Articles tagged with: Airtel

Nokia Launches Mobile Content Service in Kenya

­Nokia today announced that its Nokia Life mobile content service will launch in Kenya, one of Africa's largest economies, through a deal with Safaricom and airtel.  more

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Mobile Money Helps To Address Food Shortages In Malawi

­The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has joined forces with the Government of Malawi and the mobile network opertator, airtel to launch a cash transfer programme to help more than 100,000 people affected by food shortages in central and southern Malawi.  more

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Suicide Bombers Attack Nigerian Phone Networks

­Two suicide bombers were killed during attacks on facilities of two Nigerian mobile networks in Kano Municipality last week.  more

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Survey Finds Best Service in Kenyan Capital City from Orange

­Kenya's Telkom Orange has the best voice service, 2G and 3G data performance in the capital Nairobi, with Safaricom coming in a close second across the three segments, according to a new study commissioned by the Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK).  more

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Smaller Kenyan Network Petition for Lower Mobile Termination Rates

­Kenyan mobile networks, Yu and airtel are petitioning to have mobile termination rates lowered, as per stalled plans by the regulator.  more

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Airtel and GSMA to Provide Mobile Information to Kenyan Farmers

­airtel Africa is working with the GSMA to initiate a project to provide approximately 250,000 small-holder farmers in Kenya agricultural information via their mobile phones.  more

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Airtel Malawi Upgrades Network to HSPA+ Capabilities

­airtel Malawi has launched an upgrade of its 3G network to support HSPA+ download speeds. The upgraded network will offer theoretical peak download speeds of up to 21Mbps.  more

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Airtel Ghana Find Third SIM Box Fraud Gang in a Week

­airtel Ghana says that it has broken up the third SIM Box fraud gang in less than a week as part of an industry wide clamp down on the illegal devices.  more

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Kenyan Networks Face Investigation Over Claims of Collusion in Setting Prices

­Kenya's smaller mobile networks are facing an investigation by the country's Competition Authority after they adopted a uniform minimum calling rate within their networks. The Authority termed the action as uncompetitive.  more

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Five Year in Jail with Hard Labour for Mobile Airtime Theft

­A sales rep working for a Zambian phone and airtime retailer has been jailed for five years in jail - with hard labour, after being convicted of theft from his employer.  more

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