This week's top stories from Computerworld Nigeria

Africa's SEACOM cable goes live

The SEACOM fiber-optic cable linking Southern and Eastern Africa to global telecommunications networks via India and Europe has gone live with high expectations that it will lower the cost of communications in Africa.

African providers shift to mobile TV for revenue

Africa's leading mobile-phone companies -- MTN and Safaricom -- have teamed up with phone manufacturer Nokia and Digital Mobile TV (DMTV) to provide television content through mobile phones.

Africell buys Tigo to expand in Sierra Leone

Africell's agreement with Millicom International Cellular to acquire Millicom's GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) operations in Sierra Leone, branded as Tigo, will make it the biggest telecommunications company in the country.

Africa's SAT-3 breakdown disrupts Net, telecom

West Africa's Internet connectivity and mobile communications have been disrupted following damage on one of the landing stations of the South Atlantic West Africa (SAT-3) submarine cable system.

Nitel sale sparks international interest

Renewed efforts to sell Nigeria Telecommunications (Nitel) have sparked interest from international operators almost two months after the government cancelled the sale of the company to Transnational Corporation (Transcorp).

Kenya to register SIM cards to fight crime

After several months of battling criminals who have been using untraceable mobile-phone numbers, the Kenyan government has given a six-month ultimatum to mobile service operators to streamline registration of SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) cards.