The number of Nigerians that have signed up to Facebook,as a means of communication, has increased from 400,000 in the last four years crossing 4.3 million mark at the end of December, 2011.
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Almost 50% of Nigerians don’t have access to a telephone
Approximately 46.7% of Nigerians don’t have access to any telephone services, even after the nation saw an increase in the number of mobile phone subscribers across various telecommunications networks in the last ten years. (more…)
Tags: communication, mobile, Nigeria, telecoms
Africa’s mobile phone usage to continue expanding
A new report has revealed that the number of mobile phone subscribers in Africa is set to rise by 60% between 2010 and 2015, with regions in east and central Africa expected to contribute a large share of the growth. (more…)
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Dasuba.com enables FREE SMS to Africa
People all over the world can now send free web-based SMS messages to Africa using Dasuba.com, a new service from ForgetMeNot Africa.
Tags: Africa, Dasuba.com, ForgetMeNot Africa, Free SMS, Kenya, Nigeria
Econet in bid to block Zain Nigeria sale
According to IT News Africa, Econet Wireless Group (EWG) of South Africa has started moves to block the sale of Kuwaiti-based Zain’s interests in Zain Nigeria until a ruling on a dispute over ownership of the company is passed. Last week media reports indicated that the Zain Group, a mobile telecoms company with operations in 22 countries in the Middle East and Africa, may agree to a deal to sell its African operations to French company Vivendi for up to USD12 billion.
Tags: African mobile networks, Econet, ForgetMeNot Africa, Nigeria, Zain, Zimbabwe
Interview with Econet boss – Strive Masiyiwa
Strive Masiyiwa
As founder and chief executive of Econet Wireless he has pursued his ambition of creating a truly African multinational business, spinning a web that spans seven countries, more than 25 million customers and generates an estimated $3bn (£1.8bn) in annual revenues. He has fought his way through Africa’s often tangled legal jungle and had the security forces on his tail – more often than not sitting outside his house.
Next week his legal team will enter a courtroom in the Netherlands to mount the next challenge: throwing a spanner in the works of what could potentially be one of the biggest deals in African history, the $10bn sale of rival mobile-phone operation Zain.
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Source: Guardian
Tags: African mobile networks, Econet, Nigeria, Zain, Zimbabwe
