Mobile, Page 28
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Wed, March 26th, 07:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
3G smartphones too expensive for many Kenyans – Safaricom
The cost of third generation (3G) network-enabled smartphones remains a major deterrent to mobile data penetration in Kenya, according to the country’s largest operator Safaricom. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Pistorius trial focuses on iPhone messages
The trial of South African paralympian Oscar Pistorius today focused on evidence and data collected from a range of personal devices, including analysis of thousands of WhatsApp and iMessage messages shared between the accused and his deceased girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 18:30 · Chris Udemans
MTN partners PriceCheck to release app
South African mobile operator MTN has partnered Naspers-owned PriceCheck.co.za to release a mobile application for price comparison in the country. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 14:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
This week “make or break” in SA telecoms – Knott-Craig Sr
This week will be “make or break for affordable mobile communications in South Africa”, according to Cell C chief executive officer (CEO) Alan Knott-Craig Sr, as legal challenges to new mobile termination rates (MTRs) are heard in court. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
Helios Towers Africa gets OSHAS 18001 standard in DRC
Helios Towers Africa (HTA), a major independent telecoms towers company in Africa, has received the internationally recognised OSHAS 18001 standard in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 10:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
ICASA faces MTN, Vodacom in court
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) will today attend court to face legal claims by dominant operators MTN and Vodacom, challenging the new mobile termination rates (MTRs) to become effective as of April 1. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
yuMobile sale will not get instant approval – CAK
The planned sale of Kenya’s yuMobile to telecom giants Safaricom and Airtel will not be given automatic approval, according to the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK), which said it will be assessing the full impact of the sale. → Read more
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Mon, March 24th, 17:40 · Chris Udemans
African remittances higher than IMF, World Bank cash inflow
African remittances in 2012 were 650 per cent higher than the cash inflow of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank combined, according to a study. → Read more
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Mon, March 24th, 12:20 · Paul Adepoju
Eskimi launches Android app
Eskimi has announced it has launched a new Android version offering its users an improved experience which includes better chatting. → Read more
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Mon, March 24th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
CocoaLink launched in Ghana to improve information access for farmers
An innovative programme called CocoaLink has been launched in Ghana’s capital city of Accra with the aim of improving access to information and services for farmers via mobile technology. → Read more
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Mon, March 24th, 09:00 · Guest Post
Guest post: Dr Pieter Streicher, MD, BulkSMS.com
Dr Pieter Streicher, managing director of BulkSMS.com, discusses how the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) should navigate SMS interconnect rates while circumventing high communication costs and lowering SMS spam. → Read more
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Mon, March 24th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
African investment in mobile banking pays off – report
Efforts made by African banks to invest in mobile banking in the past few years are finally paying off as more people take to banking through their phones, which now is now second only to online banking as an electronic channel, according to a survey carried out by audit firm Ernst & Young. → Read more
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Mon, March 24th, 07:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Samsung launches service centre in Dar es Salaam
Samsung Tanzania has launched a new service centre in the Kariakoo area of Dar es Salaam, Tunisia, in an effort to provide customers with the opportunity of informative service about Samsung mobile and consumer products. → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
NSN opens offices in Lagos, Nigeria
Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN) has expanded its operations to Nigeria with the opening of new offices in Lagos. → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 07:00 · Chris Udemans
FNB’s online channels voted best in SA
South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) has had its online banking channels vote the best in the country, according to the 2014 South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SAcsi). → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 16:20 · Chris Udemans
Telecash agents increase 63%
Zimbabwean mobile money platform Telecash has seen the number of agents and merchants utilising the service rise 63 per cent, from 1,600 to 2,600, since it was introduced at the end of January. → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 14:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
“Blind support” of one operator will not lower SA call costs – MTN
Lowering the cost of mobile communications in South Africa will not be achieved by “blind support” for a single operator by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), according to Zunaid Bulbulia, chief executive officer (CEO) of MTN South Africa. → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 13:40 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Low income Kenyans spending too much on mobile airtime
Low income Kenyans are forgoing other important expenses in order to purchase prepaid mobile airtime, according to experts speaking at a World Consumer Rights Day event held in Nairobi on Friday. → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 10:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom reveals Gauteng mobile network investment plans
South Africa’s leading operator Vodacom has revealed plans for significant investment in Gauteng province’s mobile network over the coming year, with plans to launch 975 new mobile sites around the province. → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
TuYu looking to disrupt SA corporate rewards industry
South African startup TuYu is claiming to be the “pioneer” in the country’s mobile corporate reward and incentive industry, having developed an all-encompassing solution to fit a variety of needs and budgets. → Read more
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