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Month: June 2013

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Analysis & Features

Orange raises stakes in battle for data clients with launch of new 20MB mobile data offer

June 30, 2013 admin 0

Orange mobile customers can purchase a new bundle, 20MB of data, at KSh20 Orange also reduces prices of its 50MB and 100MB mobile data bundles to KSh50 and KSh120 respectively Orange has also launched a [c]

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Opera’s Mobile apps had over 250 million users in May 2013

June 29, 2013 admin 0

In recent years, CIS countries have been through a rapid development of their mobile infrastructure. Mobile phones are rapidly becoming smarter and networks more advanced. What are the major mobile surfing trends in the CIS [c]

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Airtel Money now facilitates civil servants’ salary disbursement in DRC

June 29, 2013 admin 0

Just few days after Safaricom unveiled its Lipa na M-Pesa service which seeks to enhance bulk payments for SMEs, Airtel Africa has now joined the fray. Airtel Africa has announced a partnership with the DRC [c]

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United Bank for Africa (UBA) partners with KRA to pioneer Integrated Tax Management system, iTAX

June 29, 2013 admin 1

Pan – African Financial Services provider UBAKenya Bank has announced a partnership with the Kenya Revenue Authority to pilot an online tax remittance/collection system aimed at facilitating electronic collection of taxes. The system, which is [c]

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Huawei Kenya office supports wildlife conservation efforts by sponsorship of Safaricom Marathon 2013

June 27, 2013 admin 0

The company has contributed over USD 600,000 towards the initiative for the Last 6 Years Huawei has announced its participation in this year’s Safaricom Marathon for the 7th consecutive year. The 14th marathon which will [c]

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Huawei, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to promote young ICT innovators

June 27, 2013 admin 0

Huawei has today announced its participation in the 3rd annual UCC ACIA Awards to be held tomorrow under the theme ICT innovation for National Development. The awards seek to recognize and reward innovations in the [c]

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Comviva launches mobiquity payPLUS mobile phone-based POS solution

June 26, 2013 admin 1

–       Bridging the gap between merchant and customer to bring commerce to the doorstep –       Supporting wide range of mobile phones – Smartphones and feature phones Global provider of mobile financial and VAS solutions Mahindra [c]

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Huawei now unveils the MediaPad 7 Vogue

June 25, 2013 admin 0

Just days after launching the Huawei Ascend P6 (which was billed as the world’s slimmest smartphone by reviewers), China’s HUAWEI has followed it up with the MediaPad 7 Vogue, the latest in its range of [c]

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Cisco selected as Official Network Infrastructure provider of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games

June 25, 2013 admin 0

The operating committee of the 20th  Commonwealth Games has announced that Cisco is the official network infrastructure provider for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Cisco will provide a highly secure and robust network infrastructure for [c]

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MasterCard, NBE and Etisalat launch “Flous”, first ever Arabic mobile money service in Egypt

June 25, 2013 admin 0

MasterCard, National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and Etisalat have announced the launch of the mobile payment wallet in Egypt, which will bring Etisalat Egypt’s subscriber base safe and convenient payment services through the power of [c]

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Apps InfoGraphic: How Mobile Apps Have Changed the World

June 24, 2013 admin 0

Mobile applications have become very popular with all ages and categories of people across the globe. The word “app” was listed as the “Word of the Year” in 2010 by American Dialect Society. Among the [c]

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Safaricom targets SMEs’ payments with “Lipa na M-Pesa” service

June 24, 2013 admin 0

Safaricom has, through its M-PESA service, now set its sights on the medium and small entreprises with the launch of Lipa Na M-PESA- a campaign aimed at entrenching the use of its payment services as [c]

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Bing Translator, a multi-language translator, now available on the Nokia Lumia

June 24, 2013 admin 0

Nokia has introduced a multi-language translator that works via text and voice on its Lumia range of smartphones. The app, Bing Translator, enables users to get automatic translations of text by pointing the phone’s camera [c]

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IEEE Kenya: Easy access to 3D printers will boost engineering innovations

June 24, 2013 admin 0

The government of Kenya and the country’s higher institutions of engineering learning have been challenged to make early investment in 3-D printing technology – the technology that builds physical objects on a small “printer”– as [c]

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Samsung, Ethiopian govt sign an MOU to develop ICT industry

June 23, 2013 admin 0

Samsung Electronics has announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Government of Ethiopia. This MOU is structured as a co-operative partnership to develop infrastructure through IT solutions – enhancing [c]

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ICT innovators set to win US $ 32,850 in 3rd Orange African Social Venture Prize

