Articles tagged with: Africa and Sim Card
South Africa to Delay SIM Card Registration Deadline
South africa is expected to extend the deadline for registering SIM card ownership by six months to allow more time for the mobile networks to collect their subscriber details. The deadline was due to expire at the end of this year, but could now run until next June. more
Related Tags: rica, parliament, South Africa
Solar and Wind Power Brings Mobile Phones to Kenyan Village
As part of the Millennium Villages project, Ericsson and operator, Zain have built a green-powered site in the remote village of Dertu in northeastern Kenya. Using a combination of wind and solar power addresses the two key deterrents to building telecommunication infrastructure in remote areas: operating costs and power supply reliability. more
Related Tags: sim, solar-power, roaming, itu, wind, ericsson, zain, villages, health, solar, emergency, Kenya
In Global Telecoms, Emerging-Market Players Take Pole Positions
Telecom companies from emerging markets navigated the rough economic waters far better than their peers in developed markets, and they are starting to expand outside their home turf, according to Oliver Wyman's 2009 Communications, Media, and Technology State of the Industry Report. more
Related Tags: deutsche-telekom, microsoft, vodafone, gps, wind, china-mobile, verizon, orascom-telecom, chunghwa-telecom, bharti, comcast, bharti-airtel, maroc-telecom, oi, tracfone, smart, starhub, orascom, play, airtel
Mobile Messaging Revenues to Defy Economic Downturn
2009 will undoubtedly be a tough year for many global economies. However, despite uncertain forecasts, messaging company, Acision believes that the changing economic landscape will present many revenue opportunities for service providers. Based on the 2008/2009 New Year SMS figures alone, Acision predicts messaging and its associated revenues will continue to soar globally despite the economic downturn. more
Related Tags: mms, mobile-messaging, sms, social-networking, roaming, arpu, twitter, ict, edge, driving, acision, outsourcing, mobile-broadband, personal, dongles, mobile-advertising, text-messages, 3, backhaul, smart, billing, opex, laptop, global-mobile, globe
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