MTN to also ‘shed off’ Tower Business: Sale of Network Towers in Rwanda and Zambia December 24, 2013 In the quest to unlock value in its passive infrastructure, MTN has announced the sale of mobile network towers to IHS in Rwanda and… Continue Reading
Airtel Zambia introduces online SIM registration 8 days before deadline December 23, 2013 When deadlines approach it is almost natural to enter into panic mode. I assume this is what Airtel is experiencing as they finally launch… Continue Reading
Mobile Banking in Zambia: A Short Comparison December 20, 2013 With the festive season around the corner, people are preoccupied with buying presents for their loved ones, planning holiday trips or hunting for the… Continue Reading
Zambia has Achieved 50% SIM Registration December 20, 2013 As we near the end of the SIM registration period for Zambia, we have heard via Times of Zambia online, that only 50 percent… Continue Reading
Mobile Freebies in Zambia: Airtel vs MTN December 19, 2013 As the festive season draws near so the demand to call loved ones far and wide steadily increases. Concomitantly, this means that telecommunications networks… Continue Reading
The Connect Forum: A Review December 17, 2013 “Tell me something about women in technology that I don’t already know.” This is the question I was asked by my Editor after attending… Continue Reading
MTN Group to Bring e-Commerce Services to African Markets December 16, 2013 MTN Group today announced from Johannesburg today,in a Press Release, that it has gone into partnership with Rocket Internet and Millicom International Cellular to… Continue Reading
Samsung developing a ‘Digital Village’ on the outskirts of Lusaka December 13, 2013 Samsung Africa Director, IT & B2B Solutions, Thierry Boulanger, said recently during a CNBA Africa televised show that Samsung is currently developing a “Digital Village”… Continue Reading
Lebanese nationals arrested in Zambia for internet & bank card fraud December 12, 2013 A report posted on the Zambian Watchdog’s Facebook page this evening says a Zambian police source has told that the several Lebanese nationals were… Continue Reading
Chance to Meet the Women in the ICT Sector in Zambia at the Connect Forum December 12, 2013 In the world of technology, women have often times been identified as the invisible life-force of the sector. This is mainly because of the… Continue Reading
20 Days to Go To Register Your SIM December 11, 2013 In a desperate attempt to rally people to use the available means to check if SIM cards have been registered, ZICTA today posted on… Continue Reading
DStvZambia Launches Xplora Decoder December 11, 2013 DSTV Zambia, Multichoice Zambia to be correct, yesterday launched the Xplora Decoder which will retail for K2, 200. This was at an event last… Continue Reading
Zambian Mobile Money Stats: Airtel Money now has 1.2m subscribers December 9, 2013 Airtel Money director Brenda Thole has disclosed that the mobile money service now has 1.2 million subscribers. Thole gave the stats at the announcement… Continue Reading
MTN Launches Groupwide MTN Business Media Campaign December 9, 2013 MTN Group, the holding company for the African and Middle-Eastern mobile telecoms operations, has launched a Groupwide campaign to showcase the Enterprise Business Unit… Continue Reading
Android Tablets Top 2013 Shipments December 4, 2013 International Data Corporation (IDC) has released the Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker for 2013. Android tablets dominate the shipments for the year at 61 percent,… Continue Reading
Airtel Zambia Pulls Airtel Money 100% Bonus December 4, 2013 Without warning Airtel has pulled the 100% bonus airtime for Airtel Money customers. This was experienced by the Writer who noted that transactions after… Continue Reading
The Zambian Definitive Review of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 + Gear November 29, 2013 You’ve been seated in a corner cafe for hours, wondering if it was built on top of an old volcano because your shirt is… Continue Reading
Airtel Zambia to ‘Shed Off’ Its Towers Business. Zambian Towers Limited to be formed November 29, 2013 In an announcement issued in Zambian newspaper The Post, Airtel Networks Zambia Plc has told shareholders that it shall convene a meeting to discuss the… Continue Reading
Airtel Zambia Launches ‘Mega Value Packs’ Phone Deals November 29, 2013 Apparently, on the same night MTN Zambia launched Cloud Services, Airtel Zambia also launched high-value customer price plans at the Radisson. The Premier Packs, as… Continue Reading
MTN Group Bribery Case: We’ll vigorously defend against unfounded Turkcell bribery allegations, says MTN November 28, 2013 While MTN Zambia is making very positive headlines locally, internationally the headlines are not so celebratory. Yesterday afternoon, a press release from the MTN Group… Continue Reading
