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Fri, November 7th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Mobile industry has transformed millions of lives across Africa – GSMA
Anne Bouverot, Director General of the GSMA has said the mobile industry has transformed the lives of millions of people across Sub-Saharan Africa. Bouverot said this while commenting on 'Mobile Economy 2014: Sub-Saharan Africa', the new GSMA report released at the Mobile 360-Africa event in Cape Town, South Africa. → Read more
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Fri, November 7th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Namibia’s Paratus Telecom launches Nomanini-powered mobile airtime distribution service
Namibian ICT provider, Paratus Telecom, has diversified its offering by launching a new mobile airtime distribution service called “Katiti”. The service runs on Nomanini’s popular cloud-based mobile point of sale platform and is designed to be used by informal traders and budding entrepreneurs. → Read more
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Thu, November 6th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Airtel joins Africa-wide GSMA mHealth partnership
Airtel has announced it is partnering with the Global Mobile Trade Association (GSMA) to support cross-ecosystem mHealth partnership programme. → Read more
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Wed, November 5th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Cataleya to offer Nigerian mobile operators access to intelligent IP infrastructure
Epsilon Global Communications-owned Cataleya has announced the deployment of its Orchid One Network Session and Application Manager for Interconnect Clearinghouse Nigeria (ICN) to give local mobile operators in Nigeria access to intelligent IP infrastructure. → Read more
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Wed, November 5th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Mozilla announces Firefox OS expansion plans for Africa
Mozilla today announced plans to expand Firefox operating system to Africa. In a statement made available to HumanIPO, Mozilla said it is partnering with Airtel, MTN South Africa and Tigo to bring first Firefox OS smartphones to Africa. → Read more
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Tue, November 4th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Airtel Africa’s premier subscribers to get Priority Pass membership
Airtel has announced a partnership with Priority Pass independent airport lounge access programme to give the network's subscribers access to a growing network of over 700 airport lounges globally. → Read more
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Mon, November 3rd, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Compulsory listing of telcos could send foreign investors away from Nigeria – expert
Taiwo Oyedele a tax expert at PricewaterHouseCoopers (PWC) has warned that the move by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) to compel telecoms companies such as MTN, Airtel and Etisalat to become publicly listed companies may send foreign companies away from the country. → Read more
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Mon, November 3rd, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Smile to cover 60 cities in Nigeria by 2015
Internet service provider Smile Communications has announced plans to cover 60 cities and 9 additional states in Nigeria by the end of 2015. The announcement was made by the company's Chief Marketing Officer Alero Ladipo. → Read more
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Fri, October 31st, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Bharti Airtel reports increased revenues for Africa in Q2 Financial Results for the Quarter ended September 30, 2014
Bharti Airtel Limited (“Bharti Airtel” or “the Company”) has announced its audited consolidated IFRS results for the Second quarter ended September 30, 2014. → Read more
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Thu, October 30th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
NSE making progress in making Nigerian telcos publicly listed companies
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced it is making progress in encouraging telecoms companies operating in Nigeria to become publicly listed companies and to sell shares. This was disclosed by the bourse’s CEO Oscar Onyema. → Read more
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Mon, October 27th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s spectrum license bid winner set to roll out LTE services
The winner of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)'s 2.3GHz spectrum licence Bitflux Consortium has announced plans to roll out services in January. → Read more
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Thu, October 23rd, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyans can now pay taxes through Airtel Money
Bharti Airtel has partnered with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to offer Kenyan citizens an opportunity to pay their taxes through Airtel Money. → Read more
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Thu, October 23rd, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Orange launches reward scheme for its corporate clients
Integrated telecommunications solutions provider Orange has introduced a loyalty programme for its corporate clients dubbed Corporate Ziada, that allows a Corporate entity to earn and redeem points as opposed to the majority that only cater for individual subscriptions. → Read more
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Wed, October 22nd, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Tigo, Deezer set to launch music streaming service in Ghana
Telecoms company Tigo has announced a partnership with music streaming service Deezer to launch Tigo Music in Ghana. Similar service will also be launched in Chad, DR Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania in the coming months. → Read more
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Wed, October 22nd, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN sponsors GSMA Mobile 360-Africa
Telecommunications company MTN today announced it is sponsoring GSMA Mobile 360-Africa. In a statement, the company said it is the Platinum Event Sponsor for the GSMA Mobile 360-Africa. The event will be held in Cape Town South Africa from November 5 - 7 2014. → Read more
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Mon, October 20th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Globacom launches mobile tutor service for Nigerian students
Nigerian telecoms company Globacom has launched Glo Mobile Tutor a service targeted at secondary school students in Nigeria. The company said the service would empower the students and would make education more easily accessible. → Read more
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Fri, October 17th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel Money to launch cross border money transfer service across East Africa
Bharti Airtel announced plans to launch a cross border money transfer product in East Africa that will enable Airtel Money customers to send, receive and withdraw money from their Airtel Money wallets. → Read more
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Fri, October 17th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
President Kenyatta for thin-Sim card rollout and digital migration
President Uhuru Kenyatta says he is in favor of Equity’s thin-SIM technology and digital migration. → Read more
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Thu, October 16th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Alcatel-Lucent, MTN Nigeria launch 100 gigabit-per-second fibre-optic network
MTN Nigeria and Alcatel-Lucent have launched a 100 gigabit-per-second fibre-optic network that allows subscribers to enjoy the benefits of ultra-broadband connectivity. → Read more
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Thu, October 16th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Vodacom launches fixed telephony solutions in Nigeria
Vodacom has launched enterprise-grade fixed telephony solutions in Nigeria. According to Vodacom Business Nigeria, the solutions are for Nigerian businesses and are specifically designed to give superior and cost-effective voice services. → Read more
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