mobile-internet Mobile operators charge over 3 times more for a gigabyte in Germany than in the UK and up to 15 times more than in some small EU member states like Finland, research reveals. Rewheel, the Finland based telecoms consultancy specialised in mobile data has carried out the research of all smartphone and dedicated mobile data tariffs in the EU27 member states during April and May 2013. German smartphone tariffs and data only ...  [Read more]

MTN launches YouTube custom channel in Africa YouTube has long been known as the place where anyone with a video camera and an internet connection can share their life, art and voice with the world, with 6 billion hours of video watched every month. Yet YouTube's power for advertisers in Africa is still in its early stages, helping advertisers build a presence and connect with an audience that is interested in discovering and engaging with ...  [Read more]

ETISALAT CEO Nigerian fastest growing telecom operator, Etisalat, has struck $12 billion financing deal with i3 Nigerian banks, led by Zenith Band and Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTB). Zenith Bank Plc, the United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) and 10 other banks have arranged a total of $1.2 billion Medium Term Facility (MTF) for Etisalat Nigeria. MTN Nigeria had in March  signed a similar syndicated loan deal worth $ billion with a ...  [Read more]

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In order to raise awareness of the plight of refugees, and find new ways to reconnect refugee families in some of the most remote areas in the world, Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Refugees United will run a series of developer competitions leading up to World Refugee Day, on 20 June 2013. Elaine Weidman-Grunewald, Ericsson’s Vice President and Head of Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility. The number of forcibly displaced people ...  [Read more]

Kehinde Olesin Outgoing Head of Region, Ericsson Sub-Saharan Africa, Mr. Lars Linden; Managing Director, Ericsson Nigeria, Mr. Kamar Abass and the New Head of Region, Ericsson Sub-Saharan Africa, Mr. Frank Jejdling at a press briefing during Mr. Jejdlings visit to Nigeria as part of a pan-African familiarization tour. If Africa must get to where countries like Norway and South Korea as far as broadband is concerned, African leaders should ...  [Read more]

Ali Eid, President of Ericsson, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Etihad Etisalat, Mobily has selected Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) to provide EPC networks in the western region of the Kingdom. As a result, Mobily subscribers will be able to access and consume four times more data than the network was previously capable of. Nasser Al-Nasser, Chief Operations Officer at Mobily, says: “In order to provide our customers with an unparalleled ...  [Read more]

Chief Executive Officer, Etisalat Nigeria, Mr. Steven Evans (left) shaking hands with the Vice Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University, Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha after signing the Academic Collaboration Agreement at the launch of the Etisalat Telecommunications Engineering Programme (ETEP), Nigeria’s first MSc course in telecommunications engineering at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Nigeria’s education system today witnessed a landmark ...  [Read more]

GSMA Opens A Permanent Office In Nairobi GSMA has finally established an office in Nairobi, Kenya to support growing African telecoms market. The office will be based in the heart of Nairobi's Innovation Hub (iHub) for the technology community and will enable the GSMA to work even more closely with its members and other industry stakeholders to extend the reach and socio-economic benefits of mobile throughout Africa. “It is an exciting ...  [Read more]

SamsungGalaxyAcePlus According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global Android smartphone profits reached US$5 billion in total during the first quarter of 2013. Samsung dominated and captured an impressive 95 percent share of all Android smartphone profits. Neil Shah, Senior Analyst at Strategy Analytics, said, "We estimate the global Android smartphone industry generated total operating profits of US$5.3 billion during Q1 ...  [Read more]

Globacom’s Head of Corporate Sales, Kamaldeen Shonibare (middle) flanked from left by Glo ambassadors Ini Edo, Chidinma Okebalama (Chee) and Monalisa Chinda during the launch of Glo’s first-of-its-kind post-paid package, Glo Infinitiser in Lagos National telecoms operator, Globacom has launched a first-of-its-kind post-paid product that enables subscribers to enjoy the full range of Glo voice, data and business offerings with the ...  [Read more]

dragnet at the human resource forum Human resource practitioners have been advised to take advantage of the opportunities offered by various electronic platforms when recruiting new employees. This advice was given by Emmanuel Elosia, the Head of Dragnet Screening Services, Nigeria’s foremost e-recruiting solutions, during the Charted Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) Annual Human Resources Forum held recently in Lagos. Dragnet ...  [Read more]

(L-R) Olu Akanmu, Chief Marketing Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Nick Imudia, Managing Director, Nokia West and Central Africa and Chris Brown, General Manager, Nokia West Africa displaying the newly launched Nokia Lumia 520 and Lumia 720 by Nokia Limited in partnership with Airtel Nigeria and Microsoft Limited at the Oriental Hotel, VI, Lagos Consumers across Nigeria can now get their hands on Nokia’s new Windows Phone 8 powered Lumia 520 and ...  [Read more]