Mobile, Page 18
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Thu, May 22nd, 16:30 · Chris Udemans
Safaricom’s M-Shwari has 7m subscribers
Over seven million subscribers are now using Kenyan mobile operator Safaricom’s microfinance platform M-Shwari, according to George Ndegwa from the operator’s financial services division. → Read more
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Thu, May 22nd, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Slow growth expected for apps not entertainment-related – Find-A-Med
Apps that are not entertainment-related are expected to record slow growth in Nigeria, according to Emeka Onyenwe, co-founder of award winning healthcare app Find-A-Med. → Read more
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Thu, May 22nd, 14:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Entrepreneurs should plan less – Over founder
Budding entrepreneurs should spend less time planning and get products to market as soon as possible, according to Aaron Marshall, founder of Over. → Read more
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Thu, May 22nd, 13:30 · Chris Udemans
Children’s mobile money a gap in the market
There is a large gap in the youth mobile money market, with few companies providing services aimed at children, according to Christopher Bee, head of strategy and business development at mobile money solutions firm Soulstice Consulting. → Read more
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Thu, May 22nd, 12:30 · Chris Udemans
Prepaid systems key to mobile payments – Wirecard
Prepaid systems need to be incorporated into digital payments at point-of-sales (PoS) terminals to attract more users, according to Enrique Beza, vice president of sales telecommunications in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) at financial services and technology group Wirecard. → Read more
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Thu, May 22nd, 12:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom offers $260m for BCX
South Africa’s part-state owned operator Telkom has made a ZAR2.7 billion (US$260 million) offer to acquire local ICT services company Business Connexion Group (BCX). → Read more
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Thu, May 22nd, 10:00 · Chris Udemans
Lack of interoperability hurting mobile money market
A lack of interoperability is harming the mobile money market, with only ten operations reaching success out of the 150 launched in the past few years, according to Virginie Bonnot, mobile financial service sales director for Southern and Central Europe at Oberthur Technologies. → Read more
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Wed, May 21st, 18:00 · Chris Udemans
Regulation crucial for success of mobile money platforms
Regulation is a deciding factor on whether mobile money platforms succeed or fail, according to Richard Ketley, director and owner at consulting firm Genesis Analytics. → Read more
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Wed, May 21st, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
MTN, Vodacom, Cell C fail network quality tests
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has published its quarterly quality of service (QoS) monitoring test report, which found the networks of MTN, Vodacom and Cell C all fell short in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. → Read more
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Wed, May 21st, 12:30 · Chris Udemans
Mobile video set to boom
The next big area of growth is going to be video services on mobile devices, according to Pierre van der Hoven, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) at low bandwidth mobile video provider Tuluntulu. → Read more
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Tue, May 20th, 15:30 · Tom Jackson
M&G launches African digital news platform
South African newspaper the Mail & Guardian (M&G) has launched an African digital news platform which the aim of delivering news and information to those within and outside the continent via mobile. → Read more
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Tue, May 20th, 14:30 · Tom Jackson
Kaspersky launches FriendOrFoe Facebook app
Kaspersky Lab has launched its free FriendOrFoe app for Facebook, which allows users to assess how “valuable” their friends are and see what others think of them. → Read more
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Tue, May 20th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
SIM card leads Kenyan police to terror suspect
A teenager has allegedly confessed to planting explosives in a public service vehicle that exploded on Nairobi’s Thika highway earlier this month, killing three people, after a SIM card registered in his father’s name was found at the scene of the attack. → Read more
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Tue, May 20th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
Kenyan MVNOs boost competition, spectrum efficiency – analyst
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) decision to issue three mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) licences will boost competition and lead to greater spectrum efficiency in the country, according to Danson Njue, research analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media. → Read more
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Mon, May 19th, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom reports 8.3% revenue growth, fuelled by equipment, data
Vodacom has released its financial results for the year ended March 31, 2014, revealing 8.3 per cent growth in group revenues, spurred by a boom in equipment revenues in South Africa as well as a 105.2 per cent increase in international data services. → Read more
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Mon, May 19th, 12:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Orange sells Ugandan operations to Africell
The Orange Group has sold its 95 per cent stake in Orange Uganda to West African mobile operator Africell Holding for an undisclosed amount. → Read more
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Mon, May 19th, 11:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom agrees to acquire Neotel
South Africa’s leading mobile operator Vodacom has agreed the 100 per cent acquisition of fixed line provider Neotel for ZAR7 billion (US$676.6 million), saying the deal will accelerate the rollout of broadband services in the country. → Read more
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Fri, May 16th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
Find-A-Med wins MWA2014 mobile app competition
Find-A-Med app has emerged the winner of the mobile app competition at the Mobile West Africa 2014 event in Lagos, Nigeria, after pitching its products alongside four other groups of developers. → Read more
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Fri, May 16th, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju
iPhones will cost $10 in 2019 – Ahonen
Mobile expert Tomi Ahonen has projected that by summer of 2019 the cost of a smartphone such as an iPhone will be as low as US$10, including distribution, marketing and profit. → Read more
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Fri, May 16th, 16:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenyan FarmDrive app connecting farmers with investors, tools
Kenyan startup FarmDrive is trialling a mobile app providing farmers with new financing options by connecting them with investors interested in funding local producers, while also providing a range of tools to help farmers improve their skills and records. → Read more
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