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Orange, KaiOS partner to close Africa’s digital divide through Series B funding
KaiOS Technologies maker of KaiOS, mobile operating system for smart feature phones, has confirmed Orange’s participation in a recent Series B funding round led by Cathay Innovation. This participation is a testament to both companies’ dedication to providing internet access…
New battery design for the 5G World
Researchers at Nokia Bell Labs and AMBER announced they have created a new, innovative formula for battery composition. By packing 2.5 times the battery life than any other battery, they hope to make their batteries more powerful. As the world…
New research cautions phone users to re-examine their PIN codes
There are many lists online that highlight the most used passwords, but very little attention is drawn to the most used PIN codes. Carey van Vlaanderen, CEO of ESET South Africa, has brought attention to the importance of choosing a…
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Is Facebook the future of cryptocurrencies in emerging markets?
Tuesday, 18 June 2019, Facebook revealed the white paper for its highly anticipated cryptocurrency, ‘Libra’. As stated in an article by CNN’s Ben Brown, the tech giant claims that the crypto is “built on a secure, scalable and reliable blockchain,…
Workz Group to deliver 50 million eSIMs by 2024
Mobile and IoT solutions provider, Workz Group has announced a long-term partnership with the manufacturer of cellular IoT modules to deliver a projected 50 million embedded SIMs (eSIMs) by 2024. The deal sees Workz provide secure data generation, management and…
5G uptake even faster than expected-Mobility Report
5G subscriptions now expected to reach 1.9 billion in 2024, as operators ramp up deployments and users switch to 5G devices. 5G coverage is forecast to reach 45 per cent of the world’s population by end of 2024 In 2024,…
Cell C launches Whatsapp Boosta
Cell C has launched Whatsapp Boosta, a promotional product available from 7 June to 31 August 2019. WhatsApp Boosta allows customers to boost their 1, 5 and 30-day data bundles with additional data to use exclusively on WhatsApp. Customers can…
Poorly designed spectrum auctions risk harming consumers, warns GSMA
The GSMA has published a global ‘Auction Best Practice‘ paper which aims to help governments and regulators guarantee affordable, high-quality mobile connectivity from spectrum awards. The paper highlights some key concerns from recent 4G and 5G spectrum awards globally and…
The impact of Google’s move for Africa’s Huawei customers
Earlier last month the president of the United States of America issued an executive order that meant that US-based companies were restricted from doing business with Huawei unless they had a special licence, which then led to Google indefinitely suspending…
Huawei files motion to halt US order
Huawei has filed a motion for summary judgment as part of the process to challenge the constitutionality of Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (2019 NDAA). It also called on the U.S. government to halt its state-sanctioned…
MTN, Barclays to broaden financial inclusion in Zambia
MTN Zambia, Barclays Zambia and JUMO have announced the commercial launch of KASAKA – a unique, short term mobile saving product. This interest-bearing savings account is available to all MTN Mobile Money users through Barclays Zambia. KASAKA, the next step…
Vodafone Egypt deploys Nokia SDM to rollout 4G services
Nokia is deploying a cloud-based Subscriber Data Management (SDM) solution that enables Vodafone Egypt to offer services to its 4G customers. The deployment, under the Spring SDM project, helps the service provider to continue transforming its operations around telco cloud…
Vodacom’s Mum & Baby service empowers 1.4 million mothers
Subscribers of Vodacom’s Mum & Baby service recently grew to 1.4 million, ensuring that a significantly larger amount of parents in South Africa are able to access reliable health information during pregnancy and their child’s early years from a single,…
Mobicel launches Trendy 2 in South Africa
Mobicel, the South African smartphone brand, has launched the Trendy 2 – an affordable LTE-enabled smartphone that runs on the Android PGo platform. The device features a 5.45-inch display, a 2 megapixel front camera, 5 megapixel back camera and 8GB…
Global smartphone sales declined in Q1 of 2019 says Gartner
Global sales of smartphones to end users declined 2.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2019, totalling 373 million units, according to Gartner. Despite its absence from the US, Huawei maintained its ranking as the No. 2 smartphone vendor…
Telkom sees growth in mobile service revenue
Telkom SA saw mobile services revenue increase by 58.3 per cent underpinned by the group’s broadband-led proposition. This is on the back of increased competition and the fact that technology changes continue to place the fixed business under pressure. The…
