http://www.mobileafrica.net/ Articles at www.mobileafrica.net Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:07:39 +0000 rss20.php by www.2RSS.com Copyright GoldOasis.biz 2006 info@web4africa.net Web4Africa http://www.mobileafrica.net/images/mobile-africa-2.gif http://www.mobileafrica.net http://www.mobileafrica.net/a110.htm During the past four months, we have surveyed the people who use Opera Mini in order to tailor our products better. The results of those surveys paint an interesting demographic picture of who uses the Web on a mobile phone. We hope you also might learn from these numbers to understand how we can work together to shape the future of this industry. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:23:59 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/a109.htm Men outnumber women on the mobile Web almost nine to one according to Opera's latest State of the Mobile Web report, published today. This edition provides demographic insight into the people browsing the Web on their mobile phones. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:15:56 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/a108.htm Without doubt, MTN Nigeria has been able to leave up to the expectation of leading the telecommunication industry in the country and this is reflected in its showcasing of innovatory services, despite the fact that some parts of the country still experience erratic services especially at night when the traffic is expected to be heavy and many of our rural areas are yet to be connected to any of the mobile telecommunication networks. Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:43:55 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/a107.htm Ghana’s only CDMA cellular network is branded Kasapa and operated by Kasapa Telecom Limited which itself is a subsidiary of Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited. Kasapa's network is based on a CDMA2000 1X digital technology running at 800 MHz frequency. Mon, 05 Nov 2007 07:13:11 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/a106.htm In a period of rapid migration to next generation IP enabled services across Africa, charging strategies are becoming increasingly important. Service providers must be able to offer flexibility in the way subscribers consume services, their payment options and the way that charges are structured. One of the biggest challenges is to recognise and evolve new business models and the associated flexibility required of back office OSS/BSS applications. Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:07:54 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/a105.htm The Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTEL) which is one of the GSM operators in Nigeria and the mobile arm of Nigeria Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) has been going through difficult time in term of operation for some months and there appears to be no immediate solution to the company’s persistent failure. All measures taken to rescue this mobile unit of NITEL has so far proved abortive and from all indications it might take a little longer before MTEL find a “saviour”. All the international investors who earlier showed interest in acquiring the company has since backed out just at the last moment, even Vodacom (South African Telecommunication giant) that was believed to have expressed interest in its acquisition denied it to be mere speculations. Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:57:36 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/a104.htm One of the prominent channels by which effective communication can be made is through the use of telecommunication means. The urge for family members to keep in touch with one another, for lovers to keep the flame of the emotional feelings they share burning, for friends to remain in contact, and even for corporate organizations and business entities to maintain continuous flow of information have necessitated the needs to stay connected to one network or the other. In Nigeria, as well as in other Africa nations staying close to family and siblings has been facilitated by this medium thereby strengthening the African spirit of togetherness. Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:02:51 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/a103.htm In July last year, the Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN) Group Limited of South Africa acquired Investcom LLC, owners of Scancom Ghana, operators of the Areeba, in what many referred to as the biggest African business story of the year. Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:18:54 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/a102.htm Celtel Nigeria recently announced free calls within its network every Sunday. The catch however is that, subscribers had to load their account with 500 naira, to enjoy an hour of free call, the next Sunday. Not every Nigeria however, is happy with the offer. At least not Yomi Adegboye or Felix Adebayo who both blogged about the issue. Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:28:59 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/a101.htm The emergence of mobile telephony is obviously one of the major revolutions of communication in Nigeria. This is because no other technology has been so beneficial to all and sundry like the ubiquitous mobile phone. Its simplicity has facilitated its use by both literate and illiterate people, and it has remained one of the technologies to be so ready embraced by the poor. Sat, 23 Jun 2007 11:11:59 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/a100.htm The “OGO” services and its solutions keep mobile professionals connected to the people, data and resources that drive their day. A must have device for everyone!, writes Brian Buckson. Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:01:00 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/a99.htm Alieu Conteh is a Gambian entrepeneur who has been deeply involved with the Democratic Republic of Congo, even during some of the nation’s darkest days. Under the Mobutu government, he was a coffee exporter, purchasing beans, roasting them in Kinshasa and flying it to London for export. When the Congo descended into civil war (sometimes called the First Congo War, from 1996-7), Conteh saw this potentially rich nation in ruins. But when Laurent Kabila took power, Conteh saw the possibility to build a business around telecommunications. