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African telecon industry to witness consolidation in 2017 with ISP...

Telcos across Africa are increasingly focusing on effectively maximising their return on investment from data and on monetising emerging opportunities such as the Internet of Things to remain competitive and afloat,...

IDC: Gray imports from UAE delay PC recovery in East Africa

The East Africa PC market including Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda, declined -8.6% YoY in Q4 2016, according to IDC. The research firm says shipments for the quarter fell to 113,303 units as a combination of...

Feature phone shipments into Africa pull ahead of smartphones in 2016

Africa’s smartphone revolution is showing signs of a slowdown according to the latest figures compiled by IDC. The research firm says the continent’s smartphone market totalled 95.37 million units in 2016....

IT services including security dominating Egyptian ICT landscape 2017-18

The Egyptian ICT market will total $10.4 billion in 2017, according to the latest insights presented by IDC. The global technology research and consulting services firm said it expects the country to see relatively...

IDC: South Africa second largest investor in big data analytics in 2016

Revenues for big data and analytics (BDA) in the Middle East and Africa totalled $1.98 billion in 2016, according to the latest Worldwide Semiannual Big Data and Analytics Spending Guide from International Data...

IDC: Nigeria’s official PC market falls to lowest levels in over nine...

Official PC shipments to Nigeria fell 57.1% year-on-year in 2016 to total 156,511 units, according to the latest figures compiled by International Data Corporation (IDC). This means the market has now fallen to its...

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