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Wednesday 4 September 2013
Africa 3G subscriptions to reach 210 million by the end of 2015, says ABI Research
At the end of second-quarter 2013, the total 3G subscriptions in Africa reached 863 million, up 9.3% on year, which was substantially more robust than other regions around the world...
Tuesday 23 July 2013
Surging popularity of smartphones and tablets hurting PC sales across the MEA and Turkey, says IDC
The MEA region's PC market experienced another quarter of steep decline in the second quarter of 2013 as the proliferation of mobile technology continues unabated. According to preliminary...
Friday 24 May 2013
ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
ABB, a Switzerland-based power and automation technology group, plans to start production of central PV inverters in South Africa to support the rapidly growing local solar market...
Wednesday 24 April 2013
Volatility and variability define US$550 million market for uninterruptible power supplies in Middle East and Africa, says IHS
After three years of declining sales of uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) into the Middle East and Africa region, the market returned to growth in 2012 and is forecast to continue...
Thursday 21 March 2013
Middle East and Africa solar demand to reach 1GW in 2013, says Solarbuzz
New solar demand from the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region is forecast to reach 1GW in 2013, according to Solarbuzz. This represents an increase of 625% on year from 136MW in 20...
Thursday 26 April 2012
China smartphone brands looking to expand share in Taiwan market
China-based smartphone brands including ZTE, Huawei and Cool, seeing Taiwan's smartphone market is starting to extend into mid-range and entry-level price levels, are seeking help...
Thursday 1 December 2011
Philips announces LED lighting deal in South Africa
Royal Philips Electronics and South African state-owned utility company Eskom have announced an energy-saving LED lighting deal. Under the agreement, 200,000 Philips MasterLED lamps...
Thursday 16 June 2011
Acer reducing 2011 tablet PC shipment target by 50%
Acer, on June 15, announced that the company has reduced its annual tablet PC shipment forecast from originally 5-7 million units to only 2.5-3 million units, a drop close to 50%...
Friday 4 September 2009
Worldwide server market constraints continue in 2Q09, says Gartner
Worldwide server shipments dropped 28% on-year in the second quarter of 2009, while revenues fell 29.4pp on-year, according to Gartner.
Thursday 27 November 2008
BenQ short-throw projectors No. 1 in Middle East and Africa in 3Q
BenQ has claimed that according to Futuresource Consulting's report, BenQ's short-throw projectors ranked first in the Middle East and Africa regions with 34.7% of market share in...
Wednesday 8 October 2008
Taiwan companies assessing offer to set up handset joint venture in South Africa
Sunplus Technology, Inventec Appliances, Pegatron, and other Taiwan-based companies are assessing an offer from South African investors to set up a joint venture to make handsets...