Airtel Nigeria has launched Wynk, a premium music streaming and download app to give its subscribers unlimited access to millions of international and Nigerian songs on their mobile phones. Available for Android, iOS, Windows and Mac OS, Wynk allows users to stream or download various genres of music and as ...
Online hotel booking platform Jovago.com has added Millicom's Tigo Pesa, among its payment options in a move expected to bolster local bookings. Over 8 million of Tanzania's 28 million subscribers are on Tigo's network and the deal allows them online convenience and speed in the booking process as well as ...
MTN is now offering Amazon Web Services (AWS) Direct Connect to business customers across multiple countries on the continent, giving enterprises across Africa a dedicated link to access scalable and reliable AWS Cloud. The new service will bank on the footprint of MTN’s *Global MPLS network, to provide customers with ...
In April 2014, Rocket Internet teamed up with Qatari's Ooredo Group to launch what was known as the Asia Pacific Internet Group (APIG), an e-commerce venture builder for Asia tasked at launching and expanding ventures such as Daraz.pk, Lamudi.com, Carmudi.com, Kaymu.com, Pricepanda.com and EasyTaxi.com into Pakistan, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, ...
After a similar deal last year with Airtel in Ghana, Ericsson has launched an e-waste collection and awareness drive in Benin in with partnership with MTN Benin. The deal is expected to see the two take on the 48.9 million tons problem globally. The firms have set up a collection ...
With a consultancy background and over 7 years work experience working for one of the top consultancy firms in Europe, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Stefan Haubold, Carmudi co-founder and global MD left Roland Berger to start his own company catering to dogs and cats as his early retirement. For sometime, ...
Rocket Internet-backed Carmudi went live in December in Zambia in move to help people in Zambia get the best selection of cars from dealers throughout the country online and on their smartphones. Carmudi Zambia aims to connect car buyers to both new and used car dealers and the firm says ...
R Mr. Henry Okoede, Snr. Manager, Business Development, Marketing & Strategy; Mr. Bayo Adekanmbi, Chief Marketing Officer and Ms. Funmi Onajide, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, all from MTN Nigeria at the launch of the MTN 2015 betterme app held at the Westown Hotel, Lagos. In a ...
MTN South Africa has launched MTN FrontRow, a video-on-demand (VOD) service from just R179 a month to offer subscribers TV' movies and series pn any device regardless of their telephone operator. According to MTN, " MTN FrontRow, is a premium entertainment network that brings you all the TV series and ...
African Business magazine, Brand Africa, Brand Finance Africa and TNS have released the full results of their exclusive survey highlighting a full listing of 2014 Africa's most valuable and admired brands. The list is dominated by electronics (17%), beverages (14%), auto manufacturers (14%), apparel (12%) and telecommunications (10%), pan-African telecommunications giant, ...
Press Release:MTN Group today announced it is the Platinum Event Sponsor for the GSMA Mobile 36 -Africa event to be held in Cape Town from 5-7 November 2014. Mobile 360-Africa will attract key stakeholders from mobile and adjacent industries to examine practical steps to help bring about collaboration, including coordinating ...
You've probably heard of MTN's Android-powered phones dubbed MTN Smart announced a few weeks ago. Today, the firm announced it had signed an exclusive deal to have Jumia sell them online in Nigeria. For starters, Africa Internet Holding which runs Jumia is 1/3 owned by MTN, so the exclusive is ...
Mobile network operator MTN has accepted to sell 9,151 base stations in Nigeria to IHS Holding, a major mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider in the country. IHS Holding issued a statement explaining the sale of the network towers as expected to cut down its operating costs, expand data and voice capacity and drive ...
MTN Business Kenya has filed a case in court against Iphone Global over a Sh8.2 million ($ 97,604.21) debt that accrued from internet services provided to the latter in 2007 and 2010. The Business Daily reports that MTN submitted that defunct UUNet had failed and neglected to make any payment ...
Telecommunications firm MTN plans to lay off about 850 managerial staff, a move attributed to slow growth as well as tough competition in the market. According to Reuters, despite the company’s growth over the last twenty years, it has been facing competition from Vodacom which dominates the market. MTN's South ...
