The Grid, Vodacom's mobile social network, has gone global.  Following successful launches last year in Nigeria and Tanzania, as of today people worldwide can access this unique service offering mobile chat and content sharing features. Up to now the two million existing members of  The Grid  “in South Africa, Nigeria ... Full story

Lagos July 23, 2010: New and existing customers on Etisalat network are set to enjoy enhanced service as the innovative telecommunications company is now live on the submarine fibre optic cable system provided by Main One. Etisalat is the first telecommunications company to switch on its network on the strength of the cutting-edge technology recently launched in the country. Etisalat CEO, Steven Evans said that ... Full story

Opera spreads the love to Android mobile phone users. Opera Mini 5.1 is now available for phones built on the Android platform, offering better browsing performance and improved user experience.... Full story

Oslo, Norway — May 28, 2010 — More than 2.6 million people used Opera Mini on their iPhones, in the two weeks following April's mid-month launch. This surge in new Opera Mini users reshaped both the top 10 countries and the top handsets for mobile Web usage, according to Opera's State of the Mobile Web Report, issued today. The United States jumped two spots in ... Full story

‘Zap’, Zain’s award winning mobile commerce service that allows customers to use their mobile phones like a mobile wallet to pay for goods and services and conduct banking services regardless of the type of handset they use, was launched today in Accra. Zap is a novel product that provides the most comprehensive and accessible package of m-commerce features currently available anywhere in the world. Full story

More than 200 million smartphone users worldwide now have Skype at their fingertips Skype and Nokia has announced the release of Skype for Symbian, a Skype client for Nokia smartphones based on the Symbian platform, the world’s most popular smartphone platform. Skype for Symbian will allow Nokia smartphone ... Full story

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

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

The Mobile Premier Awards 2010 opens its competition today. The Mobile Premier Awards recognize the year’s best in Mobile Startup Innovation and are the largest open, global startup competition in the mobile industry. The awards are the point of reference in startup premiers during the Mobile World Congress on February 15, 2010 in Barcelona ... Full story

Espoo, Finland. - Nokia has released a new Nokia N97 software update 2.0 that adds new user experience elements and functionalities to the device. The standard version of the Nokia N97 software update 2.0 is available immediately through the PC on the Nokia Software Update website, and will be followed by a wide range of country and operator versions over the coming weeks as ... Full story