AfricaCom, Cape Town, 12 November 2009: – AIRCOM International, the leading independent network planning and optimisation consultancy, today announced it has been selected by Nokia Siemens Networks to provide mobile network planning consultancy, to help improve network quality for mobile operators in Nigeria and South Africa.
In South Africa, Nokia Siemens Networks selected AIRCOM to provide [...]

9th November , 2009, Leatherhead, UK – AIRCOM International, the leading independent network planning and optimisation consultancy, today announced that it has been chosen by ZAIN Nigeria to manage the operator’s transformation services project for its 2G and 3G networks. AIRCOM will provide consultancy that will improve network performance and boost the quality of mobile [...]

QAI (www.qaiglobal.com), the global consulting and workforce development firm, and LiveBean (www.livebean.net), a customer services specialist consulting organization recently consolidated and integrated operations worldwide. QAI, which addresses the space of “Operational Excellence” and is the market leader in this domain, have now merged operations of LiveBean within its portfolio to offer augmented solutions [...]

Opera Mini crosses 35 million users, processes 2 petabytes of data per month according to newest State of the Mobile Web report
No need to fear the monthly mobile bill anymore: consumers in the top ten countries save approximately 8.1 billion USD per year using Opera Mini, according to Opera’s State of the Mobile Web report [...]

The TUV Rheinland Group has been appointed as a service provider by the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) for the off-shore Conformity Assessment Program SONCAP. The memorandum of understanding has been signed in the presence of the Minister of Commerce and Industry Mr. Achike Udenwa, the Director General of SON Dr. John Akanya, [...]

Significant Managed Services contract for Nokia Siemens Networks in Africa
Zain, one of the leading mobile operators in Nigeria, today announced that its customers will soon experience significantly improved network availability and service for which it has entered into a managed services and care contract with Nokia Siemens Networks. The agreement covers full network management, operations [...]

Millions of mobile and online content users across Africa and the Middle East will reap the benefits of a landmark tie-up between MTN and IMImobile – an India-based software and managed services provider linked to 350 content providers worldwide.
The two companies have teamed up in a bold move to address the growing demand for content [...]

Scalable Solution Offers Security and Convenience to all Banking Customers
Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced that InterSwitch is deploying its complete Ezio strong authentication solution to secure their e-payment services in Nigeria. InterSwitch is a leading provider of secure electronic payment solutions in Nigeria and comprises 25 member banks. [...]

Extends contract with Nokia Siemens Networks to expand the 4000 km nation wide fiber backbone network
Zain Nigeria, one of the biggest operations of the group in the Middle East & Africa region is set to grow its market share further. The operator will expand its existing fiber network to ensure superior quality and secure services [...]

Customers Receive Payment Reminders, Transaction Alerts, Fraud Control
Redwood City, CA and Cape Town, South Africa – July 21, 2009 – Clickatell, mobile messaging solutions provider for financial service providers worldwide, today announced that FirstGlobal Microfinance bank of Nigeria is delivering Clickatell-powered text banking services to eager mobile customers. FirstGlobal customers can now opt-in to receive [...]