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MTN boss expelled from Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast has expelled the local head of MTN, Africa’s biggest mobile company, after he was caught up in an alleged attempt to extort nearly $130,000 from the company, MTN and local officials said on Tuesday.
Nokia launches service for Kenyan farmers
Nokia is launching a new service to offer prompt weather and agriculture related information to farmers to enhance their preparedness in ensuring optimal food production. Through the Nokia Life Tools, rural based communities and persons living in small towns will…
Central Bank to licence Zain’s money transfer service
Sources within the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) have confirmed to our reporters that Zain’s ZAP money transfer service will be given the green light, after long months of acrimony that could have seen the second largest mobile telephony operator…
Nokia completes bit-side acquisition
THE world’s biggest manufacturer of mobile phones with a significant share in the African market, Nokia, has completed its acquisition of bit-side GmbH, a privately owned Berlin-based professional services and software company.
Sony Ericsson rewards innovative companies
ONE of the continent’s prominent players in the cellular phone industry, Sony Ericsson, has pledged its commitment to the third-party mobile content development community, by revealing the winners of the second annual Content Awards competition.
Zimbabwean mobile companies defy court over foreign currency payments
Zimbabwe’s mobile companies are on a collision course with newly gazetted central bank laws, forcing them to accept payments for services in the local Zim dollar. High court judge, Justice Lawrence Kamocha stationed in Zimbabwe’s second largest city, Bulawayo had…
Sacked Telkom official takes legal route
THE sacking of Telkom’s chief operations officer Motlatsi Nzeku has taken another twist. According to media reports, the dismissed official would challenge the decision, while unconfirmed reports suggest that Nzeku had prepared a dossier that made damning allegations against Telkom…
Econet set to increase subscriber base in Zimbabwe
Econet Wireless is stepping up efforts in Zimbabwe with a view to increase its subscriber base before the end of this year. Already Econet Wireless is a leading cellular mobile in Zimbabwe with more than a million subscribers, and the…
AccessKenya Group Breaks Ground in Nairobi
AccessKenya Group Breaks Ground in Nairobi with the first phase of its metropolitan fibre network – AccessKenya, Kenya’s first publicly listed ICT company and leading Corporate Internet Service Provider, today announced that its chosen contractors have broken ground and started…
Zain Kenya contemplates legal action over Zap license
Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) was forced to buy advertising space in the local dailies to explain its position on the delay in licensing Zap, Zain’s Kenya money transfer service.
Africell deploys Nokia Siemens Solution
AFRICELL, the leading telecommunications services provider in Gambia and Sierra Leone, has deployed Nokia Siemens Networks’ state–of-the art 3GPP mobile soft switching solution in a move it believes will reduce operating expenses instantly, while accelerating the deployment of new services…
Econet Kenya CEO calls it quits
Econet Wireless Kenya has announced the resignation of its CEO, Mr Michael Foley, just six months after he took up the appointment.
Nigeria overtakes S’Africa as Africa’s largest telecom market
Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as Africa’s largest telecom market with the highest subscriber base, Dr Ernest Ndukwe, Deputy Chairman, National Communication Commission, has said. Ndukwe stated this on Tuesday at the “Investment in Africa Telecom Conference” in Johannesburg.
Government taken to court over sale of Ghana Telecom to Vodafone
An Accra Commercial Court is to determine whether or not it has jurisdiction to hear the suit against the sale of Ghana Telecom (GT) in UK’s telecom giant, Vodafone International. The suit was filed by Professor Agyeman Badu Akosah and…
SEACOM’s cable reaches Indian Ocean and Red Sea
SEACOM has announced that the first portions of deepwater cable are now resting on the seabed of the Indian Ocean and Red Sea. The cable has been laid from the edge of the South African waters to Mozambique and cable…
Nokia data gathering centre to tackle disease outbreak
Nokia, said its recently-introduced Nokia Data Gathering service would monitor outbreaks of HIV/AIDS and malaria in Africa. The service is a software application that allows health workers to quickly and easily input data via their mobile phones. The data is…
