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Financial Revolution hits Nigeria with Mobile Money Transfer
Nigeria’s long awaited foray into the Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) terrain has begun. As many as two thirds of mobile phone users in Nigeria who do not currently access formal financial services, with majority of them living in rural communities and fringe urban areas may now have a new time with the introduction of mobile [...]
Can the Telecom Industry Solve Africa’s Power Problems?
Africa is plagued by unreliable, intermittent and often non-existent access to electricity, especially in rural areas. This is a huge inconvenience and a big obstacle to economic development. Can mobile operators be the unlikely saviors, bringing power to the people in rural Africa? Lack of power, inhospitable terrain, electricity thefts, shoddy and neglected infrastructure, mismanaged [...]
Eaton Towers secures $30m debt facility
African tower ownership and management company Eaton Towers has secured a $30m debt facility from Standard Bank Group [JSE:SBK], acting through Stanbic Bank Ghana and the Standard Bank of South Africa, to build and develop both existing and new telecom towers across Ghana. This is Eaton’s first bank debt financing and follows the $150m equity [...]
Hans Vestberg, Ericsson CEO presents game changers for telecom industry
Doing business in the networked society requires opportunity and creativity, according to Ericsson’s President and CEO Hans Vestberg who offered new deals and proof points in his keynote appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012. Vestberg described the potential inherent in intelligent, real-time communication when devices learn to manage simple tasks to help us [...]
Ericsson 10 hottest consumer trends for 2012
Ericsson ConsumerLab identified the hottest consumer trends for 2012 and beyond. Some of the highlights included that connectivity has become as essential as roads and electricity, that social media are redefining news reporting, and that anyone can now be a service provider. Once they have been connected, the internet is one of the last things [...]
The Etisalat Geek Force Team
‘The Geeks Are Here’ was the phrase spread out on the streets of Lagos, as Nigeria’s fastest growing telecommunications network, Etisalat, launched Geek Force, another innovation from the company. The Etisalat Geek Force is a team of technology savvy and courteous sales staff who have been jointly trained by Etisalat’s in-house faculty and original equipment [...]
Nigcomsat-1r to Create 1.9 Million Jobs in Five Years – Rufai
Ngozi Oboh Following the successful launch of a replacement for the de-orbited communication satellite, NIGCOMSAT-1R, Managing Director of NigComSat Ltd., Ahmed Rufai, tells the media that more jobs would be created, among other benefits. IN-ORBIT TESTING ONGOING We termed 2011 a year of fulfillment of promise. As we are aware NIGCOMSAT 1R is a replacement [...]
Technology for Good-the Ericsson Story
The good times are here as Ericsson unlocks the potential of new media and technology for the good of the world… In just a minute’s time, all around the globe: 12 million SMS are sent, 48 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube, 20 million apps are downloaded and 700 smartphones are activated. That’s on [...]
Let’s bridge M-payments and Africa’s Merchant Service Gap
Over the past 3 years the m-payment space has experienced a lot of boom. Several companies have churned out mobile payment solutions. Leading this trend are the mobile telecom service providers. Credits to them, the telcos have spearheaded development in the m-payment space bringing some needed energy and spark for further growth in the industry. [...]
Telecoms Go Green to Reduce Costs and Roll Out in Rural Areas
Mobile operators, network suppliers and telecom contractors are slowly waking up to the fact that they, like so many other industries, will have to grasp the “green” global trend and make their products and solutions more environmentally friendly. No other practice in the mobile telecom industry is more environmentally harmful than powering several hundred thousand [...]
