http://www.bandwidthblog.com South African and Global internet startup news Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:52:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mobile ad network AdMob has just released its latest stats tracking the rise of Android, and it’s clear that Google’s mobile platform is quickly gaining steam. AdMob writes that between October and December, the number of ad requests worldwide from Android devices increased a whopping 97% to over 1 billion ... http://www.bandwidthblog.com/2010/01/22/android-stats/ This just in - Internet marketer and entrepreneur Randolf Jorberg just blogged the news that eTRAVELi has acquired Cape Town based Travelstart's Nordic operations – this adds just another success story to serial entrepreneur Stephan Ekberghs list of achievements. Travelstart is a South African company and generated sales of approximately ... http://www.bandwidthblog.com/2010/01/21/etraveli-acquires-local-travelstart/ Sub-Saharan Africans will soon be able to connect to the Internet pretty-much anywhere they are – even while on a domestic or long-haul flight – thanks to a new technology announcement from WirelessG, the company behind SA's first converged, pre-paid Internet product, G-Connect. While the technology that will enable in-flight Internet ... http://www.bandwidthblog.com/2010/01/19/mile-high-broadband-club-wirelessg-in-flight/ Starting today, the millions of Google Docs users creating and sharing online documents and spreadsheets can now upload and share any type of file, making it easier to access content on the go. Google Docs lets people create, edit and collaboratively share personal and business-related content online. Users can access files ... http://www.bandwidthblog.com/2010/01/18/new-in-google-docs-upload-store-and-share-any-file/ JBB Research recently shared their 10 predictions for the African wireless market in 2010 with Bandwidth blog - 1. Mobile entertainment services set to remain African carriers’ top priority to offset the continued decline of their total ARPU. In 2009, many African carriers experienced a decline of their total ARPU due ... http://www.bandwidthblog.com/2010/01/06/10-predictions-for-the-african-wireless-market-in-2010/ Sky News political editor David Speers talks to News Corporation chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch about paywalls, politics, and more. http://www.bandwidthblog.com/2009/12/10/rupert-murdoch-interview/ From today, Nimbuzz users on Symbian can enjoy integration with the world’s fastest-growing social network, as Nimbuzz incorporates a feature-rich Twitter client that includes Timelines, Direct Messaging, Searches, Trends and Profiles, and outperforms standalone Twitter applications. A groundbreaking world first for Symbian handsets is the introduction of pop-up notifications, notifying users ... http://www.bandwidthblog.com/2009/12/10/nimbuzz-loves-twitter/ Integr8 IT CEO Rob Sussman received several accolades at ForgeAhead's annual African ICT Achievers Awards, held on Saturday, in Johannesburg. Sussman won the overall individual winner award, and also scooped the Top CIO of Africa and Top ICT Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards. He was also noted as one of ... http://www.bandwidthblog.com/2009/12/08/integr8-it-ceo-wins-african-ict-awards/ 20Fourlabs (together with Blueworld Communities) walked away with the top honours last night in the Nokia Africa Calling All Innovators app competition. Their entry, Afridoctor, won the $85 000 first prize beating 125 other entries from developers all over Africa. Afridoctor has enjoyed huge success since its official launch into the ... http://www.bandwidthblog.com/2009/12/08/afridoctor/ Vodacom’s the Grid, South Africa’s first location-based mobile social network available to everyone who has a WAP-enabled cellphone, has mapped out close to 11,000 HIV-related support services covering prevention, treatment and support across South Africa. By utilising the Grid’s location-aware technology, South Africans are not only able to see on their ... http://www.bandwidthblog.com/2009/12/07/the-grid-maps-out-11000-hiv-support-centres-across-south-africa/