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Mobile phone data is a valuable tool for monitoring food security
January 14, 2015 ♦ Comments Off on Mobile phone data is a valuable tool for monitoring food security

Mobile phone data is making it easier to monitor food shortages in real-time. A study in Central Africa provides further support.

Cost-consciousness a priority as more Africans access mobile data
June 17, 2014 ♦ Comments Off on Cost-consciousness a priority as more Africans access mobile data
Cost-consciousness a priority as more Africans access mobile data

A 10-week Google study at the University of Ghana found that mobile internet users with greater price transparency were able to go online 7% more often and spend 19% less on Internet credit than a control group.

Online Africa Weekly Top 10: SMS ban for CAR, cross-network mobile money in Tanzania, Egyptian social media monitoring, and more
June 6, 2014 ♦ Comments Off on Online Africa Weekly Top 10: SMS ban for CAR, cross-network mobile money in Tanzania, Egyptian social media monitoring, and more
Online Africa Weekly Top 10: SMS ban for CAR, cross-network mobile money in Tanzania, Egyptian social media monitoring, and more

Our top 10 stories from the past week feature a SMS ban in Central African Republic, annual doubling of SSA’s mobile data usage, Google’s plan to deliver satellite-based Internet, and more.

SSA mobile data traffic projected to grow 20x by 2020, 75% of mobile subscriptions to be 3G/4G
June 3, 2014 ♦ Comments Off on SSA mobile data traffic projected to grow 20x by 2020, 75% of mobile subscriptions to be 3G/4G
SSA mobile data traffic projected to grow 20x by 2020, 75% of mobile subscriptions to be 3G/4G

Ericsson aggressively projects that, by 2020, Sub-Saharan Africa will see 75% of mobile subscriptions as WCDMA/HSPA/LTE (3G or 4G).

Online Africa Weekly Top 10: mobile money, tech ecosystems, local content, solar power, and more
May 12, 2014 ♦ Comments Off on Online Africa Weekly Top 10: mobile money, tech ecosystems, local content, solar power, and more

Our top 10 stories from the past week feature themes relating to mobile money, tech ecosystems, local content, solar power, and more.

Dominant African mobile operators usually offer cheapest domestic mobile product
May 6, 2014 ♦ One Comment
Dominant African mobile operators usually offer cheapest domestic mobile product

In 2014, there is a trend in African telcommunication markets towards data offerings. At least eight countries have introduced prepaid bundle services.