The company behind the dot .Patagonia gTLD application, clothing gear makers Patagonia, Inc., have rushed in a couple of last minute comments with the ICANN discussion board on gTLDs. Read More
WTR previously reported on the community discussion paper launched by Melbourne IT, calling for greater protection for those brands most at risk of cybersquatting at the second level of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). Read More
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) “a nonprofit association representing all 138 accredited US and 17 accredited Canadian medical schools; nearly 400 major teaching hospitals and health systems; and 90 academic and scientific societies” filed an objection today with ICANN Read More
A Swedish-based VoIP provider releases a localized app available in Arabic for North African and Middle Eastern customers. According to the company, Plingm, the usage of VoIP has been on the rise and is increasing at a far quicker rate than usage in the Western part of the world. read More
As it marks 25 years since it held its first event, the upcoming AITEC East Africa ICT Summit – set for October 24-25, 2012, in Nairobi at the Oshwal Centre – a constellation of leaders from the region’s IT sector will gather for a celebration dinner and toast to 25 years of AITEC Africa’s positive …
The Internet is about to become a more colorful place, and more stylish and enticing than .biz, .tv or even .xxx ever dreamed of. New gTLDs are “generic top-level domains” that are scheduled to be released on the Internet in the third quarter of 2013.
Satellite communications has a crucial role to play in helping to bridge the digital divide which currently disenfranchises large parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new socio-economic report launched by the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO). Read More
African mobile operators make up to 30% of their revenues with non-voice services. Wherever 3G mobile broadband services are deployed in sub-Saharan Africa, they quickly take over as the preferred means of access to the internet, Read More
According to Deutsche Welle, a German news agency, the continent accounts for only six percent of global connectivity despite the ICT development in Africa. Read More
IRELAND now ranks 25th in the world for broadband access, with almost 77pc of the population using the internet in 2011, up from 70pc the previous year. About 22pc of subscribers use fixed-line broadband while 59pc use mobile broadband, according to new figures Read More