Safaricom, Airtel, and Telkom Kenya have been directed by the Kenyan Government to withdraw pay bill numbers and SMS codes…
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New solution to offer cybersecurity and consulting services Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) enterprise customers can now access a wide range of…
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Mobile health wallet M-TIBA hits 45,000 users | Plans for national roll out
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaMobile health wallet M-TIBA which allows users to send, save and receive funds to access healthcare services using their mobile…
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Orange completes the acquisition of the Liberian mobile operator Cellcom
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaOrange has completed the acquisition of 100% of Cellcom, Liberia’s leading mobile operator, through its subsidiary Orange Côte d’Ivoire, less…
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Telcos through their association the Telecommunications Service Providers of Kenya (TESPOK) want more transparency for the Universal Service fund and…
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TechTelcos
CEO Weekends: Orange & Airtel launch international money transfers between Côte d’Ivoire & Burkina Faso
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaIn a move set to make mobile money disruptive, Orange Money and Airtel have signed a deal that will Orange…
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TumaSMS turns 10 years; with ambitious roadmap for messaging in emerging markets
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaAccording to guys over at TumaSMS, an enterprise SMS messaging service providing compliant, reliable and scalable SMS infrastructure for business-critical…
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Safaricom launches a Ksh 20m data centre in Eldoret to boost network quality
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaSafaricom has launched a KES 20 million data Centre in Eldoret to up its network quality, improve efficiency of data…
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Airtel Nigeria has launched Wynk, a premium music streaming and download app to give its subscribers unlimited access to millions…
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Vodafone has launched its voice and 4G high-speed internet in Uganda for users in Kampala and Entebbe while customers outside…
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SlashAir.com wants to kill scratch cards for online airtime topups
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaThough a number ofguys have tried to disrupt my scrath card earlier allowing guys to buy or send others mobile…
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VimpelCom sells 51% stake of Algeria’s Omnium Teleco for $2.6 billion
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaVimpelCom Ltd. and its subsidiary Global Telecom Holding have sold 51% stake Algeria’s Omnium Telecom Algeria SpA (formerly Orascom Telecom…
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Orange has yet again sponsored the Africa Cup of Nations set to be held in Equatorial Guinea this year after…
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Vodafone Packages itself as a Prestigious & Global Brand to Penetrate the Ugandan Market
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaPeople want to associate with something revolutionary and global and prestigious, reason why Hollywood’s hip culture sells. Vodafone is using…
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The independent Quality of Service (QOS) assessment carried out by the Uganda Communications Commission, the country’s telco regulator indicates that…
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Telkom to buy out Business Connexion after seven years of waiting
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaSouth Africa’s Telkom has said it will buy Business Connexion in cash at about R2,7-billion or for R6.60 per Ordinary…
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Business
Telecel Rewards 4 subscribers with Fully Paid Trips to the 2014 Brazillian World Cup
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaPress Release:Telecel Zimbabwe today has presented four of its subscribers who entered the Go to Brazil Bhora promotion with tickets…
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Amidst speculations that Orange is pulling out of the African market, a new telecom operator has launched in Uganda today,…
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MTN is considering legal action for an advertising campaign from Cell C which criticizes MTN for taking the Independent Communications…
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Mobile
Airtel & Opera Launch a Pay As You Go Internet Data Service in Africa
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaA new partnership between Opera Software and Airtel will see Airtel subscribers choose mobile data package they can afford and…
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