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Mobile Football Trivia game hits Nigerian market

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:24:00 +0200

Starfish Mobile Nigeria has teamed up with Celtel Nigeria, an international mobile network operator to launch the second Mobile Football Trivia Game in Africa. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Telkom Kenya signs $148 million agreement with Ericsson

Mon, 19 May 2008 14:34:00 +0200

The stage is set for stiff competition in the mobile telephony sector as Telkom Kenya Limited, the former sole fixed line operator, prepares to roll out its Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) network by September this year. As part of the preparations for the roll-out, Telkom Kenya last week signed an agreement with Ericsson, the Swedish telecommunications giant as the sole equipment supplier for its ambitious network. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Warid unveils first mobile customer care service units

Mon, 12 May 2008 15:20:00 +0200

Warid Telecom has unveiled four new advanced mobile customer care vans dubbed “Warid On Wheels” (WOW), with an aim to deliver mobile telephony service assistance to its subscribers. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Kenya's mobile TV revolution

Fri, 09 May 2008 13:20:00 +0200

Safaricom DStv Mobile went live at the end of April, allowing subscribers to watch television anywhere, at anytime using their own mobile handset. Kenya is among the first African countries to launch mobile television, one of the world's most eagerly anticipated consumer technologies. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Celtel Nigeria April Buzz game sparks the mind

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:47:00 +0200

Starfish Mobile International, together with Celtel Nigeria, have created a new and amusing SMS based campaign known as the April Buzz game. The latest campaign is ideal for stimulating the minds of the vast and patriotic Nigerian mobile market. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Celtel Tanzania has new MD

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:51:00 +0200

The former Chief Commercial Officer, Celtel Nigeria, Michael Foley, has been named the new Managing Director of Celtel Tanzania. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Ugandan, Kenyan organisations win in global competition

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:27:00 +0200

Kenya's Centre for Training and Integrated Research for Development (CETRAD) and NETWAS Uganda are among the four winners in the inaugural nGomobile competition. The winning projects were selected from a pool of over 70 entries that came from Kenya, Uganda, Mexico and Azerbaijan. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Safaricom taps Equity Bank for staff share loans

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:17:00 +0200

Safaricom, one of Kenya's leading mobile telephone service providers, has made a deal with Equity Bank to allow its staff to access loans for the acquisition of its IPO shares through the bank at a subsidised interest rate of 10%. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Uganda Telecom, 3G network takes off

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:16:00 +0200

Uganda Telecom launched its multi-million euro wireless network based on 3G technology. The network was launched at the company's headquarters in Kampala in March, raising the bar in the delivery of telecommunication voice and data services. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Uganda to host COMESA telecom regulators

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:40:00 +0200

The Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) is organising a one-day symposium to be attended by telecommunications regulators from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) member states. This is going to be one of the activities of the commission that would be marking its tenth anniversary on 22 May 2008. Other activities would include launching of a new corporate identity and the logo. Read full story... | Send to a friend