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SA to build $700-million telecom cable |
The South African government plans to build a new $700-million submarine cable around the west of Africa to boost broadband capacity and cut internet tariffs in the continent, it said on Tuesday.
South Africa's state-owned telecom infrastructure company Infraco said it would split the cable into two parts with one linking South Africa to Brazil and one to London. It hoped the Brazil leg of the project would be ready by the end of 2009.
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Cheap Intl Bandwidth heading our way? |
East coast spaghetti By Duncan McLeod SA could soon be awash in cheap international bandwidth. That's if the level of interest - from government and the private sector - in investing in new submarine telecommunications cables is any indication. |
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Nokia warns consumers of battery risks |
Helsinki - Nokia warned consumers that 46 million batteries used in its cellphones could overheat and offered to replace them for free while it negotiates with battery maker Matsushita over who would bear the costs. The world's top cellphone maker said about 100 such incidents had been reported globally, but no serious injuries or property damage had been reported. |
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