Lagos, Nigeria - Nokia today announced that Ovi Life Tools, its leading emerging market information service, is now available in Nigeria - one of Africa's fastest growing economies and the continent's largest mobile market. The African launch follows hot on the heels of highly successful launches over the last year in Indonesia, India and China. Today, Ovi Life Tools has over 6.3 million users globally, ... Full story

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

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 Full story

The case for prepaid international roaming in Africa is very strong indeed. Most subscribers on cellular networks in Africa are on the prepaid platform. What better way could there have been to reach out to this large number of people who form the majority? None. Background According to Wikipedia, "Roaming is a general term in wireless telecommunications that refers to the extending of connectivity service in a ... Full story

Recognising the importance of cross border and overall telecommunications connectivity as the key to the economic and social development and integration of the West Africa sub-region, ECOWAS Secretariat, last week, organised a Regional Telecommunications Forum on Roaming and Cross-boarder Connectivity. Full story