Articles by Elly Okutoyi

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Fri, January 18th, 14:07 · Elly Okutoyi

Blind journalist ‘hacks’ Airtel Zambia customer database

A blind Zambian journalist has been arraigned in court charged with accessing Airtel Zambia’s database before siphoning mobile airtime worth thousands of dollars from several officials of the government. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 10:18 · Elly Okutoyi

Mobile Money Expo coming to Lagos

The third Mobile Money Expo is scheduled for February 6 and 7 in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, where mobile money operators are expected to share operational experiences. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 09:51 · Elly Okutoyi

Safaricom ‘engineers’ con M-Pesa agents

M-Pesa agents in Kenya’s central region have lost nearly US$13,000 to swindles, after several fraudsters posed as Safaricom engineers to defraud them. → Read more
Thu, January 17th, 14:31 · Elly Okutoyi

Nokia Asha dual-SIM now available in East Africa

Nokia has today announced the availability its Asha 205 Dual SIM in the East African market. → Read more
Thu, January 17th, 13:39 · Elly Okutoyi

Orange Uganda launches mobile money

French-owned mobile network provider Orange has launched its mobile money service in Uganda in partnership with Post Bank and Pride Microfinance, two of the country’s major financial institutions. → Read more
Wed, January 16th, 13:57 · Elly Okutoyi

MTN scam site discovered

A website that purports to be an MTN Nigeria affiliate has been uncovered, promising MTN subscribers they will win N50,000 (US$320) worth of airtime if they recharge N3,000 (US$20) using the portal. → Read more
Wed, January 16th, 10:08 · Elly Okutoyi

UK planning to launch mobile banking in 2014

The UK is to launch the country’s first mobile money transfer service in the spring of 2014, seven years after the successful concept was debuted in Kenya. → Read more
Tue, January 15th, 09:05 · Elly Okutoyi

UN agencies to launch MHealth initiative to fight diseases

Two UN agencies, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), are set to launch mobile-based campaigns to help people manage their health conditions, following the increase in access to communication technologies globally. → Read more
Tue, January 15th, 07:57 · Elly Okutoyi

African-made smartphones to go on sale in 190 countries globally

African electronics manufacturer Limitless Electronics has said it will launch its African-made smartphones and tablets across 190 countries globally, with India as the first target market. → Read more
Mon, January 14th, 14:55 · Elly Okutoyi

Nigeria farmers oppose free mobile phones from the government

Farmers in Nigeria have opposed a government plan to hand out up to 10 million mobile phones to farmers for free, instead lobbying for funds. → Read more
Mon, January 14th, 12:14 · Elly Okutoyi

Cheap Asha smartphones offer Nokia new lifeline

Mobile phone-maker Nokia seems to have found a lifeline in its Asha smartphones, its cheap smartphone models, after it described their performances as “beyond expectations”. → Read more
Mon, January 14th, 08:39 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenya to launch strategic plan for faster broadband rollout

Kenya’s communications industry regulator the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has said it will next month launch the country’s National Broadband Strategy, a document detailing a roadmap towards integrating ICT into the national economy. → Read more
Fri, January 11th, 09:42 · Elly Okutoyi

Report: How the poor in Kenya use mobile phones

Kenyans living on less than US$2.50 a day, or at the bottom of the pyramid (BoP), often forgo an expenditure to afford mobile phone credit, according to a new survey. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 10:09 · Elly Okutoyi

Yu Mobile seeks SIM card registration extension to avert revenue loss

Kenyan mobile network operator Yu Mobile is lobbying for the extension of the SIM card registration deadline, claiming that the directive to have them switch off unregistered cards will affect its revenues. → Read more
Thu, January 10th, 08:14 · Elly Okutoyi

Only 25% of Tanzanians can receive TV signals after analogue TV switch-off

A mere 25 percent of TV-owners in Tanzania’s capital Dar es Salaam can access digital TV broadcasting signals after the country became the first in East Africa to switch off analogue TV signals. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 14:21 · Elly Okutoyi

US$20,000 up for grabs in online poverty fighting competition

ONE, a global advocacy organisation involved in fighting poverty and preventable diseases, has launched an online multimedia contest aimed at fighting poverty that will see 12 winners share US$20,000. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 10:25 · Elly Okutoyi

CCK powerless to prosecute unregistered SIM card holders

Kenya’s communications regulator the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has no powers to prosecute deviant mobile phone operators and unregistered SIM card holders as the new law warranting such actions is still at the Attorney General’s office awaiting clearance. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 09:34 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenyan telcos to be fined for leaking subscriber information

Mobile service providers in Kenya along with their agents will soon risk a fine of KSh300,000 (US$3,570) or a jail term of up to three years if found to have leaked subscriber information to third parties without due consent. → Read more
Tue, January 8th, 13:19 · Elly Okutoyi

Orange Kenya and Pesapal launch online credit top-up service

Kenya’s telecoms firm Orange has partnered with PesaPal, an e-commerce payment services provider, to launch an online airtime top-up service that will allow 24-hour access to the telco’s airtime via credit cards and mobile money. → Read more
Tue, January 8th, 08:26 · Elly Okutoyi

SIM card registration praised for leading to arrest of police imposter

The SIM card registration process in Kenya has led to the arrest of a police impersonator caught swindling several Kenyan politicians out of money. → Read more