Mobile, Page 52
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Tue, November 19th, 15:30 · Richard Cutcher
Paga surpasses 1m users
Nigerian mobile payment service Paga has surpassed one million users, according to its website. → Read more
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Tue, November 19th, 14:00 · Nick Sato
Postal Corporation of Kenya to offer electronic money services
The Postal Corporation of Kenya is to transact services electronically in a bid to boost its efficiency after the Miscellaneous Amendment Bill 2013 was tabled in Parliament. → Read more
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Tue, November 19th, 13:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom launches BB Z30 in SA
Vodacom has launched the BlackBerry Z30 smartphone for the first time in South Africa, making the device available for purchase or on contract. → Read more
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Tue, November 19th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
Nokia shareholders to approve Microsoft deal
Nokia shareholders are today expected to approve the sale of its mobile division to Microsoft for US$7.36 billion, with the deal likely to close in the first quarter of next year. → Read more
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Tue, November 19th, 10:30 · Nick Sato
Safaricom introduces East Africa roaming bundles
Safaricom, Kenya’s biggest mobile network provider, has introduced a new roaming bundle for its subscribers travelling across the region, which could lower the current high charges. → Read more
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Tue, November 19th, 08:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Startup hindered in launching Tanzanian e-ticketing
Institutional barriers, as well as the shift from manual to digital processes, are hindering the launch of an e-ticketing system for buses in Tanzania, according to local startup Zoop. → Read more
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Tue, November 19th, 08:00 · Nick Sato
Airtel targets more subscribers with Radio Express partnership
Airtel has announced a partnership with Radio Express to launch weekly shows on local radio stations across 17 African countries. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 19:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Malawians to pay for fuel services using Airtel Money
Airtel has partnered Total Malawi to offer customers an opportunity to pay for fuelling services through their mobile phones, using the Airtel Money service at any Total filling station in the country. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 17:30 · Richard Cutcher
FNB expands app to 7 more African countries
First National Bank (FNB) has expanded its mobile banking app to seven other African countries, after originally launching it exclusively in South Africa in July 2011. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 14:30 · Tom Jackson
Alcatel-Lucent focusing on LTE, divesting in 2G and 3G
Alcatel-Lucent is focusing its investment on LTE and cutting the money it puts into 2G and 3G, as it looks to be first to market to gain a larger market share. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 14:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Airtel Uganda to launch new service for savings groups
Airtel is partnering the Grameen Foundation to introduce a new project that will provide mobile financial services to women’s savings groups in Uganda as part of its efforts to reduce the gender gap in mobile access. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 12:30 · Nick Sato
M-Pesa bags Global Money Transfer Service Award in Dubai
Safaricom’s M-Pesa has been awarded the best operator-led mobile money service at the sixth Mobile Money Global Awards held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
App allows children to save via mobile
South African company Soulstice has developed a mobile application which allows parents to deposit their child’s allowance into a ‘Fliptin’ account, allowing children to transact, save and learn through their mobiles. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Globacom introduces Asus Fonepad into Nigerian market
Globacom Nigeria has unveiled the Asus Fonepad, at the 2013 West African Information and Communications Technology (WAFICT) exhibition held in Lagos. → Read more
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Sat, November 16th, 08:00 · Nick Sato
75% of Kenyan adults use mobile money
The proportion of Kenyan adults using mobile money services has increased to 75 per cent, according to a report by the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC). → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 20:00 · Brandon Gregory
Negative impact in delays to deploying LTE in Africa
Stakeholders in Africa need to understand the detrimental effect delaying the licensing for LTE service rollout will have on the continent, according to Andile Ngcaba, founder of investment firm Convergence Partners. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 18:00 · Richard Cutcher
Samsung and Apple battle over patent damages
Samsung has conceded it does owe damages to Apple concerning 13 patent infringements, but claims they amount to US$52 million rather than the US$379.8 million wanted by its rival. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Telecom Egypt profit nears $100m for Q3
Telecom Egypt has released its financial results for the third quarter of 2013, revealing a EGP650 million (US$94.3 million) in net profit for the quarter, while revenues grew significantly. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
ICASA must speak on white space spectrum – Hart
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) must regulate on white space spectrum, as developing white space technologies will benefit future generations, according to Arno Hart, project manager at the Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa (TENET). → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kopo Kopo gets $2.6m in funding
Kenyan merchant services platform Kopo Kopo has secured US$2.6 million in financing, enabling it to expand its service offering and branch out across Africa. → Read more
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