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8 May 2017

Globetom readies to take on Nigeria

Increasing roll out of digital services is fuelling demand for solutions and services for purchase through retail.
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Africa: pundits predict 200% growth in smartphone adoption by 2021

Ericsson forecast references youth populations, rising GDP, mobile internet access as key drivers in the next five years.
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3 Dec 2015

Satellite issue downs GSM communication in Zambia

 Southern African country one of several affected by fault on Spacecom-owned orbiting satellite.
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19 Nov 2015

Nomanini launches second generation eLula platform

Offering will allow merchants to sell various services, including water and electricity, electronically.
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5 Oct 2015

Econet rolls out LTE internet for mobile devices

Mobile operator looks to address shortfall in voice revenue.
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2 Jul 2015

Africa's digital finance banking on wide agent network

Concerted effort by financial services community to leverage broader agent network.
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23 Jun 2015

Nigeria: surge in online users expands mobile frontier

West African country adds 1.6m internet users in one month, MTN lost over 384,000 internet subscribers.
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10 Jun 2015

GSM still dominates Africa's mobile subscriptions

GSM is popular in the Middle East and North East Africa region.
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13 Aug 2014

Metacom connects 436 Ackermans stores across Southern Africa

Retail chain switches to ‘fail-safe’ GSM and ADSL technology for point of sale.
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15 Aug 2012

Merger could create new Nigerian telco

Three struggling CDMA operators are reportedly planning to join forces.
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3 Jul 2012

Indian company to launch Nigerian solar-powered mobile network

The network called 'WorldGSM' would be a first for the West African country.