Mobile, Page 9
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Fri, August 8th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya Airways, Airtel sign MVNO agreement
Bharti Airtel and Kenya Airways have announced a partnership that will see Airtel host Kenya Airways as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) on its network. → Read more
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Fri, August 8th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Vodafone’s Michael Joseph receives PICMET Technology Management Award
Vodafone director of mobile money and former Safaricom chief executive officer (CEO) Michael Joseph has received the prestigious Leadership in Technology Management Award from the Portland International Centre for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET). → Read more
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Fri, August 8th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Facebook’s Internet.org app now available to Airtel Zambia customers
Airtel Zambia has announced it has become the first mobile operator in the world to offer Facebook’s Internet.org app to customers, a move it says will makes it easier for people to access the internet and a set of basic services without data charges. → Read more
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Thu, August 7th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel Africa, BGFI partner to expand money transfer service in Africa
Airtel Africa has entered into a partnership with BGFIBank, a financial services institution present in 10 countries, to expand mobile money access to the bank’s customers. → Read more
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Thu, August 7th, 14:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Safaricom’s yuMobile acquisition to be complete within months – report
Leading Kenyan operator Safaricom expects to complete its joint acquisition of rival yuMobile for around US$120 million within months, chief executive officer (CEO) Bob Collymore has told Bloomberg. → Read more
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Thu, August 7th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Orange Kenya, CIC Insurance partner to launch Orange Bima
Orange has partnered leading micro-insurer CIC Insurance Group to launch a mobile insurance product, Orange Bima, that gives Orange mobile subscribers the opportunity to insure their mobile devices. → Read more
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Wed, August 6th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom launches US$50 smartphone
South Africa’s leading operator Vodacom has launched a self-branded, ZAR549 (US$51) mobile phone, with the aim of making mobile internet accessible to all South Africans. → Read more
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Tue, August 5th, 10:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Maher leaves Mxit, joins Kagiso Media
Chief product officer of South African social chat app Mxit, Vincent Maher, has left Mxit and been appointed chief innovation officer at Kagiso Media Limited, the company announced. → Read more
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Tue, August 5th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Zuku announces US$2.5 million network upgrade
Kenyan pay-TV and telecommunications provider Zuku is to embark on a KSh220 million (US$2.5 million) network upgrade, aimed at improving speeds and reducing downtime on the network. → Read more
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Mon, August 4th, 12:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Ugandan trade reporting system commissioned
Uganda’s trade minister Amelia Kyambadde has commissioned the Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) Reporting System, a mobile phone and email-based system for reporting barriers to trade. → Read more
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Mon, August 4th, 11:20 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan firms agree to use mobile app for power connection
Kenya Power has signed a tripartite agreement with Rapid Communications and Jamii Bora Bank for the use of a mobile app for loan application and processing. → Read more
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Mon, August 4th, 10:40 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria telecoms investment tops US$32bn – Juwah
Investment in Nigeria’s telecoms sector has exceeded US$32 billion and is the sector creating the most new jobs, according to the vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Eugene Juwah. → Read more
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Fri, August 1st, 16:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom launches revamped m-pesa for South Africa
South Africa’s leading operator Vodacom has announced a full overhaul of its m-pesa mobile money offering for its home market, admitting the service has not “enjoyed the overwhelming uptake seen in markets like Kenya and Tanzania”. → Read more
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Fri, August 1st, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Equity Bank’s MNVO prefix is 0763
Kenya’s Equity Banks’ mobile virtual network operations continue to be deployed through subsidiary Finserve, with the bank announcing its prefix will be 0763. → Read more
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Fri, August 1st, 11:06 · Susan Mwenesi
Global smartphone market records 23% in Q2 – IDC
The International Data Corporation (IDC) has announced the worldwide smartphone market grew 23.1 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2014 , establishing a new single quarter record of 295.3 million shipments. → Read more
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Thu, July 31st, 18:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Equity Bank cleared to launch MVNO normal SIM cards
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) has cleared Equity Bank to start operations of its mobile phone and cash transfer service before it resolves a petition filed by leading telecommunications provider Safaricom, which is was opposed to the bank using ultra-thin SIM cards. → Read more
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Thu, July 31st, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
RLG launches Uhuru Classic smartphone in Ghana
RLG has officially launched its latest smartphone product, saying it is in line with the company’s goal of being the leader in the industry. → Read more
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Mon, July 28th, 14:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Decline in Kenyan voice traffic despite increased subscriptions – CAK
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) has reported a decline in local mobile voice traffic despite there being growth in mobile subscriptions for the period between January and March this year. → Read more
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Fri, July 25th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Lamudi launches iOS app in 9 new African countries
Online property platform Lamudi has announced the launch of its iOS app in nine new countries in Africa, allowing users to access thousands of listings on the go. → Read more
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Thu, July 24th, 16:30 · Paul Adepoju
Infrastructural investment to drive mobile expansion in Ethiopia, DRC
The underdeveloped mobile communications markets of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Ethiopia are set to expand substantially in the next three to five years, mainly driven by growing infrastructural investment, a report by Frost & Sullivan has predicted. → Read more
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