Technology in Zambia : Lusaka, Technology

Nominations for The Tech Awards

codezed — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:34:43 GMT

Nominations for The Tech Awards are accepted year-round and we are currently accepting nominations for 2010. The 2010 deadline for nominations is March 31, 2010. Nominations and applications are evaluated according to the following criteria: The technology...(read more)

BarCamp Lusaka

codezed — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:54:28 GMT

BarCamp Lusaka is gathering of people with the passion, creativity and excitement for all things geeky to connect with each other and exchange their knowledge. BarCamp Lusaka is a free event. Please indicate your attendance at the event page so that appropriate...(read more)

ZAMTEL Privatisation

codezed — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:55:30 GMT

Interested in participating in the ZAMTEL privatisation?...(read more)

Metropolitan Fibre Optic in Lusaka

CodeZed — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:46:40 GMT

There is digging going on in the City of Lusaka in readiness for the Metropolitan fiber optic. Just out of curiosity, I asked one of the diggers if they know what this fibre optic was all about and the answer was that they did not know it. The Zambia...(read more)

Southern Africa Telecentre Network underway

CodeZed — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:19:44 GMT

Efforts to set up Southern Africa Telecentre Network (SATNET) are underway with the Zambia Association for Advancement of ICTs (ZAA-ICTs) being the lead network for the project. ZAA-ICT Executive Coordinator, Dean Mulozi said there was need to have this...(read more)

iPhone in Zambia

CodeZed — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:26:04 GMT

Alas, it looks like Apple looked past Zambia for the next round of countries to release the iPhone in. At least, some fellow nations will benefit including South Africa, Kenya, Egypt, Niger, Mali, Senegal, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Cameroon...(read more)

ZESCO to Complete Zambia Fiber Backbone

CodeZed — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:05:57 GMT

Zambia Electricity Supply Corp. (ZESCO) is set to invest US$43 million to start construction on the second phase of Zambia’s fiber-optic backbone network, built to provide connections with Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana and countries in Europe. According...(read more)

Celtel Subscribers demand for an improved Service

CodeZed — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:01:45 GMT

Celtel subscribers would like to see the Mobile Service Provider improve its services especially in the rural areas and also support local artists who are not established become known as they launch a new advertising campaign. Celtel consumers made a...(read more)

Wi-Fi - Today’s Pioneering Broadband Wireless Technology

CodeZed — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:43:45 GMT

All broadband technologies can lead to enormous economic and social benefits for peoples of every development level. The key to success is a combination of favorable regulatory, economic and development strategies that support broadband deployment. Zambia...(read more)

Zambians fail to communicate on New Year’s Day

CodeZed — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:05:54 GMT

Many Zambians who are Celtel subscribers failed to communicate to anyone on New year’s day. This failure was also extended to MTN and Zamtel subscribers who wanted to call people on the Celtel Network. Emelda Yumbe Coordinator of the Zambia Media...(read more)