidiary, Powertel will launch the country's fifth mobile network and an additional fixed line network as part of its re-branding efforts.The telecommunications company unveil...Published: 05 Nov 2014 at 20:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Africa needs accessible high quality solutions
Since its acquisition of iWayAfrica and Africa Online, pan African telecoms operator, Gondwana International Networks has focused on the development of its terrestrial and satellite network produc...Published: 23 Apr 2014 at 11:36hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Africom offers 100MB data, unlimited calls for $1
Africom, one of Zimbabwe's pioneers in converged communication in Zimbabwe has unleashed an aggressive marketing strategy with so much value for a $1 as they seek relevance in a hotly contested t...Published: 26 Feb 2014 at 20:53hrs | | by Tech reporter
TelOne recovers $90m out of $300m under its debt recovery programme
Zimbabwe's sole landline network operator, TelOne, says it collected $90 million out of a targeted $300 million last year under its debt recovery programme.Prior and following the introducti...Published: 21 Jan 2014 at 17:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Africom firms its voice offering 08644
Africom, Zimbabwe's leading converged communications service provider has firmed up on its licensed voice offering.Africom's voice service, which is delivered as Voice Over Internet protocol( ...Published: 14 Nov 2013 at 04:47hrs | 3 | by afri-com.net
Econet shortlisted for top Africa gong
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe and its France-based partner Astellia have been shortlisted for the ‘Best cost efficiency solution for Africa' at the Africa Com Awards set for Cape Town South ...Published: 13 Oct 2013 at 17:53hrs | | by Business Reporter
Cheap voice calls for Zimbabweans in diaspora
A United States-based voice over internet protocol (VoIP) service provider has announced that it will tomorrow be launching a voice-call service for Zimbabweans in the diaspora to call back home at a ...Published: 13 Oct 2013 at 10:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gazettes the new 'spy law', sending news outles into panicked frenzy
On 1 October the new 'spy law' was gazetted by the Zimbabwean government sending a lot of news outlets into panicked frenzy as fears of this law being used to spy on us started spreading.The o...Published: 10 Oct 2013 at 01:59hrs | | by Garikai Dzoma
Africom officially launches 'guroo'
Africom, Zimbabwe's converged network service provider recently unveiled its VoIP-based application, guroo, to the business community at an event officiated over by the founder and Chief Executive O...Published: 06 Sep 2013 at 14:02hrs | | by TechnoMag
Price wars & the future of Zimbabwe telecoms
The voice and data landscape has never been more competitive. It is almost impossible to drive around without coming across billboards speaking to a promotion or new discounted products by the two maj...Published: 16 Apr 2013 at 12:49hrs | | by Anonymous
Altech partnership creates largest fibre network in Africa
The Altech Group (Altech) has concluded the realignment of its East African network interests by injecting them into a strategic partnership with Liquid Telecommunications Holdings (Liquid), a...Published: 29 Jan 2013 at 07:47hrs | | by Business Reporter
The Internet Technology Convention 2012 (INTERTECH)
Success Leadership Institute (www.sliworldwide.com) will hold a 2 day Convention on Internet Technology at the Cresta Lodge Harare on 19 -20 September 2012. The Minister of Information & Communica...Published: 17 Aug 2012 at 10:23hrs | | by Tirivashe Mundondo
Cost of making a call must go down
An information communication technology (ICT) revolution is sweeping across Africa and Zimbabwe will not be spared.Depending on your disposition, the ICT revolution is either a glorious opport...Published: 25 Mar 2012 at 08:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Aquiva Wireless to launch VoIP services by April
One of Zimbabwe's licensed Internet Access Providers (IAP), Aquiva Wireless, will be launching VoIP services by April this year. We got the news from the company this week that they are finalizing int...Published: 12 Mar 2012 at 19:01hrs | 9 | by L S M Kabweza
Econet set to launch VoIP
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe will launch Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) services tomorrow at an event to be held in Harare.This comes just when everyone had agreed that GSM mobile operators...Published: 26 Jan 2012 at 05:58hrs | | by L.S.M Kabweza
iCloud sues Apple over copying its trademark
An U.S. company named "iCloud communication" sued Apple over copying its trademark, according to media reports Monday.ICloud communication, an Arizona-based VoIP provider, asserted that Apple...Published: 13 Jun 2011 at 20:26hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Get Ready: Zimbabwe will be a competitive BPO hub
In an increasingly globalised world, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) has taken developing countries by storm. By consistently underpricing developed markets, thousands of jobs and opportunities are...Published: 10 Jun 2011 at 06:52hrs | | by Clinton Mutambo
Another Telecommunication player for Zimbabwe
A Zimbabwean daily newspaper reports that the country's telecommunications sector will this year have a fifth player coming on board under the name Valley Technology, a company that is set to pi...Published: 02 May 2011 at 12:16hrs | 2 | by Moyo Roy
Mobile VoIP Users will go to Nearly 139 Million by 2014
Now, nearly five years since mobile VoIP services were first introduced, it is on the cusp of moving beyond just an inexpensive alternative for making international calls to becoming an integrated com...Published: 01 Feb 2011 at 13:42hrs | | by Byo24NEWS
Skype Video calling for mobile phone
Skype has finally...Published: 31 Dec 2010 at 04:10hrs | | by Byo24 Tech
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