WASPA welcomes MTN and Cell C cooperation
WASPs provide value added services to mobile subscribers such as content provision, including sports score alerts or chat platforms, and often bill the user weekly or monthly related to the amount of...
View ArticleEast Africa goes live with payments system
The EAPS will eventually connect the five countries, although the latter two’s banking infrastructure and payments systems are not deemed mature enough to integrate at present. The ultimate plan is the...
View ArticleNCC could take back spectrum
HumanIPO reported yesterday (Tuesday) the regulator had said its January auction of the remaining 30MHz band of the 2.3GHz spectrum would be open to new and existing players in the market and This Day...
View ArticleICT leaders praise Egypt strategy
Areas to focus on for the National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA) include cloud computing, education and entrepreneurship. Representatives for the Africa region of companies including...
View ArticleVodacom cannot prove “widest 3G network” claim – ASA
The advert by Vodacom was published in the Pretoria News in October 2013, which said in the headline: “Get extra data on the widest 3G network … surf more, download more and stay connected 24/7.” MTN,...
View ArticleGhana MPs not bribed for ZTE contract – speaker
HumanIPO reported last month some MPs had expressed concern over the quality of work ZTE may provide based on other projects and had instructed communications minister Edward Omane-Boamah to...
View ArticleTelkom in talks with MTN over mobile business – reports
Telkom’s chief executive officer (CEO) Sipho Maseko conceded in November it was in talks with companies about a deal concerning Telkom Mobile, which has around 1.6 million subscribers, and Bloomberg is...
View ArticleRancard secures further investment
Rancard currently works with more than 70 mobile operators including MTN, Airtel, Vodafone and Etisalat across 25 countries in three continents. Founded by Ghanaians Kofi Dadzie and Ehizogie Binitie in...
View ArticleLTE device costs reduced by Smile in Tanzania
Niche data player Smile launched its Tanzanian LTE network in May and also operates a network in Uganda, with a Nigerian offering expected to go live within the next few months. While LTE networks are...
View ArticleSpectranet publish Abuja LTE prices
HumanIPO reported earlier today (Thursday) the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) could recall spectrum from some operators if they were not making full use of it, but Spectranet, currently the...
View ArticleiPad Air on the shelf in Ghana
The latest iPad can be bought with Wi-Fi and cellular compatibility in ‘space grey’ or silver and ranges from the 16GB to 128GB size, It comes with a 9.7-inch Retina display and weighs less than 500...
View ArticleYouTube predicted to double ads revenue
The report analysed hundreds of datapoints and studies of YouTube revenues, ad impressions, rates, usage and other factors from several research firms, investment banks and company reports. It also...
View ArticleGhana introduces standard for STBs
The National Communication Authority (NCA) has developed the “conformance regime” so it can approve all set-top boxes in the market and ensure consumers are buying the correct device. Edmund Fianko,...
View ArticleHackMoz develops tourism apps for Mozambique
The winning app, developed by four students from the University of Eduardo Mondlane, will also get a 12-month collaboration with Maputo business incubator BPartner which should help them launch to...
View ArticleDelay in move to Delphi teaching in SA schools
Three of South Africa’s nine provinces – Kwa-Zulu Natal, Northern Cape and Western Cape – are currently teaching the Java language, while Delphi is taught everywhere else. The DBE has previously set in...
View ArticleBotswana wholesale fibre to drop in price
Bofinet, which currently provides service to Mascom and Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL), has introduced Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) technology to the market...
View ArticleEtisalat asks banks for more time to complete Maroc deal – reports
HumanIPO reported in November Etisalat had finally reached an agreement with Vivendi for its 53 per cent stake in Maroc Telecom after more than six months of negotiations, but the deal has yet to be...
View ArticleFEATURE: The week in startups 15/12/2013
In Tanzania, social enterprise Ubongo is planning to launch its interactive cartoon Ubongo Kids in the new year, which allows children to participate via SMS on national television. Speaking to...
View ArticleVodacom Tanzania continues bike and cash giveaway
The network operator said the promotion is helping customers to solve problems such as lack of transport and limited access to capital to start businesses. “Through this promotion, we shall be able to...
View ArticleConvergeNet reports increasing losses
Operations revenue increased by 13.5 per cent to ZAR270.6 million (US$26 million) and gross profit margin increased from 19.7 per cent to 21.3 per cent. ConvergeNet put its operating losses down to an...
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