We have noted that BlackBerry has its future now rested  in Africa. There is nothing else it can do than follow through and execute in that continent. Its fastest growing market is Nigeria and that is where it has decent hope. Why? iPhone is too expensive for Africans and Apple is not truly interested in the continent for that. BB has been releasing products and one of its bests is the BBM  -the BlackBerry Messenger [...]

This is the concluding list of the major network providers in Africa. We have been running  this for about four weeks  now in stages. We excluded MTN, Airtel, Go, Etisalat , Orange and the big heavyweights because they need no introduction.   Swift Networks Limited is a facilities-based telecommunications services provider, whose vision is to create a full-spectrum telecommunications institution of choice, differentiated by superior quality of service, consistently creating value for all stakeholders through [...]

Wananchi Group, in collaboration with Google and wireless data service management company Aptilo Networks, have announced the launch of Wazi Wi-Fi, a high-speed wireless broadband network in Nairobi, Kenya. This bolsters the company’s efforts to explore business models that can sustain high speeds and low cost Wi-Fi in emerging markets.   The network already delivers affordable, high-speed internet access at Nairobi’s Junction Shopping Mall area. The service is free for the first ten minutes of [...]

Nokia has updated its Qt SDK and introduced a Qt Creator 2.3. In a statement posted on the QT blog, they noted that they have made changes or improvements in the following areas:   Qt Creator 2.3: Plenty of small improvements to improve the basic developer experience. For more information, read the release blog. Qt Simulator 1.2: in addition to a significant UI facelift, Qt Simulator 1.2 is introducing several new features: sensor simulation, simulation [...]

Nigeria’s central bank is diversifying its foreign exchange reserves away from the U.S. dollar and will hold between 5 to 10 percent of them in Chinese yuan, central bank governor Lamido Sanusi told CNBC news on Monday.   The central bank has been considering changing its foreign exchange reserves so that it is less reliant on the U.S. currency. A credit agency, S&P, has cut the stellar U.S. credit rating from its prime rank of [...]

Oando PLC has paid a dividend  of N5.4 billion on August 31, 2011 to its shareholders. Head of Corporate Communications, Mr Meka Olowola, confirmed the payment.  He said the payment represents N3 for an ordinary share of 50 kobo totalling 1,810,169,256 shares held as at April 29, 2011.   According to The Nation, the proposal by Oando’s Board of Directors  was approved by the shareholders at the company’s 34th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lagos, on [...]

Vodafone, one of the leading mobile phone network providers today, have designed several mobile phone packages in order to meet the needs of their subscribers and get a significant share in the market. You can either choose the company’s pay as you go deal, or the monthly contract. The length of contract depends a lot on you. There are those that last for 12, 18 or even 24 months. You can easily check out the [...]