GSMA, an association of mobile operators and related companies devoted to supporting the standardising, deployment and promotion of the GSM mobile telephone system has announced that the number of registered Mobile Money accounts globally now stand at 299 million of which 103 million are active.
Category: Mobile & Telecoms
Tigo’s Microwave Backbone Project Comes Alive
Tigo Ghana has completed its expansion work on its Eastern Microwave backbone project to stabilise and improve the network’s quality and resilience in the Eastern and Volta regions.
Airtel Partners DataMi To Offer Toll-Free Content In Ghana
Airtel, one of the world’s top five mobile operators has partnered DataMi, a pioneering U.S. mobile-technology company, to make a wide range of content available to cellphone users in Ghana free of charge for data.
Orange Unveils All-inclusive Digital Offer
Orange, one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators puts the mobile internet within reach of millions more people with the launch of a new breakthrough digital offer across its significant African and Middle Eastern footprint.
MTN Côte d’Ivoire Launches MTN TV
MTN Côte d’Ivoire announced a strategic partnership with SUMMVIEW which enables the launch of a new service called “MTN TV” accessible on mobile.
Tigo Ghana Connects Potable Water To Farming Community
Over 3,000 residents of Dawurampong and surrounding communities in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region in the community will now have access to clean and safe water with the successful completion and commissioning of a new borehole and water tank.
Airtel Ghana Deploys DOTGO’s SMS Web Browsing Service
Mobile messaging innovator DOTGO announced today that its partner Airtel Ghana has deployed DOTGO’s signature SMS-based Internet service to its four million subscribers.
West Africa Telecom Summit Opens
The second edition of the West Africa Telecom Summit and Expo (WATSE) has been slated take off at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra from May 21-22, 2015.
WorldRemit Raises $100M Funds To Drive Global Growth
Online money transfer service WorldRemit today announced that it has raised $100m in a Series B funding round led by Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV), with participation from existing investor Accel Partners.
Senegal: Samsung Introduces Smart School
The Senegal Ministry of Education and Samsung Electronics Africa today announced the launch of a mobile education solution aimed at creating positive change and providing an advanced and interactive classroom experience for learners.










