Telecoms, Page 61
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Mon, August 12th, 08:30 · Jack Barton
Social media engagement gives huge revenue boost
African companies with dedicated social media pages and profiles produce on average 63.38 per cent more revenue than those that do not, according to a new report. → Read more
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Sun, August 11th, 09:23 · Paul Adepoju
Half of Nigerian MNPs left MTN
Figures released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have shown 49 per cent of subscribers to have ported since mobile number portability (MNP) was introduced were MTN customers. → Read more
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Thu, August 8th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian network operator fines are ineffective
Nigeria’s mobile networks have described as ineffective the incessant slamming of fines on them by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over the poor quality of services. → Read more
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Thu, August 8th, 17:30 · Jack Barton
200 LTE networks launched across 76 countries
Two hundred commercial LTE networks were launched globally by July 31, this year, the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) has confirmed. → Read more
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Thu, August 8th, 16:00 · Brandon Gregory
Former Vodacom CEO “evasive” in Please Call Me case – lawyer
Cedric Puckrin, the lawyer representing Nkosana Makate, a former employee of Vodacom, has accused Alan Knott-Craig, former Vodacom chief executive officer (CEO), of being evasive about the mobile operator allegedly stealing Makate’s Please Call Me idea. → Read more
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Thu, August 8th, 15:30 · Jack Barton
LG G2 smartphone launched in New York
LG launched the LG G2 smartphone, the first in its new G range of devices, yesterday (Wednesday) in New York. → Read more
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Thu, August 8th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN Nigeria confirms it handed out free data bundles by mistake
MTN Nigeria has confirmed it recorded a glitch on its system that resulted in a host of subscribers enjoying free 3GB data bundles. → Read more
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Thu, August 8th, 11:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
SkyVision launches across Ivory Coast
Global IP connectivity company SkyVision has launched a comprehensive secure voice and data network in Ivory Coast for the improvement of microfinance. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 10:00 · Richard Cutcher
OPINION: Visa bring worthwhile innovation to mobile money
Visa and MasterCard have been viewed with reasonable suspicion by Africa’s network operators and even banks when it comes to their motives on the mobile money scene, but their latest partnership with Orange Money should ruffle a few feathers. → Read more
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Wed, August 7th, 08:30 · Brandon Gregory
A2P messaging the big hope for operators
Application-to-person (A2P) messaging is the “only hope” for mobile operators to make a profit from their SMS messaging infrastructure, said Pieter Streicher, managing director of BulkSMS. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 17:00 · Richard Cutcher
Visa takes mobile money plastic in Botswana
Orange will roll out its new service with Visa allowing increased access and use of mobile payments in Botswana, with further countries in Africa and the Middle East to follow. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 14:02 · Richard Cutcher
Vodacom lose fight to get former employee’s case dropped
Vodacom has lost its high court battle to get the ‘Please Call Me’ case against it dropped by former employee Nkosana Makate. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 11:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Solidarity remain in dispute with Telkom
South African union Solidarity has confirmed it will join other unions in agreement with partly state-owned fixed provider Telkom, but are still reluctant to sign the proposed deal. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN Nigeria glitch hands out free data
MTN Nigeria appeared to suffer a costly technical glitch over the weekend which allowed some of its data subscribers to enjoy renewable 3GB of data free of charge by sending 100H to 131. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 15:00 · Richard Cutcher
Uganda gets SMS Phone Directory
MTN Uganda has introduced a SMS Phone Directory, giving its customers access to the contact details of thousands of individuals, institutions and businesses. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 14:00 · Richard Cutcher
Second union signs up to Telkom offer
South Africa’s fixed-line provider Telkom claims to have concluded negotiations with all three unions previously threatening strike action, after another union signed the agreement. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 12:30 · Nick Sato
Orange Kenya airtime available through M-Pesa
Orange Kenya subscribers can now purchase airtime via rival network Safaricom’s mobile money transfer platform M-Pesa. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 09:00 · Kamau Mbote
999 emergency lines restored
The Kenyan government has restored the emergency 999 line following a court order that commanded government agencies and telecommunications partners to have the number running in a month. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 20:00 · Kamau Mbote
Phase one of Safaricom’s city fibre project to be finished by November
Safaricom will complete phase one of its city fibre project by the end of the year, made up of 600km of laid fibre in Nairobi. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 11:00 · Kamau Mbote
Salaries and dividends to be paid through M-Pesa
Large sums of money, such as salaries and dividends, can now be paid using mobile money after Barclays Bank of Kenya and Safaricom formed a new partnership. → Read more
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