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Glo, Nigeria's second biggest mobile operator with over 25 million subscribers, has partnered with Africa's biggest mobile value added services company, Starfish Mobile, to launch one of the biggest and most innovative mobile operator promotions ever run in that region. 16 Mar 2010 10:10
AFRICA
Farmers in Kenya can now get insurance against extreme weather for seeds, fertiliser and other inputs by using their mobile phones. The project, which was launched on Friday, 5 March 2010 in Kenya's Rift Valley and Central and Western provinces, works by linking farmers, agricultural suppliers and weather stations. 9 Mar 2010 11:44
AFRICA
Diego Antonelli, director of Gazzetta.it, recently explained, in an online seminar organised by the World Editors Forum and the International Association of Sports Newspapers, how the company is organising its multimedia coverage for the World Cup. 9 Mar 2010 10:49
AFRICA
CAPE TOWN: Silverstreet, the Netherlands-based mobile messaging and payments carrier, today, 8 March 2010 announced the appointment of James Bayhack as its business development manager. Bayhack will spearhead it's South African-based expansion into Africa from Cape Town. 8 Mar 2010 11:20
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HELSINKI: Mobile phone giant Nokia said that its smartphone users could begin making free calls after it teamed up with Internet phone pioneer Skype which permits free calls. 8 Mar 2010 09:02
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A session will be held at the 2010 International Newsroom Summit dedicated to publishing on smartphones. The conference, organised by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) over 21-22 April 2010 at the London Canary Wharf Hilton, aims to provide news executives with new strategies in disseminating content to portable devices. 4 Mar 2010 10:00
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[Gregory Gondwe] South Africa's Beryl Telecoms has engaged Telkom SA to operate and manage what is to become Malawi's third mobile phone service provider G-Mobile which is on the verge of losing its licence. 3 Mar 2010 10:44
AFRICA
The Festival of Media Awards has announced the shortlist for the 2010 event. The winners will be announced at a gala dinner, the finale event, on Tuesday, 20 April 2010 in Valencia, Spain. 3 Mar 2010 10:12
AFRICA
[Simon Mundy] MTN yesterday ended months of speculation about the future of CEO Phuthuma Nhleko, announcing he would step down next March. Nhleko presided over several years of strong growth after his appointment in 2002, and turned MTN into the continent's biggest cellular operator with operations in 21 countries. 2 Mar 2010 07:39
AFRICA
[Gregory Gondwe] Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has given Global Advanced Integrated Networks (G-Mobile), a company set to become the third mobile phone service provider, a new deadline of 12 April 2010 to roll out or risk revocation of its licence. 26 Feb 2010 09:33
AFRICA
Worldwide mobile phone sales fell 0.9% last year to 1.2bn units, but the market recovered in the fourth quarter thanks to the success of smartphones, the Gartner research group said. 25 Feb 2010 13:27
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[Gareth Vorster] Telecommunications operator MTN Group on Monday, 22 February 2010 refuted media allegations that it intended to move its operations from South Africa and de-list from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). 25 Feb 2010 13:09