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Tue, September 17th, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
15% of Nigerian operator revenue comes from data – Informa
Data is responsible for 15 per cent of service revenue in the Nigerian telecommunications sector, Thecla Mbongue, senior research analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media, has revealed. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
BBC to discuss its BBC Hausa upgrade at NigeriaCom
The BBC will unveil the reasoning behind its “responsive design” upgrade of the BBC Hausa website at NigeriaCom in Lagos, today. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Tigo subscribers to pay fares using mobile money
Rwandan mobile operator Tigo has launched a new service allowing travelling Rwandans to pay for their tickets through mobile money. → Read more
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Mon, September 16th, 20:00 · Nick Sato
Smartphones to outnumber feature phones in Kenya by end of 2013
Smartphone sales will surpass those of feature phones in Kenya if current trends continue. → Read more
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Mon, September 16th, 18:30 · Richard Cutcher
MTN Mobile Money surpasses one million users
Mobile Money subscribers on South Africa’s MTN network have reached one million since the service was launched in November last year. → Read more
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Mon, September 16th, 18:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Service providers advised to go digital in financing the poor
Digital payments can reduce transaction costs by up to 90 per cent, through greater efficiency, sustainability and accessibility to the poor, a new report says. → Read more
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Mon, September 16th, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju
Airtel and Nokia debut phone exchange in Nigeria
Airtel Nigeria and Nokia have partnered to allow Nigerians to exchange their old functional devices of any brand and network for a Nokia Lumia 520. → Read more
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Mon, September 16th, 12:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Samsung sells 38 million Galaxy Note devices
Samsung has sold more than 38 million Galaxy Notes since the launch in late 2011, 28 million more than it reported a year ago. → Read more
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Mon, September 16th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Mobile technology is boosting African innovation – Matiangi
Mobile technology has opened the door to innovation in Africa, especially with the penetration of financial services to more Africans, according to Kenya’s ICT cabinet secretary, Fred Matiangi. → Read more
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Mon, September 16th, 10:30 · Nick Sato
Tusker Project Fame 6 goes digital with online mobile platform
East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has launched an online mobile platform to enable fans to follow its upcoming Tusker Project Fame 6 (TPF6) competition and interact with TPF6 contestants. → Read more
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Sat, September 14th, 08:00 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyan underwriter launches phone insurance
A Kenyan underwriter has launched the country’s first standalone insurance product that allows phone owners to insure their devices. → Read more
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Fri, September 13th, 18:30 · Kamau Mbote
Panasonic outlines African strategy
Panasonic has outlined its strategy to increase its market share in Africa and make the market a major source of its revenue. → Read more
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Fri, September 13th, 15:30 · Nick Sato
New Ma3Route features allow Kenyans to share traffic details
Traffic app Ma3route has launched new features allowing Kenyans to form “road teams” to inform each other on the condition of traffic in their regions. → Read more
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Fri, September 13th, 14:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Samsung to follow Apple with 64-bit smartphone
The next smartphones to hit the market from Samsung will feature a 64-bit processor, making them more powerful and faster. → Read more
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Fri, September 13th, 13:40 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian government denies ordering gold-plated iPhones
The Nigerian government has dismissed reports it has ordered 53 gold-plated iPhones to celebrate the anniversary of the country’s independence. → Read more
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Fri, September 13th, 12:20 · Selipha Kihagi
Ericsson calls for greater collaboration among regulators
Ericsson has called for greater collaboration between Africa’s telecommunications industry regulators and infrastructure providers to enhance the provision of more cost-efficient services to end-users. → Read more
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Fri, September 13th, 11:20 · Nanine Steenkamp
Vodacom to launch e-centre in Mozambique
Pan-African mobile operator Vodacom has invested in the construction of an e-centre in Mozambique to be used as a primary national network facility. → Read more
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Fri, September 13th, 10:40 · Nick Sato
Airtel Kenya introduces service that locates friends and family via SMS
Airtel Kenya has announced a partnership with Gecko Landmarks to offer SMS-based location service mLocator to its customers, allowing them to locate friends and family through landmarks. → Read more
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Fri, September 13th, 10:20 · Nanine Steenkamp
Africa Live wins Africa App Quest
African travel app Africa Live has won the Africa App Quest competition, rewarding its wildlife solution with US$10,000. → Read more
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Fri, September 13th, 08:30 · Kamau Mbote
HumanIPO partners MobileMoneyAfrica for expo
HumanIPO will be lead media partner at the fourth MobileMoneyExpo in Lagos next year, with the event focusing on financial inclusion for the unbanked. → Read more
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