Articles by Vincent Matinde

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Tue, February 26th, 10:10 · Vincent Matinde

Tunisian mobile market to reach US$1.7 billion in 2017

Tunisia’s mobile telecom market will reach US$1.7 billion in terms of revenue by 2017, according to a report by technology researcher Pyramid Research. → Read more
Mon, February 25th, 16:10 · Vincent Matinde

KeepCalling.net opens up 12 mobile recharge operators in Africa

KeepCalling has launched its online recharge portal in collaboration with mobile operators from Benin, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Somalia, Morocco, Tanzania, Ivory Coast and Uganda. → Read more
Mon, February 25th, 09:21 · Vincent Matinde

Data revenues to overtake voice earnings in Kenya by 2016

Revenue from data will overtake that from voice for Kenyan telecom companies by 2016, as GSMA report shows, with demand for data increasing. → Read more
Mon, February 25th, 09:05 · Vincent Matinde

Documentary on social media use in Kenya to be released

SocialPRO, a social media group, has said it is planning to film a documentary to highlight the use of social media in Kenya. → Read more
Mon, February 25th, 07:57 · Vincent Matinde

IEBC to rely on Safaricom for relay of poll results

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of Kenya (IEBC) says it will be fully dependant on Safaricom to relay reports from polling stations to tallying stations during the March 4 election. → Read more
Fri, February 22nd, 08:39 · Vincent Matinde

New elections portal launched in Kenya

As Kenya approaches its most hi-tech polls, another election portal has been unveiled detailing news from different media houses. → Read more
Fri, February 22nd, 07:53 · Vincent Matinde

Cancellation of police communication tender challenged by ZTE

Chinese telecommunications company ZTE has challenged the decision by the Kenyan government to cancel communication tenders for the Kenya Police. → Read more
Thu, February 21st, 11:22 · Vincent Matinde

Video on demand the future of media distribution in Africa

During the ongoing Mobile Web East Africa, Buni Media CEO Marie Lora-Mungai gave a convincing case on why “on demand” services will be the face of content distribution in Africa. → Read more
Thu, February 21st, 09:41 · Vincent Matinde

Echorest promises to disrupt traditional e-commerce flow

Echorest, one of the newest entrants in the eCommerce field, has vowed to reverse the flow of how online buyers acquire services and products online. → Read more
Thu, February 21st, 08:11 · Vincent Matinde

Feature phones still king in Africa

Research unveiled by mobile content company biNu suggests there will be 990 million feature phones by 2016, highlighting the need to still optimise content for feature phones. → Read more
Thu, February 21st, 08:05 · Vincent Matinde

Mocality, Dealfish victims of too much Internet hype

The collapse of Mocality and the rebranding of Dealfish to OLX is due to too much hype on their platforms rather than their significance, according to Junk Mail’s managing director Felix Erken. → Read more
Wed, February 20th, 09:39 · Vincent Matinde

ICT experts advise African brands to embrace mobile Web

Brands are yet to realise the true value of mobile Web, according to experts, even though Africa’s Internet users primarily go online via mobile phones. → Read more
Wed, February 20th, 08:26 · Vincent Matinde

Tanzanian mobile marketing creates opportunities for brands

Tanzania is rapidly embracing the mobile Web space, opening opportunities for brands to engage potential customers. → Read more
Mon, February 18th, 19:01 · Vincent Matinde

Mobile banking platform for low-end phones launched in South Africa

South Africa’s Standard Bank has partnered with SAP, a global business management software leader, to launch a platform that will enable users of low-end mobile phones in the country to open accounts through their devices. → Read more
Mon, February 18th, 16:29 · Vincent Matinde

US energy developer to start 400 megawatts wind project in Ethiopia

Ethiopia will get a 400MW boost to its grid once US wind energy developer American Terra Global Energy Developers launches a clean energy project in the country. → Read more
Mon, February 18th, 15:13 · Vincent Matinde

Tax to fund broadband penetration in Kenya to take effect in July

Kenyan government has announced a new tax on telecom operators specifically aimed at raising funds for advancing Internet penetration in Kenya. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 15:16 · Vincent Matinde

Canadian Indosoft appoints CITS as certified reseller of Q-Suite in Tanzania

ICT consulting firm Corporate Information Technology Solutions (CITS) has been appointed by Indosoft as a certified reseller of Q-Suite, contact centre software used in customer care service in companies, in Tanzania. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 11:45 · Vincent Matinde

Mocality confirms closure in Kenya

Business directory website Mocality will be closed at the end of February this year, the owners of the site have announced, following sister company Kalahari.co.ke in exiting the East African country. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 10:15 · Vincent Matinde

Valentines launch for African dating site in China

AfricaBeauties.com has launched operations in the Foshan, southern China, to hook up African singles with those of Chinese origin. → Read more
Thu, February 14th, 16:02 · Vincent Matinde

InfoSonics launches a hybrid of smartphone and tablet

Global distributor of wireless handsets and accessories InfoSonics Corp has launched verykool s758, a gadget that has been termed “a crossover between a smartphone and a tablet”. → Read more