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  • Vodacom’s The Grid goes global
    The Grid, Vodacom’s mobile social network, has gone global.  Following successful launches last year in Nigeria and Tanzania, as of today people worldwide can access this unique service offering mobile chat and content sharing features. Up to now the two million existing members of  The Grid  “in South Africa, Nigeria and Tanzania – were only [...]

  • Etisalat Goes Live on Main One Submarine Cable system
    Lagos July 23, 2010: New and existing customers on Etisalat network are set to enjoy enhanced service as the innovative telecommunications company is now live on the submarine fibre optic cable system provided by Main One. Etisalat is the first telec

  • Opera Mini 5.1 for Android released
    Opera spreads the love to Android mobile phone users. Opera Mini 5.1 is now available for phones built on the Android platform, offering better browsing performance and improved user experience. With over 61 million users worldwide, Opera Mini

  • iPhone users flock to Opera Mini
    Oslo, Norway — May 28, 2010 — More than 2.6 million people used Opera Mini on their iPhones, in the two weeks following April's mid-month launch. This surge in new Opera Mini users reshaped both the top 10 countries and the top handsets for mobil

  • Zain launches award winning mobile commerce service ‘Zap’ in Ghana
    ‘Zap’, Zain’s award winning mobile commerce service that allows customers to use their mobile phones like a mobile wallet to pay for goods and services and conduct banking services regardless of the type of handset they use, was launched today in Accra. Zap is a novel product that provides the most comprehensive and accessible package of m-commerce features currently available anywhere in the world.

  • Skype now available for Nokia smartphones in Ovi Store
    More than 200 million smartphone users worldwide now have Skype at their fingertips Skype and Nokia has announced the release of Skype for Symbian, a Skype client for Nokia smartphones based on the Symbian platform, the world’s most popular

  • AIRCOM International and Nokia Siemens Networks Team Up to Plan Efficient Networks in Africa
    AfricaCom, Cape Town, 12 November 2009: - AIRCOM International, the leading independent network planning and optimisation consultancy, today announced it has been selected by Nokia Siemens Networks to provide mobile network planning consultancy, to h

  • Zain selects AIRCOM for network rollout in Ghana
    AfricaCom, Cape Town, South Africa, 11 November 2009 - AIRCOM International, the leading independent network planning and optimisation consultancy, today announced its selection by Zain Ghana, to help design and plan Zain’s network migration from 2

  • Announcing Mobile Premier Awards 2010
    The Mobile Premier Awards 2010 opens its competition today. The Mobile Premier Awards recognize the year’s best in Mobile Startup Innovation and are the largest open, global startup competition in the mobile industry. The awards are the poin

  • Nokia releases Nokia N97 software update 2.0 & Nokia N97 mini
    Espoo, Finland. - Nokia has released a new Nokia N97 software update 2.0 that adds new user experience elements and functionalities to the device. The standard version of the Nokia N97 software update 2.0 is available immediately through the PC on th