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MTN Uganda pursues data expansion

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:30:00 +0200

Data is expected to be the next revenue generator for MTN Uganda as ARPU (average revenue per user) slows down due to declining consumer spend triggered by the global economic downturn, says Themba Khumalo, MTN Uganda CEO.
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Zain Africa not for sale, CEO says

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:50:00 +0200

Zain's African operations are not for sale and the company, Kuwait's biggest phone carrier, will continue to build its business on the continent, Chris Gabriel, the chief executive officer of Zain Africa, said.
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Zain announces 2009 financial results

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:18:00 +0200

KUWAIT: Zain, mobile telecommunication operator in the Middle East and Africa with a commercial presence in 24 countries, has announced its consolidated financial results for the nine months ending 30 September 2009. The results showed growth in key indicators when compared to the corresponding nine-month period in 2008.
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World Digital Publishing Conference summarised

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:39:00 +0200

The 17th World Digital Publishing Conference - Beyond 2009 was held at the Pullmann Barcelona Skipper Hotel in Barcelona, Spain from 5 - 6 November 2009. Chaired by Stig Nordqvist, WAN-IFRA and hosting 165 participants from 26 countries, the following presentations are summarised by Steve Shipside.
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MACRA awards ZAIN Malawi 3G licence

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:53:00 +0200

MACRA has awarded a 3G licence to Zain Malawi, which is expected to enhance high-speed wireless internet access.
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TNM launches Windows Mobile

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:32:00 +0200

As the market rat race between Malawi's current two mobile phone service providers continues, TNM last week tried to outdo Zain Malawi's Blackberry on prepaid service, which is an internet facility innovation.
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Cellphone users not gadget geeks

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:12:00 +0200

The plethora of fancy features packed into our cellphones are utterly ignored by the vast majority of cellphone owners.
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Mobile internet boosts SMS innovation

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:02:00 +0200

About 90% of SA companies are implementing technology in their call centres that supports some form of multichannel customer interaction. Email is the most likely alternative channel to voice calls, followed by web chat and SMS.
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MTN speakers at AfricaCom 2009

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:38:00 +0200

MTN will be taking part in AfricaCom, the pan African telecoms conference, taking place in Cape Town, South Africa, between 11 - 12 November 2009 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). The theme of this year's conference is 'Sustaining growth in Africa's communication markets'.
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Livemobile, Global MMA Awards 2009 finalist

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:32:00 +0200

JOHANNEBSURG: South African-based Livemobile has been selected as a finalist in the fifth annual Global Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) awards, and is the only African company to make it on this year's Europe, Africa and Middle East territory award categories.
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