Telecom Egypt has rolled out its 4G voice calls service with VoLTE technology in the Egyptian telecom market. The launch was possible with the collaboration of Ericsson, as well as Nokia and Huawei on other networks. This provides customers with a high quality of voice calls and allow them to make calls and use data [...]
The government-owned telecom service provider, Zamtel, has collaborated with Mastercard that will allow Zamtel Mobile Money customers to make safe and seamless digital payments on the Mastercard network including international e-commerce transactions. The customer will obtain a physical Mastercard debit card linked to Zamtel Mobile Money wallet while making payments on stores and outlets can [...]
Telkom has introduced its new music streaming platform ‘’Telkom Music’’ in South Africa. Introduced in collaboration with Tencent-owned JOOX, the platform is available on the Huawei AppGallery and Google Play Store. Telkom stated that the landscape of music streaming is evolving and highlights that the main feature of its music app is the fact that [...]
Mobile operator Orange Mali has launched a 5G pilot in Mali’s capital Bamako, inviting subscribers to be the first to test the new network. According to local media reports, this pilot phase has been approved by the Malian Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Information and Communication Technologies, and Posts (AMRTP). This represents the latest development in the [...]
Audiomack has announced a new partnership with Ziiki Media which will give access to artists via Ziiki Media’s platform. This new collaboration will take effect soon and will be available in 54 African countries. Charlotte Bwana, Head of Business Development and Media Partnerships for Audiomack Africa said, “At Audiomack, we constantly work to identify challenges [...]
Boomplay and Airtel Nigeria have announced a strategic partnership that will offer subscribers access to more affordable streaming via the music streaming platform. General Manager, Boomplay Nigeria, Oladele Kadiri stated “We are very optimistic about the partnership with Airtel, which will enhance music streaming and downloading for our users, through affordable data packages, while also [...]
Anghami has announced its new partnerships with telco partners across KSA, UAE, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria in H1 2021. Anghami has bulit a big network over these nine years of telco partnerships across the MENA region. Choucri Khairallah, Anghami’s VP of Business Development, said: “We’re delighted to be teaming up with our strategic partners across [...]
The new music streaming platform, Naijatastic, based in Nigeria, enables independent artists to showcase their music talents, connect with fans and also collaborate with other artists. Since its establishment in 2017, Naijatastic has gained big support from large independent musicians and has a fan base of more than 200,000 active monthly listeners. Registration and creation [...]
Safaricom announced the launch its Super App which comes with offline mode and a mini-app functionality. The app had a soft launch last September and Safaricom has been testing the app with over 1 million customers in Kenya. With the M-Pesa Super App, customers can use the M-Pesa service and complete transactions by sending and [...]
Netflix Africa launched a new, lower-cost, mobile only plan which is available with immediate effect. The plan is at R49/month in South Africa while US$3.99 in most other African countries. The other plans cost R99/month (basic), R139/month (standard) and R169/month (premium, which includes 4K-resolution streams and other benefits). “After several months of testing, we’re excited [...]
