FOUR mobile operators in Kenya have signed an agreement that will allow subscribers to switch without losing their phone numbers, but they will have to wait until April 1, 2011, for operators to make available the service. The four mobile-phone operators that included Safaricom, Airtel Kenya, and Eassar have both agreed to implement mobile number. [...]
SOUTH Africa’s second largest cellular mobile network, MTN has appointed Zimbabwean engineer, Sifiso Dabengwa as the cellular company’s new Chief Executive Officer and President. Dabengwa is an Engineering Graduate of the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) and was Chief Operating Officer of MTN Group and CEO of MTN Nigeria before his elevation to the top job. [...]
Synchronica plc, the international provider of next-generation mobile messaging services, has received a purchase order valued at $ 560,000 (U.S.) for initial Mobile Gateway licenses and professional services from the Nigerian subsidiary of a large pan-African mobile operator group. This is the eighth order for Mobile Gateway from a subsidiary of the group. Combined, the [...]
The year 2010 has been one of slow recovery and rebuilding following the economic meltdown, a year in which investment into infrastructure and upgrades was slow and many companies focused on weathering the storm and tightening budgets to reduce excess spending. However, the year has ended on a positive note as companies have reached the [...]
PFU Imaging , a subsidiary of Fujitsu, today announced the appointment of three new distribution partners in sub-Saharan Africa, who will be supported by additional sales resources within the company, and the unveiling of an active reseller recruitment campaign. Of the new partners, Astel will cover Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia, Sierra Leone and Liberia, DocuScan Africa [...]
SWIFT Networks Limited, a wireless broadband provider, has commenced the provision of commercial services on its 4G network in Lagos, the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria. The telecom service provider is going live on the 4G network after a three-month pilot of its wireless broadband service. The company says it has conducted “successful rigorous testing” [...]
Telecel has launched a service to enable their subscribers to use their cellphones as a mobile wallet
Updates for the fourth quarter of 2010 are now available for the telecommunications sectors in
The Nigerian government has granted another extension to
Former Safaricom Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Michael Joseph has been appointed the Chairman of Kenya Tourism Board (KTB). Announcing his appointment Friday, Tourism Minister Najib Balala said he will serve for a three-year term beginning the first of this month. Joseph was last month succeeded by Bob Collymore after being at the helm of Safaricom [...]
Kenya’s stated goal is to become an ICT and Business Process Outsourcing hub of choice by 2030. Should South Africa consider it a threat to its own ambitions in this regard? Spescom DataVoice believes we should – and that the answer to this challenge may be to look to honing our one true competitive advantage [...]