Posts Tagged ‘ Africa ’

ERICSSON RESPONSE PARTNERS WITH SINGTEL GROUP FOR DISASTER COMMUNICATIONS.

Oct 21st, 2011 | By qaseemur- rahim | Category: press release

First operator partner for Ericsson Response SingTel to provide communication.
SingTel’s regional associates AIS, Bharti Airtel, Globe, Telkomsel and Warid to provide local resources to assist with disaster relief efforts.
Ericsson and Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) today announced a partnership to provide emergency communications services to support disaster relief efforts in South and Southeast Asia through [...]



HTC Android powered smartphone, Release date of October 31st.

Oct 5th, 2011 | By qaseemur- rahim | Category: Mobile Everything

HTC Explorer made its official debut as a budget conscious Android powered smartphone that packs all the functionality of its siblings  while rumored to cost somewhere below the $290 mark.
Unfortunately, there was no mention about its actual release date, but rather.
We were given the tease of it launching sometime in Q4 in markets like Europe, [...]



US social scientists studied 509 million tweets from 2.4 million users in 84 countries between February 2008 and January 2010.

Oct 3rd, 2011 | By qaseemur- rahim | Category: Social Networking

An analysis of half a billion tweets shows people wake up happy but get grumpier as the day progresses.
Using the micro-blogging site Twitter as a gauge of global sentiment, US social scientists studied 509 million tweets from 2.4 million users in 84 countries between February 2008 and January 2010, according to research reported in the [...]



Techistan Friends Ayesha Ambreen and Mirza Zaim Baig on State of Mobile in Pakistan

Dec 14th, 2010 | By omar shaikh | Category: Various

Mobile phone service is often the first method of telecommunications that children use around the world; whereas, many of the generation X and earlier still look for a fixed line pay phone when they need to make a phone call way from the home or office. In nations, such as Pakistan, Kenya, and Malaysia, the [...]



Want to Do CallBack Business? Ask IPsmarx

Nov 30th, 2010 | By omar shaikh | Category: Telecom

Revolutionizing Telecommunications in Africa and the Middle East
Emerging service providers in the Middle East and Africa have struggled to provide low-cost alternative calling methods for years, due to government regulations and technical obstacles. The IPsmarx Callback Solution is the answer for service providers who need to deliver low-cost calling to their customer base without having [...]



Can’t Find a Job, Make Your Job and No Spray and Pray Says Sramana

Nov 13th, 2010 | By omar shaikh | Category: Digital Social Activism

Entrepreneurs hit intersections at full speed and no plan of where to go, but someone like Sramana Mitra can guide the way. The technology entrepreneur, book author, and strategy con



African Women in Business Challenge 2010-2011 Guidlines

Oct 26th, 2010 | By omar shaikh | Category: Digital Social Activism

The sector competition organised by BiD Network opens in its second edition. Women entrepreneurs from all African countries are invited to submit their plan applications.
The Women in Business Challenge, a business plan competition to support women entrepreneurs in the development of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries, is organized by BiD Network and made possible [...]



Google/Huawei launch $100 Android Phone in Kenya

Oct 13th, 2010 | By omar shaikh | Category: Featured

The phone runs on Android 2.2 [Froyo], features a 2.8-inch capacitive touchscreen, 528MHz processor, 3.2MP camera, brightness, proximity and accelerometer sensors built in, and MicroSD storage.
Available in black, yellow, blue, and purple, the IDEOS supports functions such as voice dialling, voice navigation, and the ability to run applications off the SD card.
According to Kevin Tao, [...]



Somaliland Expats Work Abroad, Wire Money Home and Stay Close with Virtual Phone Lines

Sep 17th, 2010 | By omar shaikh | Category: Mobile applications

“Calls from Somaliland are the cheapest in Africa and fierce competition between the country’s carriers means calls from Somaliland are five to six times cheaper than other African countries. Mohamed Saed Duale, the founder of Dahabshiill has joined the fray and recently launched Somtel and joins Telesom, Telcom, Africa Online, Nationlink and Soltelco as the [...]



Free Passes to Nigeria Com for Telecom Operators September 28-29, 2010

Jul 27th, 2010 | By omar shaikh | Category: Events, Featured

“Infrastructure-sharing is not shy any more,” says Ahmed Farroukh, CEO of MTN Nigeria during 2009 Nigeria Com. Meet fearless successful leaders like Farroukh at Nigeria Com September 28-29, 201