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Rwandatel lays of employees
Rwanda’s leading telecoms company, Rwandatel, this week laid of 120 employees as part of an initiative to restructure the company.
New mobile content service for Kenyan subscribers
Mobile-XL, a U.S. based technology company, has entered into a partnership with a Kenyan content provider to offer local event content to Kenyan mobile subscribers.
Orange enters Uganda market
Despite a very competitive mobile service provider market in Uganda, new entrant Orange is confident it can gain market share in the East African country.
Nokia Music Store to be launched in South Africa
Nokia, global market leader in volume of mobile handsets sold, announced on Wednesday the arrival of new Nokia Music Stores, including plans for one of the stores to be introduced to the South African market.
Uganda ICT project gets US$75 million injection
Uganda has received a pledge of a US$75 million investment into its Rural Transformation project from the World Bank.
Amid crisis, policymakers embrace mobile banking to reach unbanked poor
Despite regulatory challenges and the financial crisis, policymakers are embracing mobile banking as a means of providing financial access to the unbanked poor. More than a billion people worldwide lack bank accounts, but do have mobile phones, providing a dramatic…
Pyramid Research: Mobile ad revenue growth predicted
ICT research firm Pyramid Research has released a new report predicting strong growth in mobile advertising revenue streams, specifically for emerging markets. The report compares trend in emerging economies with their more established counterparts such as the U.S. and U.K.
Zambia gets new mobile manufacturing plant
Zambian President, Rupiah Banda urged his countrymen to invest in local businesses, in order to boost the country’s economy, and encourage foreign investment. President Banda made the comments at the opening of manufacturing plant for mobile handsets. M Mobile Telecommunications,…
Alvarion gets Burkina Faso WiMAX contract
Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Posts and Information Communication Technology has chosen Alvarion Ltd. as service provider for the country’s first 802.16e WiMAX implementation, according to a company press release.
Ericsson / UN bring digital health benefits to Africa
The United Nations Office for Partnerships, in conjunction with Ericsson, has launched a new project to enable the use of mobile-health applications and services in rural Africa.
Ghana invests in ICT infrastructure
In an attempt to connect Ghana’s ICT infrastructure to its neighboring countries, the country’s government plans to make a major investment into its National Communication Backbone.
ITU indicators meeting held in Egypt
An International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Indicators Meeting, held in Egypt, ended with officials expressing concern over low rates of penetration for ICT technologies and internet use on the African continent.
Samsung introduces new Notebook range
Samsung has released its latest model notebook computers into the South African market, with features the manufacturer hopes will offer consumers an alternative to the very popular Apple brand.
Zain raises sms money for charity
Zain recently handed over more than US$85,000 to the Nelson Mandela Foundation, an organization focused on various charity initiatives, mainly focused on the plight of children and those living with HIV / AIDS.
Gates foundation funds projects in Ghana, Uganda
The Grameen Foundation, an organization dedicated to poverty alleviation through microfinance, technological and financial services, has announced new technology initiatives to improve the delivery of healthcare and information services in Ghana and Uganda.
Report says mobile games market tops US$5 billion
A new report from Juniper Research reports that the demand for mobile games globally has risen by 20% to an estimated US$5.4 billion annually, spurred by high demand for mobile games in Africa, the Middle East and other developing regions.
