SOUTHERN AFRICAEconet grows subscriber base
[Dumisani Ndlela] Econet Wireless has anchored its place as Zimbabwe's largest mobile network after growing its subscriber base by 41% during the six months to August 31, 2008. 15 Oct 2008 15:57
SOUTHERN AFRICAPolitics haunts Econet's 3G network rollout: industry players
[Dumisani Ndlela] The launch of third generation (3G) services by Zimbabwe's Econet Wireless, has been frustrated by delays in the allocation of frequencies by regulatory authorities, group chairman Tawanda Nyambirai said. 6 Oct 2008 11:43
SOUTHERN AFRICAZimbabwe: Regulator gives cellular networks new lifeline
[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (POTRAZ) has given the country's three cellular networks the right to charge for international calls in foreign currency. 23 Sep 2008 11:32
SOUTHERN AFRICAZimbabwe: Abnormal phone usage stunts cellular network growth
[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's largest cellular network operator, Econet Wireless says its network expansion had been stunted by abnormal phone usage on its network, with the subscriber base growing by a mere 3% during the 2008 financial year. 17 Sep 2008 09:46
SOUTHERN AFRICAExactmobile/NORM royalty dispute continues
WASPA announced last week that it has reached an agreement with SARRAL whereby WASPA members who sign individually, will be granted mechanical rights for digital music sales, at a rate of 5% of the retail sales price. Exactmobile is the first WASPA member to sign with SARRAL. 15 Sep 2008 12:39
SOUTHERN AFRICANORM issues summons against Exactmobile
The National Organisation for Reproduction Rights in Music in Southern Africa (NORM) has issued a multi-million rand summons against Exactmobile. 3 Sep 2008 13:33
SOUTHERN AFRICAAre you an email addict?
According to AOL Mail's fourth annual Email Addiction Survey, 46% of email users said they're hooked on email (up from just 15% last year) and 51% check their email four or more times a day. One in five said they check their email more than 10 times a day and some even, for crying out loud, check their emails while in church. Granted, the survey is an American one, but are African's so different? Are you an email addict? 5 Aug 2008 09:41
SOUTHERN AFRICAConcern over Botswana plan to register mobile phone subscribers
The Botswana Telecommunications Authority (BTA) has announced that prepaid subscribers of mobile phones will be registered as of 15 September to curb, among other things, mobile phone crimes. The move has alarmed media watchdogs, however. 14 Jul 2008 09:26
SOUTHERN AFRICAmcel invests about $70m in network infrastructure
mcel has announced this week an accelerated investment programme in 2008 of around $70m to be used for the expansion of its national network in Mozambique to increase the quality of service offered and expand its geographical coverage. 4 Jul 2008 11:47
SOUTHERN AFRICAZero defect of the worst kind haunts Zim networks
[Dumisani Ndlela] The outbreak of zeros on the country's struggling currency has caught up with Zimbabwe's mobile networks, with Net*One saying escalating tariff charges had hamstrung the production of airtime vouchers. 23 Jun 2008 08:18
SOUTHERN AFRICATerrible tariffs shatter chatter
[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabweans have drastically reduced their mobile phone talk time after a 1 000% increase in tariffs on 31 May 2008 that freed up heavily congested networks crippled by an unrelenting economic crisis. 9 Jun 2008 12:05
SOUTHERN AFRICAOrange to peddle iPhone in Africa
[Rachelle Crum] Orange, a subsidiary of France Telecom, has signed a new deal with Apple to offer the iPhone to its customers in several parts of Africa, Europe, the Middle East and the Caribbean. The company already has an exclusive deal with Apple to sell the phone in France. 19 May 2008 06:55
SOUTHERN AFRICANigeria Mobile Football Trivia game kicks off with the English Premiership - Starfish Mobile
Starfish Mobile Nigeria has teamed up with Zain, a major mobile telecommunications company, to launch the second Mobile Football Trivia Game in that region. The latest game will be based on the current English Premiership League. The first mobile trivia game was launched in June and was based on the 2008 Euro Champs tournament. 11 Sep 2008 18:55
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