Category Archives: Africa

African nations to top US by mobile net additions 2011 – 2016: Portio Research

Posted on 17/05/2013 by admin

The ‘Portio Mobile Factbook 2013′ – a comprehensive market overview available as a free download – provides some interesting insights to the global mobile market. In a table showing the world’s Top 10 largest mobile markets by net additions in … Continue reading →

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8.479 billion mobile phones in the world by end-2016: free download

Posted on 17/05/2013 by keithw

Our good friends at Portio Research have updated their very useful ‘Portio Research Mobile Factbook 2013′ (claim your free copy now!). It still seems amazing that the global number of mobile phones at the end of 2012 will be 6.5 billion – … Continue reading →

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Flaw in Times fibre-optic cable map found

Posted on 14/05/2013 by keithw

The Times newspaper (of London) has published a world fibre optic cable map this week, and right in the middle of the page is a cable that doesn’t exist! In the Saturday Technology section Will McQuhae provides a map filling … Continue reading →

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Kenyan mobile users show greater loyalty than UK: not just about service

Posted on 13/05/2013 by keithw

Tecnotree – a vendor normally associated with the global provision of telecom IT solutions for the management of products, customers and revenue – has sponsored a series of market surveys, the second of which was published last week using research … Continue reading →

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UK mobile phone security: a cost-effective lesson from Nigeria

Posted on 10/05/2013 by keithw

This week the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has fined GSM operators MTN Nigeria; Airtel; Globacom and Etisalat for permitting the sale of pre-registered Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards contrary to the Regulator’s directive. The fine imposed on MTN, Globacom, Airtel … Continue reading →

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Kenya sees international Internet bandwidth rise more than eleven-fold

Posted on 24/02/2012 by keithw

24 February 2012 Kenya’s telecommunications and broadband market is undergoing a revolution following the arrival of three fibre optic international submarine cables (Seacom, TEAMS and EASSy), ending its dependency on limited and expensive satellite bandwidth. The country’s international bandwidth increased … Continue reading →

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Basic challenges for infrastructure in Africa

Posted on 16/02/2012 by keithw

The obvious notes about remote locations, difficult transport routes and unreliable electricity are just the tip of the iceberg. MNOs in many parts of Africa face other problems. Broadly speaking, the problems that operators face in Africa are well documented: … Continue reading →

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Mobile wars in Africa: is Airtel winning?

Posted on 10/02/2012 by keithw

Competition in African markets is fierce. It really is a war zone. And, as with any conflict, the outcome hinges on decisions regarding strategy – and the available weaponry. Bharti Airtel has a history of making first moves and emerging … Continue reading →

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The acid test for Glo in Ghana – Roy Johnson writes

Posted on 02/02/2012 by keithw

While the expansion of mobile markets in many countries across Africa is an undeniable opportunity, both private and public sectors are still looking for the magic formula to make it work for the benefit of all parties. Ghana is a … Continue reading →

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US$ 16 billion worth of international money transfers will be received using mobile phones in 2015

Posted on 31/10/2011 by keithw

What role will mobile handsets play in future payment and banking systems? The number of mobile money subscribers in emerging markets is forecasted to grow from 133 million users in 2010 at a compound annual growth rate of 40 percent … Continue reading →

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