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Gartner: Android to challenge Symbian for No. 1 Position
The worldwide mobile operating system (OS) market will be dominated by Symbian and Android, as the two OSs will account for 59.8 per cent of mobile OS sales by 2014, according to Gartner, Inc. Symbian will remain at the top…
Nokia named world’s most sustainable tech company
Nokia is the world’s most sustainable technology company according to Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes Review 2010. Nokia was chosen as “Technology Supersector Leader” making it number one across the entire global technology sector for the second time in row. The…
Time for the SA web to get Naked
According to Matthew Tagg, CEO of local Internet Service Provider, Web Africa, Naked DSL could seriously spice up competition in the SA telecoms space. Naked DSL is an ADSL broadband service without a traditional analogue phone line attached. In South…
New cell sites go live in Cote d’Ivoire
Cote d’Ivoire’s first independent tower company “SWAP Technologies and Telecomms Limited” (SWAP) has gone live with its built-to-suit telecoms co-location cell sites, the first cell sites built for co-location went on air in Cote d’Ivoire in August 2010. SWAP commenced…
Kenya’s mobile telephony industry buoyant
MOBILE subscriptions in Kenya went up 2.7% to hit 19.9 million in the first quarter of 2010, compared to 19.4 million in the previous quarter. Mobile penetration reached 51% in the first quarter of the year. In statistics released by…
Kenya mobile operators welcome tariff reduction
Kenya’s mobile telephony operators have welcomed the decision by the Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK) to slash the inter-connect mobile phone tariffs from Sh4.21 to Sh2.21. The reduction will come into effect on September 1. The current rates were introduced…
Safaricom denies stifling Zain mobile call traffic
LISTED telecoms operator Safaricom has denied trying to stifle the delivery of Zain’s traffic to its network, saying concerns raised by the company over Safaricom’s handling of traffic originating from Zain were somewhat premature. Formed in 1997 Safaricom is the…
Nigeria: ICT industry plans 50 year bash
THE role played by Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the development of Nigeria in the past 50 years will be celebration on September 30, 2010 in Lagos. Nigeria attained independence in October 1,1960. The event, which is being packaged…
Kenya: Interconnect rates to fall
THE Kenyan government is expected to announce new interconnection rates before the end of this week, paving the way for the implementation of long awaited cross-network call costs reduction in Kenya. The Communication Commission of Kenya is expected to announce…
Mobile money transfer market fight hots up
LESS than three days after Safaricom announced tremendous growth in its Mpesa mobile phone-based money transfer service, Essar Telecom has announced that it has more than 350 000 customers on its Yu Cash mobile money transfer services. Latest statistics from…
Vodacom upgrades popular phone for the elderly
Following the success of its ZTE handset designed specifically to meet the needs of the elderly, Vodacom is now introducing an upgraded version that takes the best features from the previous model and makes them even more user-friendly. The ZTE…
MTN Nigeria wants tough laws to safeguard telecoms industry
MTN Nigeria Limited mounts the gauntlet on behalf of the country’s telecom operators as it called on Nigeria’s law makers to formulate policies that will help secure telecommunications operations and infrastructure in the country. Mr. Quasim Odunmbaku, who is MTN’s…
Telecoms markets in North Africa set to shrink
Telecommunication markets in North Africa present diverse opportunities and challenges. These markets have been growing at a CAGR of 20% during 2007-2009 and are expected to continue growing at a CAGR of around 7% over the next five years. The…
First independent mobile tower company established in Tanzania
Tanzania’s first independent tower company has opened for business in Dar Es Salaam. Eaton Tanzania will build and manage towers to support mobile operators in a market set to double subscribers to 33 million in the next four years. Policy…
Safaricom Kenya registers 11.5m subscribers ahead of deadline
LISTED telecoms firm Safaricom said it has registered 11.5 million SIM cards ahead of the deadline set by the government. Safaricom’s Chief Executive Michael Joseph urged those who have not registered their SIM cards as directed by the government to…
Econet Wireless releases $10million to shareholders
ZIMBABWE’S leading cellular operator, Econet Wireless, has released R74 million (US$10 million) in dividend payments to its shareholders for year ended February 2010. Announcing the development on Wednesday, Econet Wireless finance director, Kris Chirairo, said the payout would provide relief…
