Telecoms, Page 44
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Fri, November 15th, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
Ericsson and Huawei take over MTN infrastructure in Nigeria
MTN Nigeria has signed a managed services contract with Ericsson and Huawei to optimise and carry out field maintenance on the network’s infrastructure across the country. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 10:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Vodacom releases iPhone 5c and 5s
iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c handsets are available to Vodacom customers in South Africa as of today (Friday), as the operator opens sales of the coveted devices. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 10:00 · Tom Jackson
Alcatel-Lucent “back in the game” – CEO
Alcatel-Lucent’s refocusing of its priorities and planning for a future based around cloud, LTE and patent monetisation has put it “back in the game”, according to chief executive officer (CEO) Michel Combes. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 06:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Telecel Zimbabwe launches road emergency service
Telecel has launched a new emergency response facility, dubbing it ‘911 Road Assist’ in Zimbabwe, to help customers call for assistance in the event a vehicle breaks down or there is a road accident. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 17:00 · Nick Sato
Safaricom to provide TV services
Safaricom, Kenya’s leading mobile operator, has announced plans to begin selling bundled internet and television services for on-demand viewing in the next year. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 13:00 · Nick Sato
Lipa na M-Pesa now available at Shell stations
Safaricom and Vivo Energy Kenya have partnered to allow Shell petrol station customers to pay for fuel using the new cashless payments platform Lipa na M-Pesa. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 12:30 · Richard Cutcher
Social media is ideal platform to launch mobile money marketing
Social media is the best tool for spreading awareness and driving adoption of mobile money services in new markets, according to Vytas Paukstys, chief executive officer at Eskimi. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
MTN Group partners Hello Doctor to offer mobile health
MTN Group and Hello Doctor, subsidiary of Metropolitan Health, have partnered to offer m-health solutions in MTN’s territories across Africa, ensuring consumers receive the right information before seeing a doctor. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 07:00 · Winfred Kuria
MTN renews Opera Software partnership
MTN Group has extended its deal with Opera Software to provide a custom version of the Opera Mini mobile browser for another two years. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 18:30 · Richard Cutcher
Telcos should be enablers rather than retailers – Nagar
The content ecosystem is being skewed in favour of major players, most notably telecommunications companies, and this is a hindrance to growth in the content market, said Arun Nagar, chief executive officer (CEO) of Spice Africa. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 18:00 · Nick Sato
MTN Mobile Money to withdraw and pay at Visa points
MTN Group has partnered with Visa to offer customers a new mobile payment solution which allows MTN Mobile Money subscribers make face-to-face and online transactions wherever Visa is accepted. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 16:30 · Nick Sato
Kenyan operators must begin contributing to USF – CCK
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has begun collecting the Universal Service Fund (USF) contributions from the country’s network operators, in a bid support widespread access to ICT services and promote capacity building and innovations. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 15:00 · Brandon Gregory
Question mark over operators will remain for another decade
Despite the reality the telecommunications industry is still being built, Informa Telecoms and Media is not sure what the future holds for operators, said Mark Newman, chief research officer at Informa, during his presentation at AfricaCom 2013, in Cape Town, today. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher
WTL design SMS hub for African network operators
World Telecom Labs (WTL) has launched a new SMS hub, allowing African mobile operators to keep their traffic on the continent rather than sending it overseas. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 09:30 · Nick Sato
MTN selects Etisalat SmartHub to extend network’s regional reach
Telecommunications company Etisalat has partnered with MTN Group to extend its regional network reach through Etisalat SmartHub, expanding its advanced data network capabilities. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 14:00 · Brandon Gregory
Africa to near 1b mobile subscribers by 2019 – Ericsson
Ericsson has released the fifth edition of its mobility report, which predicts Africa will reach around 940 million subscriptions by 2019. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 13:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Airtel Money customers to withdraw using ATMs in Rwanda
Airtel Rwanda has partnered with I&M Bank and RSwitch, the country’s e-payment solutions provider to introduce a new system allowing mobile money users to access services at ATMs. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 10:30 · Paul Adepoju
MTN Nigeria raises alarm over new SIM swap fraud
MTN Nigeria has warned its customers of a new scam which sees fraudsters mislead subscribers into providing personal information and then carrying out a SIM swap. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 10:04 · Brandon Gregory
AfricaCom 2013 kicks off in Cape Town
The sixteenth annual three day AfricaCom conference kicked off in Cape Town this morning, set to feature more than 300 speakers. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTN Nigeria to upgrade network capacity
MTN Nigeria has partnered with Cambridge Broadband Networks (CBNL) to upgrade its network and improve network capacity, responding to an increase in customers accessing the internet via 3G. → Read more
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