CyberPlc, National Technology Authority Uganda (NITA-U), Global Networks and HiPipo have partnered on a project to award companies that employ people to do nothing but tweet and facebook. The companies also organized Digital Impact Awards Africa, which was the first-ever to be hosted in Kampala, Uganda on Thursday. With its theme ...
Seems like dream come true for 2007 founded Internet company builder Rocket Internet which has sold a 10.7% stake for $582 million to United Internet . United Internet’s investment consists of €333 million in cash and €102 million represented by United Internet’s equity participation in the portfolio of Global Founders ...
The independent Quality of Service (QOS) assessment carried out by the Uganda Communications Commission, the country's telco regulator indicates that MTN Uganda is the best network operator in the country. The assesment carried out between February 2014 to June 2014 took into account parameters such as Successful Call rate, Blocked ...
MTN Rwanda has partnered with KCB, RSwitch and I&M Bank to allow MTN Mobile Money subscribers transfer money between their Mobile Money and KCB bank accounts and also withdraw money from their Mobile Money wallets using I&M ATMs and other RSwitch connected ATMs, without the use of a bank card ...
MTN has entered into a partnership with KCB, RSwitch and I&M that will see customers transfer money between their Mobile Money and KCB accounts and withdraw money from their Mobile Money wallets using I&M ATMs and other RSwitch connected ATMs, without the use of a bank card. Norman Munyampundu, general ...
Mobile telecoms operator MTN Uganda has a history of losses resulting from internal misappropriation of funds. In a number of cases, former employees -- mainly trade developers, mobile money agents and cleaners of contracted cleaning agencies -- have faced convictions for defrauding the company. In a recent incident, illegal transactions ...
South Africa’s mobile telecoms operator MTN has launched a gigantic solar cooling plant at its nerve center in Johannesburg. The system is intended to refrigerate the company’s data centers. The facility, which produces sufficient electricity to power 350 average-sized homes, uses Linear Fresnel Concentrating Solar Power technology. It has peak ...
Digital Impact Awards Africa announced yesterday the final list of nominees for the set inaugural awards ceremony to be held in Kampala, Uganda on August 22, 2014. Some of the nominees include Uganda Telecom, Orange Uganda, Airtel Uganda, WBS Television, MTN Uganda and Huawei Uganda. The award, which is to ...
Zoaib Hoosen With Mteto Nyati becoming the General Manager of MEA Emerging Regions, Microsoft South Africa has elected Zoaib Hoosen as the new Managing Director of Microsoft South Africa. Nyati has been in this role since September 2008 and will be moving onto a more ...
Press Release: MTN South Africa has announced the Mobile Money Visa card is currently available from Pick n Pay and Boxer stores as of 17 June 2014, as it further enhances its innovative mobile financial services. MTN has positioned itself as a leader in providing financial services that drive economic ...
MTN Ghana subscribers will now enjoy ‘Roam Like Home’ a new tariff that allows them to enjoy local rates on voice, Data and SMS while travelling in any of the countries MTN operates. Being the latest portfolio of the tariff, the offer will deliver more value to subscribers. The bonus ...
Telecommunications company MTN has began its annual staff volunteer programme themed “Education in the Digital World” that focuses on education by engaging in a number of activities aimed at promoting a conductive learning environment as well as draw attention to the fundamental role of education in the development of the ...
As part of social responsibility, MTN Rwanda has rolled out countrywide programme to digitalise teaching and learning in schools. This comes shortly after the telecommunications company partnered with the Wikipedia Foundation that will see MTN clients access Wikipedia data free of charge. According to MTN CEO Ebenezer Asante, the programme ...
MTN staff distributes water purification tablets BY JULICE PERPETUAL At a School in Juba, UNICEF and MTN partners braved a day-long downpour, rolled up sleeves, and dipped hands in detergent as they kicked off a health education campaign to clear sanitation hurdles at a time when ...
The Rwandan government proposed a 2 per cent increase on excise duty levied on airtime to 10 per cent in the 2014/2015 national budget up from the current 8 per cent. As the budget day draws near, telecoms have expressed their uneaseness over the proposal since it will counter efforts ...
