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April 17, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
Charlie Fripp •
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Following months of strategic consideration and customer research, MTN has developed a competitor strategy that is underpinned by new and exciting consumer propositions that will transform the consumer landscape. Brian Gouldie, Chief Marketing Officer for MTN...
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April 17, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Charlie Fripp •
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IHS Holding, a leading telecommunications infrastructure company, has secured a further $130 million in funding from investors. The capital raised is in addition to the $490 million of debt and equity announced on 03 March 2014. IHS will use the funds to...
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April 16, 2014 •
Software, Top Stories •
Charlie Fripp •
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Technology giant Microsoft has re-emphasised its commitment to the African continent, and Nigeria specifically. According to newly-appointed General Manager for Microsoft Nigeria, Kabelo Makwane, Microsoft is committed to entrenching itself in Nigeria,...
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April 16, 2014 •
Top Stories •
Charlie Fripp •
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Mobile operator Airtel has become the first company to be awarded a 3G and 4G licence in the African nation of Chad. “Mobile devices, using either 3G or even 2.5G EDGE networks, are already the main platform for internet access in Africa, allowing people to...
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April 16, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Charlie Fripp •
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French telco Orange, will invest a further $28.8-million in its 3G network across Kenya. The investment will see the company expanding the National Optic Fibre Backbone, and contributing to the Multi Service Access Node (MSAN). According to Orange Kenya chief...
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April 16, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Charlie Fripp •
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New data from mobile operator Safaricom reveals that 67% of mobile phones sold in Kenya are smartphones. In addition, the report shows that in excess of 100 000 new smartphones are shipped to customers each month. “Safaricom will continue championing...
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April 15, 2014 •
Online, Top Stories •
Charlie Fripp •
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They first garnered international attention with the launch of the first ethnically diverse emoticons. In fact in the past two weeks the Afro Emoticons from Oju Africa have had the world abuzz, with over 12000 downloads of the free app from Google Play in...
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April 15, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
Charlie Fripp •
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MasterCard has announced a collaboration with Grameen Foundation on AppLab Money, an initiative that is designed to create mobile financial services products for the unbanked and under-banked in Kenya. Grameen Foundation will work with Jamii Bora Bank to...
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April 14, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
Charlie Fripp •
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Nashua Mobile announced on Monday that the company will be shutting its doors in South Africa as a third-party mobile operator, and that their existing subscriber base will be sold off to mobile operators MTN and Vodacom. “Nashua Mobile has not renewed its...
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April 14, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
Charlie Fripp •
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According to The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), it will become mandatory for mobile operators in Kenya to share network infrastructure, and no mobile operator in the country will be spared in utilizing excess spectrum. “They have enough...