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:01:00 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/a98.htm I distinctly remember traveling in the 1980's with my mother all the way to the capital city, a distance of 240 km, before we could make bookings and wait, only God knows how long, for our turn to make IDD phone calls. Those were the dark old days of the Ghana Post and Telecommunications monopoly. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:00:00 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/a97.htm Introduction: The idea of using mobile phones to monitor Elections was developed by NMEM and we are proud to announce to the world that is was extremely successful. We also recommend that other organizations and countries study our project, and plan to use it in their own future Elections. Thu, 17 May 2007 17:45:44 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/a96.htm The current energy crisis in Ghana has been affecting the livelihood of many people in Ghana, in many ways. Those who rely on electrical energy for their livelihood are amongst the ones hit most. Power supply has been very unstable and unreliable despite the load-shedding exercise, which so far, has lasted over 8 months. The purpose of this write-up is to provide an alternative for people who earn a living on the Internet, to be able to keep track of their business, even when power from the national grid is off and all other alternative power supplies have failed. Sun, 13 May 2007 16:00:45 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/a95.htm From a bulky machine that occupied the boot of a car to a snazzy gadget that snuggly fits into the palm of a hand or a man's breast pocket, the mobile phone has gone through a long process of evolution. And all through about six decades of continuous evolution, the mobile phone has retained its relevance to the life of the modern man. At every stage in his growth curve, it has undergone metamorphosis, adding features and functionalities that make it even more indispensable. Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:55:23 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/a94.htm The fraudulent activities of tricksters who pose as staff of mobile telecommunication network providers have become a menace both to the service providers and the subscribers in Nigeria and with the harvest of promotional sales among network operators aimed at attracting more customers, these category of lawlessness people seemed to have more confidence as their operation is on the rampage. Mon, 19 Mar 2007 06:59:57 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/a93.htm The rapid rollout of cellular Data and wireless Broadband networks across South Africa's major centres has turned a world of wireless work into a compelling reality. Many South African professionals are already using cellular, Broadband wireless and Wi-Fi connections for Internet access on the road, with adoption expected to soar over the next three years. Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:54:44 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/a92.htm This article by John Aalbers, CEO VoluBill, highlights the growth of mobile telephony in Africa, the impact of growth in smaller African countries, and why cellular operators must cope with new pre-paid billing challenges that come with the growth. Thu, 08 Mar 2007 22:33:33 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/a91.htm Mobile Internet technologies play a very important role, in making Internet services available to many, in Africa. The role of cellular networks in Africa's telecommunications industry cannot be over-emphasized. In fact, cellular networks dominate in Africa, as a result of the fact that the number of mobile phone subscriptions far exceed those of their fixed-line counterparts. To do this end, it is only expedient that we at Mobile Africa share useful information, about the various Internet service offerings by the cellular networks in every African country where a form of data/Internet access exists, over a cellular network. We are starting the Mobile Internet series, with Ghana in celebration of the west African nation's 50th Independence Anniversary celebration. Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:30:45 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/a90.htm Hassan Sesay, a resident of Freetown is a subscriber to mobile communications services and has been a subscriber for the last four years. This consumer is a prepaid subscriber 'through-and-through'. He is quick to tell you that he patronizes two separate network operators including one he has been with for all those four years. He has been a prepaid subscriber to the other operator the last 18 months. Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/a88.htm Editor's note: We re-publish this blog post from Skype's blog, about the future of Skype on mobile phones. Skype is a very popular VoIP platform. Mon, 05 Feb 2007 09:41:44 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/a89.htm It is not uncommon knowledge that the average Nigerian telephone service subscriber is quite ignorant about products and services offered by Fixed Wireless/CDMA telephony. Outside the major urban centers, knowledge about Fixed Wireless/CDMA which is popularly referred to as landline hardly transcends tepid memories of the epileptic and inefficient services offered by Nitel. Nigeria's contemporary telephone subscriber market is dominated by the GSM platform users who dwarf the subscribers of the Fixed Wireless operators who deploy the CDMA platform in the delivery of their services. Mon, 05 Feb 2007 09:41:44 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/a87.htm This article by Alberta Ahema Quarcoo, highlights the growing menace of the lack of discretion on the part of cellphone users, in public places. Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:21:33 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/a86.htm In the past few years, Africa so often left behind by other economic and technological advances has seen rapid development in the use of mobile phones. The rate at which subscribers grow on the African continent is overwhelming and the development brought as a result of this is tremendous. This development seems to be more apparent in the sub-Saharan countries, which have experienced a turn-around in the way they transact business and other economic activities. Mon, 22 Jan 2007 06:54:44 +0000