Mobile, Page 31
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Thu, March 6th, 18:20 · Agatha Nduku
Zimbabwe DStv subscribers can use Telecash to pay subscriptions
Telecel and MultiChoice Zimbabwe have signed an agreement allowing DStv subscribers to use Telecash to pay for their subscriptions through their mobile phones. → Read more
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Thu, March 6th, 15:00 · Chris Udemans
Pocketplan events app launches in Cape Town
Events mobile application Pocketplan has launched in Cape Town, South Africa, providing a platform for browsing a handpicked list of events and purchase tickets, streamlining the navigation of the city’s social scene. → Read more
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Thu, March 6th, 12:20 · Agatha Nduku
Vodafone concerned over Egypt unified licence plans – report
Vodafone has said it could consider international arbitration should the Egyptian government approve legislation under which fixed line incumbent Telecom Egypt (TE) will gain access to the country’s mobile networks. → Read more
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Thu, March 6th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom warns shareholders over yuMobile buyout
Kenya’s leading mobile operator Safaricom has warned its shareholders to be cautious of reports over its planned buyout of rival yuMobile as they could have an effect on the company’s price → Read more
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Thu, March 6th, 10:20 · Chris Udemans
FNB banking app uptake greatest among youth
South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) has revealed the youth market, aged 18 to 25, has shown the greatest growth in the uptake of its mobile banking app. → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 17:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Etisalat expects Maroc deal to conclude by end of May
United Arab Emirates (UAE)-headquartered Etisalat expects its purchase of a 53 per cent controlling stake in Maroc Telecom to conclude by the end of May, according to Etisalat’s chief financial officer (CFO) Serkan Okandan. → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 15:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom, MTN in network sharing talks – report
South African part state-owned fixed line operator Telkom and the country’s second biggest mobile operator MTN are negotiating a deal under which MTN would share Telkom’s network in a bid to access more spectrum, according to a new report. → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian subscribers seek court injunction against regulator
Nigeria’s National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) yesterday (Tuesday) asked a Federal High Court in Lagos to issue an interlocutory injunction restraining the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) from imposing fines on three telecoms companies. → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 12:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTN revenue boosted by Nigeria, underperforms in SA
MTN Group saw 12 per cent revenue growth in 2013, fuelled by its Nigerian operations and other regional units, though MTN South Africa underperformed due to decreases in voice revenues and cuts to mobile termination rates (MTRs). → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 11:40 · Tom Jackson
yuMobile staff seek benefits before Safaricom, Airtel buyout
Employees of Kenyan operator yuMobile, which is set to be acquired by rivals Safaricom and Airtel, are demanding their termination benefits are paid before any deal is completed. → Read more
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Wed, March 5th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian Stock Exchange lowers costs with mobile, email notification system
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has introduced an enhanced notification system that alerts investors each time they buy or sell securities via SMS or email. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 18:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom Mobile, BlackBerry announce integrated carrier billing
South African operator Telkom Mobile and BlackBerry have announced integrated carrier billing will now be available to BlackBerry smartphone users on the network, in the first integrated billing partnership concluded by Telkom Mobile. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 13:40 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian Stanbic Bank’s mobile money subscribers near 1m – product manager
The number of mobile money subscribers of Nigerian commercial bank Stanbic IBTC will soon reach one million, Gbenga Agboola, the bank’s mobile platform product manager, has told HumanIPO. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 10:20 · Chris Udemans
Over 96% of mobile malware affects Android devices
Over 96 per cent of mobile malware infections occur on Android devices, highlighting an increase in malicious software created for the increasingly popular platform, according to a study. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenya’s Momentum Core launches Tuktuk Mania game
Kenyan mobile game developing startup Momentum Core has launched its latest game, Tuktuk Mania, with players racing through the streets in the popular three-wheeled vehicle. → Read more
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Tue, March 4th, 05:00 · Chris Udemans
Apple launches CarPlay
Apple has announced a number of automobile partners will be rolling out CarPlay, a system to integrate the iPhone into cars. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA government must ensure access to tech – Carrim
Government must keep its policies and legislation up to date and relevant to ensure the whole of society benefits equally from the progress brought about by technological advances, according to South Africa’s minister of communications Yunus Carrim. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 14:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
An open letter to Vodacom and MTN – Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko
As the dispute over the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s (ICASA’s) new mobile termination rates (MTRs) continues and heads to court, the chief executive officer (CEO) of part state-owned operator Telkom, Sipho Maseko, joins the fray with an open letter to the CEOs of the two largest operators in the country, published in full below. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA’s Triggerfish launches Khumba game
South African animation film company Triggerfish Animation Studios has released a mobile game modelled on its successful film Khumba, in partnership with local game developers Sijo Studios. → Read more
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Mon, March 3rd, 11:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telkom has subsidised Vodacom, MTN for 2 decades – CEO
South Africa’s part state-owned operator Telkom has subsidised bigger rivals Vodacom and MTN for over two decades, chief executive officer (CEO) Sipho Maseko said in an open letter to the operators urging them to stop opposing the lowering of mobile termination rates (MTRs). → Read more
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