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   EAST AFRICA Win a car a day with Nigeria's Bid2Win mobile campaign - Starfish MobileGlo, 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 EAST AFRICA Mobile phones used to insure Kenyan farmersFarmers 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 EAST AFRICA Uganda: Operators urged to cut mobile broadband charges[Walter Wafula] The call for low cost mobile broadband connectivity was made by speakers at the inaugural meeting of Mobile Monday Kampala, held this week, 15 Feruary 2010. The meeting convened at least 85 participants to discuss the Future of Mobile Broadband in Uganda - the theme of the meeting. 18 Feb 2010 08:29 EAST AFRICA Starfish Mobile appointed as BBC content aggregator - Starfish MobileStarfish Mobile's recent appointment as the BBC's content aggregator in multiple African territories, including South Africa, is a source of considerable pride for the Starfish Mobile management team. The BBC World Service reaches over 80 million Africans via its radio and mobile assets on a weekly basis. 15 Feb 2010 08:16 EAST AFRICA Duo-SIM iPhones irk Orange Uganda
EAST AFRICA Mobile Monday starts Kampala chapter
EAST AFRICA Kenya accounts for 7% of Africa mobile industry[Titus Kaloki] Kenya mobile telephony industry now accounts for 7% of mobile phone subscribers in sub-Saharan Africa. Kenya had 17.4 million mobile phone subscribers by end of June 2009, translating to 45.7% penetration. 6 Jan 2010 08:33 EAST AFRICA Facebook ranks high in Africa
EAST AFRICA YU launches mobile money transfer services[Titus Kaloki] The fourth entrant into the mobile services Kenyan market, YU has launched a mobile money transfer service. The service branded "yuCash by Obopay" is the latest in services the firm has unveiled. 17 Dec 2009 10:58 EAST AFRICA Kenya: Orange roaming service goes live
EAST AFRICA Safaricom partners with CISCO
EAST AFRICA MTN Uganda pursues data expansion
EAST AFRICA Orange Uganda appoints Alcatel-Lucent
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The State of the Mobile Web report, published monthly, provides information on the top global trends affecting the mobile Web. The November issue states that in Africa, Facebook has taken a strong lead and ranks as the most popular site in six out of the top 10 countries. 
Telkom Kenya announced yesterday, 13 December 2009, the activation of its instant roaming service available to its Orange GSM subscribers. The service, branded Orange Roaming, enables Orange subscribers to communicate in more than 200 destinations worldwide. 
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. 
PARIS: Alcatel-Lucent announced yesterday, 9 October 2009, that Orange Uganda has selected Alcatel-Lucent to reduce its global network maintenance costs and improve network operating efficiencies. Alcatel-Lucent will build, operate and manage the Orange Uganda mobile network, by providing technical support, repair, field maintenance and program management services. 
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