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Starfish Mobile International launches in Malawi

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:08:00 +0200

Starfish Mobile International, an African Wireless Application Service Provider (WASP), has partnered with Telekom Network Malawi (TNM), an African mobile network provider, in launching and strategically driving TNM's Mobile Content business and services in Malawi.
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Starfish Mobile kicks off 2009 Confederations Cup mobile trivia game with MTN Swaziland

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:26:00 +0200

With the kick-off of the much anticipated FIFA 2009 Confederations Cup, Starfish Mobile has teamed up with MTN Swaziland in launching the “Send Me To The Soccer Competition” promotion to test the local fans' general knowledge soccer skills.
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Beat soft drink launch competition

Mon, 11 May 2009 11:38:00 +0200

Coca-Cola is calling on all young and creative minds to produce an amusing video clip showing how much they love the new carbonated energy soft drink, Beat, and submit it to www.getyourbeat.mobi. The 30-second video clip should demonstrate the campaign's pay-off line, "What would you do to get your beat?"
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Alcatel-Lucent and RIM launch BlackBerry in Tunisia

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:54:00 +0200

PARIS: Tunisie Telecom, a global telecom operator in Tunisia, Alcatel-Lucent and Research In Motion (RIM) announced on Thursday, 19 March the commercial launch of BlackBerry in Tunisia. Tunisie Telecom's customers can use a BlackBerry smartphone to access email, browse the web, make phone calls, send and receive text and picture messages, and access various applications.
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Zain invests in Moroccan operator Wana

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:40:00 +0200

CASABLANCA: Zain has entered into a 50/50 partnership with Al Ajial Investment Fund Holding (Al Ajial) investing through a joint venture, Zain Al Ajial an amount of MAD2.850 billion (US$324 million) in return for 31% of Wana Corporate SA (Wana), the third mobile telecom operator in Morocco.
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Megatel, Alcatel-Lucent sign distribution agreement

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:13:00 +0200

RABAT: Megatel, a telecommunications and networks solutions provider in Morocco, and Alcatel-Lucent have signed a distribution agreement to supply voice and data communications solutions for enterprises and administrations.
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Egypt's MobiNil confident of further growth

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:28:00 +0200

MobiNil, Egypt's largest mobile phone operator by subscribers, said it would continue to experience robust growth despite the global economic crisis.
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Starfish Mobile forms strategic partnership with Global Media Alliance

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:06:00 +0200

Starfish Mobile International, the largest independent integrated mobile content service provider in Africa has partnered with Global Media Alliance Ghana Ltd (GMA) in order to access the Ghana mobile market with ease. This strategic partnership will lead to the country's local offices being renamed Starfish Mobile Ghana Ltd.
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Mobile web usage in Egypt continues to rise

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:43:00 +0200

Mobile web usage in Egypt has continued on a surprising rise since its debut last month in the top countries for Opera Mini usage. The country displaces the UK and Poland in Opera's State of the Mobile Web report for the mobile web.
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Mobile game now with added football community SMS feature

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:48:00 +0200

Starfish Mobile Nigeria has teamed up with Zain, a major mobile Telecommunications company, to launch the latest football community mobile news alert feature based on the top European teams.
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