Mobile, Page 65
-
Wed, October 2nd, 20:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
ICASA to release call termination draft regulations
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) will release its draft on call termination regulations for public comment on Friday. → Read more
-
Wed, October 2nd, 16:00 · Richard Cutcher
East Africa’s first MVNO lost 8 months to interconnect negotiations
Uganda’s K2 Telecom, East Africa’s first mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), had its growth almost put on hold for eight months after confusion and disagreements reigned following its launch in January this year. → Read more
-
Wed, October 2nd, 15:00 · Brandon Gregory
Cell C launches “Believe” summer campaign
South African network operator Cell C has launched its “Believe” campaign, which the company says is “giving back” to its customers after a year in which it has gained more than two million new customers and extended its network of base stations by 100 per month. → Read more
-
Wed, October 2nd, 14:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel Money and Ecobank in mobile money partnership
Bharti Airtel has announced a partnership with Ecobank to deliver Airtel Money to nine countries across Africa with Airtel operations. → Read more
-
Wed, October 2nd, 14:00 · Richard Cutcher
Brands need to prepare to become MVNOs
Mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) can risk confusing their core customer base if they do not do the preparatory work before launching a network, according to Stephen Blewett, director at 3D Consulting. → Read more
-
Wed, October 2nd, 12:40 · Richard Cutcher
Launching a SA MVNO a “casino gamble” – Orange Horizons
Sebastien Crozier, chief executive officer (CEO) of Orange Horizons, has said mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) currently have “no rights” in South Africa and believes launching an MVNO in the country now would be a “casino gamble”. → Read more
-
Wed, October 2nd, 11:00 · Richard Cutcher
MVNO success is MNO success too
Sprint, the United States’ largest wholesale carrier hosting mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), has lauded the benefits of partnering with other brands. → Read more
-
Wed, October 2nd, 10:40 · Nanine Steenkamp
Egypt’s Arabhardware aiming for African expansion
Egyptian IT company Arabhardware is looking at expanding into the rest of the Africa, meeting the need for IT supplies on the continent. → Read more
-
Wed, October 2nd, 07:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Limpopo school wins smart pen competition
A South African school based in Limpopo has won the Techno-Girl Entrepreneurship Programme with a multipurpose smart pen. → Read more
-
Wed, October 2nd, 05:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Ericsson to unveil new mobile radio technology
Ericsson is to launch a cellular radio small enough to fit in a person’s hand that provides enough indoor network coverage for a crowd of people. → Read more
-
Tue, October 1st, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
App launched to teach Kenyan children Swahili
Kenyan app development firm Thirst Interactive has launched an Android app, MyTichaa, to teach young children Swahili through a range of picture puzzles. → Read more
-
Tue, October 1st, 17:30 · Richard Cutcher
MVNOs in Africa is a waiting game
Beyond South Africa, market conditions are not yet suitable for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) to be introduced in Africa, according to Robert Schumann of telecommunications and technology specialists Analysys Mason. → Read more
-
Tue, October 1st, 14:00 · Richard Cutcher
Regulators could be tempted into MVNOs by universal access offer – Mpolokoso
Prospective mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) must make regulators socio-economic offers they cannot refuse, according to Benjamin Mpolokoso, consultancy and training unit manager at the University of Zambia’s Centre for Information and Communication Technologies (CICT). → Read more
-
Tue, October 1st, 13:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Galaxy Note 3 available in Kenya from October 7
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will be made available to Kenyans from Monday, October 7, with an e-commerce site announcing pre-orders. → Read more
-
Tue, October 1st, 12:20 · Richard Cutcher
MVNOs niche players compared to “vanilla” mobile operators
Any company looking to launch its own mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) needs to understand how it will create revenue as well as compliment its own core business, according to Jiri Batek, chief executive officer (CEO) of Mobile Virtual Network Enabler (MVNE). → Read more
-
Tue, October 1st, 11:40 · Nick Sato
Airtel Kenya partners Pan Africa Life to offer life insurance through mobile
Airtel Kenya and Pan Africa Life Assurance Limited have entered into a partnership to provide life insurance cover through mobile phones, in an effort to increase the numbers of Kenyans with insurance. → Read more
-
Tue, October 1st, 11:00 · Richard Cutcher
MVNOs know customers better than us – Cell C
Bjorn Flormann, chief executive of wholesale business at Cell C, has said partnering with companies such as Virgin and Red Bull to create mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in South Africa is part of its bid to take subscribers from MTN and Vodacom. → Read more
-
Tue, October 1st, 10:40 · Kamau Mbote
Huawei launches Ascend P6 in Kenya
Huawei has launched the world’s slimmest phone - the Huawei Ascend P6 - in Kenya. → Read more
-
Tue, October 1st, 09:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
New Gmail for Android under development
Google is reportedly developing a new version of Gmail for the Android operating system, making advertisements appear on mobile devices. → Read more
-
Tue, October 1st, 07:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Samsung ChatON IM service hits 100 million users
Samsung’s mobile messaging platform ChatON has reached a global user base of 100 million, double its figures of four months ago. → Read more
Follow African Tech Scene
Advertisement
Most read
-
GOtv says no monthly subscriptions for free-to-air channels
Mon, January 13th
-
HumanIPO shutting down on January 15
Tue, January 6th
-
-
BBC partners BlackBerry to deliver Hausa news via BBM in Nigeria
Mon, April 28th
-
Online company registration website now live in Kenya
Thu, February 28th
Latest by Category
-
Broadcasting
-
-
#ISurvivedEbola multimedia campaign launched
Tue, December 2nd
-
Events
-
Ghana to upgrade to chip embedded passports
Fri, December 19th
-
-
Features
-
Price a hindering factor to 4G uptake in Rwanda – retailers
Thu, January 8th
-
The startup community in Mozambique is very weak – Kande
Tue, December 23rd
-
Gadgets
-
MTN launches subscription-based video service in South Africa
Mon, January 5th
-
-
Internet
-
Price a hindering factor to 4G uptake in Rwanda – retailers
Thu, January 8th
-
-
Mobile
-
Safaricom launches bundled roaming service in 20 countries
Fri, January 9th
-
-
Policy
-
Price a hindering factor to 4G uptake in Rwanda – retailers
Thu, January 8th
-
-
Social Media
-
Mobile app on Nigeria’s heritage launched
Fri, December 19th
-
Prayerbox.co allows Christians to share prayer points, testimonies – founder
Fri, December 12th
-
Startups
-
-
-
Telecoms
-
-
Safaricom launches bundled roaming service in 20 countries
Fri, January 9th