Mobile, Page 34
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Thu, February 20th, 18:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Cell C advertising campaign targets MTN over MTRs
South Africa’s third mobile operator Cell C has launched an aggressive new marketing campaign criticising rival MTN’s decision to challenge new mobile termination rate (MTR) regulations set out by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). → Read more
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Thu, February 20th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel Kenya, Chase Bank offer Visa card on Airtel Money
Airtel Kenya has partnered with Chase Bank and Visa to allow Airtel Money users to withdraw money from their Airtel Money accounts, shop and pay for goods and services from all over the world → Read more
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Thu, February 20th, 15:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
More than 50% of SA urban mobile owners use WhatsApp
More than half of urban-dwelling adult mobile phone owners in South Africa use WhatsApp, according to a social media update published by World Wide Worx. → Read more
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Thu, February 20th, 13:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Samsung unveils 6 locally made apps in Kenya
Samsung Electronics East Africa in conjunction with Strathmore University’s iLab yesterday launched six locally developed apps to run on the Android platform as part of a partnership formed by the two organisations. → Read more
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Thu, February 20th, 11:40 · Chris Udemans
PesaPal expanding to Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia
Kenya’s PesaPal will be expanding to Nigeria, Ghana and Zambia over the next few months, while looking at possible expansion into Francophone and South Africa. → Read more
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Thu, February 20th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Alcatel-Lucent to upgrade Tunisie Telecom network
Tunisia’s leading telecoms provider Tunisie Telecom and Alcatel-Lucent have signed a three-year partnership for the upgrading of Tunisie Telecom’s network, with a view to enabling the launch of a high-speed broadband network across Tunisia. → Read more
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Thu, February 20th, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Q&A: Iain Mackenzie, pan-Euro communications manager, Facebook
With Facebook recently celebrating its 10th birthday as it battles to remodel to respond to the shift in usage from desktop to mobile, HumanIPO caught up with Iain Mackenzie, the company’s pan-Euro communications manager, to discuss lessons learnt and emerging trends, as well as the company’s plans for 2014. → Read more
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Wed, February 19th, 20:00 · Chris Udemans
Vodafone to offer 4G roaming in SA this year
Vodafone has announced it will be offering 4G roaming services in South Africa from the summer of 2014, adding to its global high-speed roaming network. → Read more
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Wed, February 19th, 18:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Ericsson to manage 75% of MTN Nigeria network infrastructure
MTN Nigeria has selected Ericsson as the managed services provider for 75 per cent of its network infrastructure, making Ericsson MTN’s biggest managed services provider across Africa. → Read more
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Wed, February 19th, 12:20 · Chris Udemans
Tranzit providing Lagos with mobile-enabled transport, delivery services
Nigerian startup Tranzit provides mobile-enabled transportation and delivery services using a user’s location, providing an efficient online system for transport logistics in Lagos. → Read more
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Wed, February 19th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
SA mobile traffic to increase 900% in 5 years
South Africa’s mobile traffic is set to increase ninefold in the next five years, according to a study by networking firm Cisco. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 20:00 · Guest Post
MTN stamps on low prices: Jose Dos Santos, acting CEO, Cell C
Dominant incumbents are typically defensive when any attempt is made to curb their otherwise abusive behaviour, but isn’t MTN taking it a bit far? Not content to make “super-normal profits” (more than normal profits, or the amount of revenue generated after paying costs, by a monopoly) for nearly 15 years, MTN wants to choke the consumer further by refusing to accept regulatory intervention under law, by the sector regulator, ICASA. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 18:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Africa “incredibly exciting” for Facebook
Facebook finds Africa “incredibly exciting” and believes Africans will use its platform in ways nobody has yet imagined, with Africans making use of new tech tools in the most innovative ways. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 15:40 · Chris Udemans
NCC announces bidders for 2.3 GHz spectrum licence
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced two approved bidders for the auction of the 2.3 GHz band spectrum licence. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 12:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTN wants to keep costs high – Cell C
South Africa’s second operator MTN uses litigation to question regulations that may challenge its market dominance, and wants to maintain high costs of communication in South Africa, according to Jose Dos Santos, acting chief executive officer (CEO) of Cell C. → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 17:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Tanzania’s UDOM students to create software for Nokia, Microsoft
Students at Tanzania’s University of Dodoma are set to start creating software for Microsoft platforms such as Windows and Nokia mobile phones from next month. → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 13:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Motorola, UNDP, Rwandan government launch mobile challenge for youth
Motorola and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched a Mobile App Challenge to address global challenges, which will be implemented by Rwanda’s YouthConnekt programme → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
MTN Uganda increases money transfer charges
MTN Uganda has raised its charges for payment of bills via mobile money to Umeme Electricity and National Water and Sewerage Corporation, meaning customers who use mobile money to pay for water and electricity will have to pay more. → Read more
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Fri, February 14th, 20:00 · Tom Jackson
ICASA delays MTR cut
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has delayed the implementation of its new mobile termination rates (MTRs) until May 1 following a legal challenge from operator MTN. → Read more
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Fri, February 14th, 17:40 · Tom Jackson
Vodacom, MTN stagnate SA competition – study
South Africa’s dominant mobile operators Vodacom and MTN are unreactive to price cuts by smaller rivals, meaning competition in the country’s telecoms sector is stagnant. → Read more
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