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Google’s Gmail offering Free SMS to Ghana, but…

Google's Gmail offering Free SMS to Ghana, but...
Gmail users in Ghana who logged into the free email service would have noticed a pop-up message today: The message read: New! Free SMS in Gmail Send free SMS directly from Gmail - just enter a phone number and click Enter. SMS replies come right to your Gmail inbox. This service is now available for mobile phones in Ghana. The free SMS can be sent directly from within Gmail once ... Full story

A review of MTN Nigeria Mobile Broadband service

A review of MTN Nigeria Mobile Broadband service
I picked-up an MTN Nigeria mobile broadband kit recently and have used it heavily, since then. Find below my review of the service. The entire kit cost N18,650: HSDPA USB stick: N8,500 MTN SIM: N150 Airtime: N10,000 (24/7 monthly plan) The MTN agent asked for an ID and passport photo. As I had no prior knowledge they would demand this, I was only fortunate that I always carried a driving ... Full story

A review of MTN Ghana Mobile Broadband service

A review of MTN Ghana Mobile Broadband service
With over 7.4 million subscribers as of September 2009, MTN is easily Ghana's leading telecommunications network, offering mobile telephony services, Internet connectivity and more. I recently picked up an MTN "Exclusive 3G Pack" for 100 Ghana Cedis (about $69) and have used it extensively ... Full story

My expectations of Glo Mobile Ghana

My expectations of Glo Mobile Ghana
Glo Mobile is very likely to be launched in Ghana before the end of this year 2009. Having shifted their launch date severally, a launch in December 2009 seems imminent. Glo Mobile's entry into Ghana comes at a time when Ghana's mobile ... Full story

AIRCOM International and Nokia Siemens Networks Team Up to Plan Efficient Networks in Africa

AIRCOM International and Nokia Siemens Networks Team Up to Plan Efficient Networks in Africa
AfricaCom, Cape Town, 12 November 2009: - AIRCOM International, the leading independent network planning and optimisation consultancy, today announced it has been selected by Nokia Siemens Networks to provide mobile network planning consultancy, to help improve network quality for mobile operators in Nigeria and South Africa. In South Africa, Nokia Siemens Networks selected AIRCOM to provide 2G network ... Full story

Zain selects AIRCOM for network rollout in Ghana

Zain selects AIRCOM for network rollout in Ghana
AfricaCom, Cape Town, South Africa, 11 November 2009 - AIRCOM International, the leading independent network planning and optimisation consultancy, today announced its selection by Zain Ghana, to help design and plan Zain’s network migration from 2G to 3.5G. AIRCOM has deployed a team of more than 20 consultants from offices throughout Africa to deliver a service solution for ... Full story

Cellphones cause call centre boom for banks in Africa

Cellphones cause call centre boom for banks in Africa
Dave Paulding, Interactive Intelligence’s regional sales director for UK, Middle East and Africa says that connected consumers in Africa are driving the demand for call centres in the banking industry.   The banking sector in Africa, particularly in Nigeria and Kenya, are implementing call centres for the first time.  It is interesting to consider why they are ... Full story

Zain, EMS and RIM introduce the Blackberry solution in Ghana

Zain, EMS and RIM introduce the Blackberry solution in Ghana
Accra, Sep.3, GNA - Zain Ghana, Emitac Mobile Solutions (EMS) and Research in Motion (RIM) have introduced the world's first clickable touch screen smartphone known as the Blackberry solution in Ghana. The Blackberry solution brings together smartphones, software, and services to allow easy wireless access to E-mail, phone, calendar, web, multimedia and other business and lifestyle applications.... Full story

Why I would use an iPhone

Why I would use an iPhone
iPhone here, iPhone there, iPhone everything. Apple's iPhone, an Internet-connected, multimedia GSM smartphone, has become very popular globally since it was launched in the United States around June 2007. It is now the standard-bearer among keyboard-less smartphones and has inspired several very similar designs from leading mobile phone ... Full story

MTN Ghana launches MTN Mobile Money

MTN Ghana launches MTN Mobile Money
Ghana's leading telecommunications provider, MTN, has successfully launched MTN Mobile Money in partnership with 9 banks ahead of its competitors to allow Ghanaians to perform a range of basic financial transactions using their handsets. Subscribers can reap the benefits of this service without the need to open or have a bank account. The ... Full story
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