http://www.mobileafrica.net/ News from the mobile telecom industry in Africa Fri, 16 May 2008 11:16:02 +0000 rss20.php by www.2RSS.com Copyright GoldOasis Web Solutions 2008 info@web4africa.net Web4Africa http://www.mobileafrica.net/images/mobile-africa-2.gif http://www.mobileafrica.net http://www.mobileafrica.net/n2079.htm The first annual African Mobile Marketing and Advertising Summit takes place next month in Lagos, Nigeria. Mobile service providers, media owners and advertising agencies will meet next month to discuss strategies to harness the power of mobile advertising in Africa. Wed, 21 May 2008 08:56:59 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/n2080.htm Leading mobile payments provider Mi-Pay has signed a contract with an East African operator to deliver a mobile money ecosystem to its subscribers in rural communities. Mi-Pay’s technology and expertise will enable subscribers to benefit from international remittance services, as well as support a network of agents to support domestic payments via mobile. Sun, 11 May 2008 05:42:39 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/n2081.htm The UK mobile payment initiative payforIT is expanding onto the World Wide Web with the help of leading mobile interactive specialist Dialogue Communications. The payforIT payment mechanism will offer shoppers an online payment alternative and enable internet merchants to reach new customers. Thu, 08 May 2008 12:00:32 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/n2082.htm 8th May 2008: The leading mobile messaging provider End2End Connectivity has today announced that it has been selected by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to provide the SMS delivery of flight status notifications (FSN). End2End Connectivity takes care of the carrier grade high-quality delivery of the flight status notifications via SMS which will inform all KLM passengers that registered for this service via KLM.com on flight disruptions and service notifications immediately. End2End's deep-level access to the global mobile telecoms infrastructure (SS7) and direct connections with international mobile operator enables KLM to keep her passengers updated anytime and anywhere in the world. Thu, 08 May 2008 07:31:06 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/n2084.htm Gothenburg, Sweden - May 06 2008: According to new a research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of cellular network connections used for machine-to-machine communication will grow from 37.5 million connections in 2007 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 37.9 percent to 186 million connections in 2012. GSM and legacy technologies currently dominate the market and accounted for about 71 percent of the total number of active connections at the end of 2007. CDMA was the second largest technology with a strong foothold in North America and parts of Asia-Pacific. WCDMA has so far primarily been adopted for machine-to-machine applications in Japan. Elsewhere the adoption is held back by high component costs and limited network coverage. Tue, 06 May 2008 08:27:18 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/n2083.htm Redwood City, US: May 6, 2008 ­ Clickatell, leading provider of global mobile messaging, today announced it was chosen as one of three finalists for "Best Messaging Business Application" by 160 Characters as part of their 2008 Mobile Messaging Awards. As one of three finalists in the Business Application category, Clickatell was chosen because of its work with Metropolitan's Cover2Go, who provides life insurance directly to customers' cell phones using SMS. The award winners will be presented at the Gala Awards Dinner in Cannes on May 8, 2008, immediately after the first day of the Global Messaging Congress. Tue, 06 May 2008 07:31:06 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/n2085.htm Cape Town, South Africa, Redwood City, CA: 30 April 2008 - Clickatell, global provider of messaging solutions, has provided the South African Parliament with an SMS alert service to support communication at the 118th assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in South Africa recently. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:27:18 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/n2086.htm London, UK 29th April 2008, Today saw the launch of an innovative little device called SIMable, which effectively puts an end to the complicated business of mobile phone unlocking. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:45:32 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/n2078.htm Jaxtr, a US-based social communication company that allows users to bypass a carrier's international phone charges via the Web, has launched a new service that lets members send free SMS to anyone in the world, whether or not the recipient is a Jaxtr member. Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:34:07 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/n2077.htm A new mobile game has been launched by Kiwanja.net, in a bid to raise awareness about the decline of mountain gorillas due to the crisis in Congo DR and help players learn about gorilla conservation generally. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:12:57 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/n2075.htm Vodacom Tanzania has added a new recharge voucher worth Tsh 10,000 to its variety of denominations. Now, Vodacom Tanzania prepaid customers have a wide range of choices when buying Vodacom recharge vouchers ranging from Tsh 500; Tsh 1,000; Tsh 2,000; Tsh 3,000; Tsh 5,000; Tsh 10,000; Tsh 20,000 and Tsh 50,000 respectively. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:39:36 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/n2076.htm The MTN Group is pleased to announce that it has recorded 61,4 million subscribers across its 21 operations as at 31 December 2007. This is an increase of 53% from 40,1 million subscribers as at 31 December 2006. In addition, the MTN Group has declared a dividend of 136 cents per share, its highest dividend ever. