Telecel introduces WhatsApp Bundles to Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean operator Telecel is introducing WhatsApp Bundles to allow subscribers to chat and share videos, voice notes and files with anyone on any network...
Messaging
News
Twitter losses grow to $132m
Social media darling Twitter reported a net loss of $132m for the first quarter of 2014, up considerably from the $27m loss for the...
Rima Qureshi to lead Ericsson strategy
Ericsson has announced Rima Qureshi, a 20-year veteran of the company, as its new chief strategy officer, following the resignation of Doug Gilstrap earlier...
API specialist Apigee scores $60m for big data development
US API developer Apigee this week secured a further $60m in funding, bringing its total raised to date to $171m for big data analytics...
Skype makes group video calling free
OTT communications provider Skype, a subsidiary of Microsoft, has announced that it will make its group video calling service available to all users, free...
Microsoft closes Nokia deal
One of the industry’s highest profile acquisitions in recent years is now complete after Microsoft announced that its acquisition of Nokia’s devices and services...
Equipment
Press Releases
Google+ founder leaves firm
Web giant Google has been left without a leader for its Google+ social networking site after Vic Gundotra has stepped down as senior vice...
Ericsson restructures Networks unit for virtualization push
Swedish vendor Ericsson has reorganized its networks division, splitting it into two new business units; Radio and Cloud & IP. The Cloud & IP...
Apple impresses with quarterly performance
Device manufacturer Apple continued with an impressive financial performance for the quarter to end-March, generating revenue of $45.6bn for the period, as well as...
Equipment
Financials
High-speed connectivity coming to Vanuatu with Speedcast
Satellite provider Speedcast has announced that it will expand its Tier 1 IP backbone into Vanuatu.
The company acquired significant fibre capacity on the new...
Internet