Telecommunication

East Africa's largest mobile phone operator, Safaricom, has partnered with pan-African insurer UAP to offer low-cost mobile phone payments and data systems to thousands of farmers in the region.  read more »

Phuthuma Nhleko, group president and CEO of Africa's largest mobile operator, MTN, has relinquished his position after eight years at the helm of the company.  read more »

After years of disagreement, the Zambian government has finally awarded private mobile-phone operators licenses to operate international gateways in a bid to bring down the high cost of communications.  read more »

A presentation at the Global High-Tech Summit 2010 shows Microsoft software on devices like tablets  read more »

Motorola will be split into two publicly traded companies in the first quarter of next year, with one focusing on handsets and home entertainment devices and the other on making enterprise communications gear, the company said Thursday.  read more »

Telkom Kenya is headed for showdown with local mobile developers after petitioning the government to prosecute people who reprogram handsets.  read more »

Investor interest in the African telecom market has been heightened with news that the West African region is opening up its market to 3G network roll-out in order to enhance communication.  read more »

The remote lakeside town of Kendu Bay in the Karachuonyo district of Kenya is expected to get a lift after winners of an Internet Society (ISOC) award decided to set up an academy that will extend Internet technical skills in the country.  read more »

For wireless customer care, Verizon Wireless came out on top for the second consecutive time in a J.D. Power and Associates semi-annual survey of 9,500 customers who contacted their carrier in the last six months of 2009.  read more »

Zain CEO and Deputy Chairman Saad Al Barrak has resigned, the Africa and Middle East regional mobile operator announced, offering no explanation for the resignation and raising fears about the company's growth strategy, especially in Africa.  read more »