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:33:32 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/n2072.htm Millicom Ghana Limited, operators of Tigo GSM network, on Wednesday announced that its subscriber levels had crossed the two million mark from 1.2 million at the beginning of 2007. The over 800,000 increase in the number of subscribers recorded in 2007 alone, represented 66 per cent increase. Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:34:26 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/n2073.htm Festive Season Vodacom is making it easier than ever for customers to stay in touch with friends and loved ones, even with no airtime. Vodacom’s new Reverse Charge service, available to all its customers, allows customers to phone a Vodacom Contract customer even without airtime. Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:13:48 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/n2074.htm Spice Nepal Private Ltd. (SNPL), a Nepalese GSM network operator, has contracted CBOSS Corporation to upgrade its end-to-end convergent IT CBOSS solution just after 1,5 years of successful operation. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:22:08 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/n2071.htm CBOSS Corporation has successfully integrated the billing systems of Yeniseytelecom and STeK GSM. The integration was performed in line with the business development strategy of Yeniseytelecom and involved the unification of different currencies used by the telecoms' billing systems. The complex project also featured various services including technological consulting, business process reengineering, system integration, etc. Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:53:06 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/n2069.htm Vodacom SA has announced the introduction of two innovative personal social networking services that are a first for South African cellphone users. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:47:45 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/n2068.htm A new CDMA network operator WaselTelecom is starting to provide mobile, fixed-wireless and data services in the North of Afghanistan. The Afghan telecommunications market is highly competitive and includes four GSM players and one national fixed and CDMA network operator AfghanTelecom. Fri, 23 Nov 2007 05:23:37 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/n2064.htm Africa abolishes roaming as Celtel’s One Network expands 400 million people across 12 countries now connected across Africa in one border-less mobile network covering an area more than twice the size of Europe. Fri, 23 Nov 2007 04:58:09 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/n2063.htm Africa Next Knowledge Brokerage and Interaction (ANKBI), the successor organization to the Technology Assessment Project (TAP), and the Center for Information and Communication Technology of the Technical University of DenmarK, in association with the Institute for Democratic Governance, MMRS Ogilvy and DataCenta Ltd, would organize the Jubilee Year edition of the Mobile Ghana conference on November 14, 2007. The conference would run, principally, on two tracks: urban-rural differences in access and utilization of mobile telephony and the promise of a data-centric mobile telephony in Ghana. The conference would also serve as part of the final processes of validating the major research stream of the Technology Assessment Project on the Empirics of Universal Access for Evidence-Based policy in Ghana which was launched at Abura Dunkwa on November 4, 2004, at BusyInternet, Accra, on November 5, 2004. Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:32:24 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/n2070.htm The MTN Group is pleased to announce that it recorded 54,162,000 subscribers across its 21 operations for the quarter ended 30 September 2007, a 12% increase from 48,346,000 subscribers recorded at 30 June 2007. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:50:05 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/n2065.htm Celtel International, a subsidiary of Zain (formerly named the MTC Group) announced today it has signed an agreement to acquire 75% of Western Telesystems Ltd (Westel) from the Government of Ghana for USD 120 million. The Government of Ghana remains a shareholder in Westel with a 25% holding through the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation. The transaction is subject to standard approvals and authorizations and is expected to conclude quickly. Mon, 22 Oct 2007 05:05:55 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/n2066.htm MTC Group, the leading telecommunications mobile provider in 21 countries across the Middle East and Africa, today announced it has re-branded to Zain (www.zain.com) which becomes the Group’s corporate master brand with immediate effect. In Africa the Zain Group will continue to trade under the Celtel brand. Sat, 08 Sep 2007 05:09:10 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/n2067.htm Celtel International, the largest pan African mobile telecommunications company, a subsidiary of MTC Group, announces the launch of One Office, which enables high speed and convenient internet access for all Celtel customers in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:11:49 +0000 http://www.mobileafrica.net/n2062.htm Scancom Ltd. has now become a member of the MTN Group. The MTN Group brings with it, a wealth of experience and innovation in the telecommunications industry. Connecting over 44 million people in 21 countries throughout Africa and the Middle East, MTN is sure to further enrich Ghana’s telecom market Fri, 03 Aug 2007 09:08:20 +0000