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FNB: Cellphone banking, preferred over PC based banking
FNB customers performed more than 56 million transactions through Cellphone Banking valued at over R7,2 billion this year, showing their preference for this particular channel as compared to PC based banking.
Motorola adds WiMAX charm to its wireless broadband solutions
Motorola’s Home & Networks Mobility business increased its point-to-multipoint (PMP) wireless broadband portfolio with PMP 320 wireless broadband solution, based on WiMAX technology.
Kenyan telecom operator introduces mobile money transfer service
Local telecommunications service provider Essar Telecom Kenya Limited will facilitate a mobile money transfer service through its branded mobile phone service, yu, in partnership with mobile banking provider Obopay.
Uganda launches telecom service for low income market
Uganda’s seventh mobile telephone operator, Smile Telecom, strives to serve as many poor Ugandans as possible, who may not afford a mobile handset or standard phone, but can pay for a phone call, announced the country’s digital news publication, The…
New deadline for NITEL sale
Prospective bidders for Nigerian Telecommunication (NITEL) and its mobile unit M-Tel have now time until 22nd January next year to submit their proposals, as decided last week by the Nigerian government, reports local newspaper The Guardian.
ACE cable receives more members
Six new telecom operators joined ACE cable project, which plans to implement a submarine cable system from France to South Africa, totaling ACE members to 25, reports telegeography.com.
Telkom Kenya pleads for reduced 3G license fees
Telkom Kenya has already launched trials of its 3G service in Nairobi, despite of its discontentment regarding the $25 million license fee imposed by Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), according to the Kenyan publication Daily Nation.
Rwanda speeds up Internet connectivity in Kigali
Rwanda has officially launched its new high-speed Internet connections, Kigali Wireless Broadbad (WiBro) and Kigali Metropolitan Network (KMN), after two years of infrastructure development by Korea Telecom (KT), cites Rwanda’s The New Times publication.
New terabyte portable USB drive available from Western Digital
Drive Control Corporation (DCC) introduced the new Western Digital one terabyte (TB) and 750 gigabyte (GB) capacity portable USB Drives, offering massive storage capacity, backup and password protection all-in-one sleek, compact device.
Motorola takes WiMAX technology to a higher level
In preparation for 2010, the Home and Networks Mobility business of Motorola announced today the expansion of both WiMAX and Long Term Evolution (LTE) as leading technologies of enabling media experiences to its customers through powerful and reliable 4G broadband.
Alcatel-Lucent implements mobile billing platforms for Maroc Telecom
Alcatel-Lucent, worldwide provider of voice, data and video communication services, has announced its involvement in designing mobile biling platforms for Maroc Telecom,
AFRICA.INX plans a revolution in the local ISP industry
AFRICA.INX, South Africa’s first and only independent network exchange, announced yesterday, highly competitive rates in the ISP industry, independence and freedom of choice for its customers as of 1st March 2010.
Vox Amvia offers corporate faxing technology through Pastel
Corporate fax leaders, Vox Amvia, will host the first hosted production fax solution in the accounting market, integrating with Pastel’s ERP Software. The service, RightFax, addresses the entire Pastel South African customer base, providing automated desktop faxing solutions for small…
STL Ghana seals deal for broadband satellite network
Gilat Satellite Networks (GSN) has been chosen yesterday by STL Ghana to provide a SkyEdge II broadband satellite network to customers across West Africa. The network, comprising of two hub stations and around 1.000 VSATs, will cater for networking requirements…
MTN lowers prepaid call rates to all networks
MTN South Africa brings its customers the lowest per second prepaid call rates to all networks through OneRate for MTN Pay As You Go users, a new prepaid flat rate service benefiting from MTN’s True Per Second Biling Structure, announced…
Nokia to partner New Alliance in China
Nokia and the investment company New Alliance, part of the Shanghai Alliance Investment Ltd, are now partners in a mobile services joint venture in China. The initiative will secure further support and development in the world’s largest mobile and internet…