June 23, 2013 admin 0

The project promotes social innovations in support of development that uses Information and Communication Technology (ICT) The top three projects will receive a financial grant of up to € 25,000 (US $ 32,850), as well [c]

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Ericsson partners with Safaricom and Vodacom to hasten refugee, family reunification

June 21, 2013 admin 0

Refugees United reconnection platform is now available to thousands of families via a toll-free line and a free simple dial-code application in Kenya through Safaricom and via Vodacom in DRC. Safaricom will support a series [c]

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Kenya’s developers to benefit from the first Intel Software and Services Group (SSG) facility in Africa

June 20, 2013 admin 0

Intel Corporation today announced a new initiative that will see Kenyan developers become the first in Africa to benefit directly from Intel Software and Services Group (SSG), a global division of the company. In the [c]

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Earthview game park fee collections go hi-tech with switch-supported system from Paynet

June 20, 2013 admin 0

Paynet Group has been marked for a role in the collection of park entry fees in some of Kenya’s busiest national parks and games reserves. The company which processes local and international card and electronic [c]

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Kenya’s “Scientists in Progress” team shortlisted for Google’s Science Fair 2013

June 20, 2013 admin 0

  Three Kenyan students – Himanshi Sehgal, Souparni Roy and Richa Nagda – are among 15 students selected  as finalists for Google’s Science in Action Awards. The three – working under the name “Scientists in [c]

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Airtel Kenya partners with Total to offer mobile payment for fuel with Airtel Money

June 19, 2013 admin 1

Airtel Kenya has today entered into a partnership with oil marketer Total Kenya which will enable its subscribers to pay for fuel, lubricants, car wash, car service and even goods through Airtel Money. The deal [c]

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Broadcasters to pay higher frequency fees from July 2013

June 19, 2013 admin 0

Just weeks after weeks after the government, through the ICT Minister Dr Fred Matiangi, announced that it would license a third signal distribution license as demanded by the country’s broadcasters, industry regulator has today announced [c]

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Industry lobby TESPOK faults Jubilee Government’s school laptop project

June 18, 2013 admin 0

Players in the telecommunications service industry are raising concerns over the manner in which the Kenyan government is going about its school laptop project. The project set to kick off next year will see the [c]

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Safaricom embarks on 5-week e-waste collection project in Nairobi

June 16, 2013 admin 0

As part of its e-waste management and sensitization programme,  Safaricom has launched a campaign to educate the public on the on the impact of wrongful disposal of electronic waste on the environment. Through the E-Waste [c]

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Telkom Kenya signs 15-year tower management partnership with Eaton Towers

June 15, 2013 admin 0

The 15-year tower management and leasing deal is focused on maintenance of existing sites by Eaton Towers and the building of new sites. Telkom Kenya will retain ownership of its existing portfolio of over 1,000 [c]

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WorldVentures ranked among Top 100 Fastest Growing Brands by Direct Selling News (DSN)

June 15, 2013 admin 0

WorldVentures, the leading direct seller of vacation club memberships, with presence in South Africa, Kenya and Botswana, reached an impressive 57.1 percent growth and ranked No. 75 on Direct Selling News’ most recent Global 100 Greatest [c]

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Mi-Fone invites leadership expert Robin Sharma to its board

June 14, 2013 admin 0

Mi-Fone, the first African mobile devices brand, today announced that Robin Sharma – the thought leader, inspiring millions of people across the world – has joined its Board of Advisors. Sharma is world renowned for [c]

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Ericsson opens two regional service delivery centres in DRC and Nigeria

June 12, 2013 admin 0

New service delivery facilities to better support partners in delivering superior network performance Strengthening existing competence and delivery capabilities through structured training, competence transfer and graduate recruitment Initial focus on managed services to be expanded [c]

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Nokia partners with Bono’s “ONE” Campaign to fight global extreme poverty

June 11, 2013 admin 0

  Leveraging the power of mobile technology, Nokia has partnered with The ONE Campaign to support their mission of ending extreme poverty around the world. ONE’s new music-based campaign, agit8, launches today to showcase the [c]

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Kenya Tourism Board unveils “MagicalKenya” mobile app to enhance e-tourism in Kenya

June 10, 2013 admin 0

The Kenya Tourism Board has unveiled its first mobile application aimed at boosting visits to the country, by providing tourists a platform in which they can share experiences from their holidays. The Magical Kenya App [c]

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Huawei: Innovative Breakthroughs in Fundamental Technology Key to Sustainable Development of Global ICT firms

June 8, 2013 admin 0

Making innovative breakthroughs in fundamental technology is key to building a solid foundation for the long-term, sustainable development of global technology enterprises. This is according to Mr Guo Ping, Huawei’s rotating CEO and deputy chairman. [c]

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