Author: Matthew Reed
Microsoft’s Africa project highlights the continent’s importance to technology players
Microsoft’s new drive to target Africa – the 4Afrika initiative, as the software giant’s marketing people have styled it – highlights the growing and deserved importance of the continent to global technology players. Microsoft’s 4Afrika includes two major components. One is the launch, in partnership with Huawei, of a low-cost smartphone, the Huawei 4Afrika, which… Read more
Press release: Africa mobile subscriptions count to cross 750 million mark in fourth quarter of 2012
Number of mobile subscriptions in Africa to reach one billion in 2015 The number of mobile subscriptions in Africa will cross the 750 million mark during the fourth quarter of 2012 and reach one billion before the end of 2015, according to forecasts by Informa Telecoms & Media. Africa has the highest rate of growth… Read more
Kaan yaa maa kaan – or, Once upon a time, a story about Etisalat and Du
Big telcos, including and perhaps particularly those in the Middle East, are generally not as forthcoming with information about themselves as market-watchers would like. So I was intrigued when, in mid-July, with Etisalat’s 2Q12 results looming, the UAE operator’s new PR chaps were suddenly awfully keen that we should meet up. Over Starbucks coffees, they… Read more
