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NORTH AFRICA Egypt approves France Telecom purchase of MobinilCAIRO: Egypt's financial regulator has approved the sale of the Egyptian telecom giant Mobinil to France Telecom's Orange, the official MENA agency has said. 14 Dec 2009 07:05 NORTH AFRICA Starfish Mobile International launches in Malawi - Starfish MobileStarfish Mobile International, an African Wireless Application Service Provider (WASP), has partnered with Telekom Network Malawi (TNM), an African mobile network provider, in launching and strategically driving TNM's Mobile Content business and services in Malawi. 26 Jun 2009 13:08 NORTH AFRICA Starfish Mobile kicks off 2009 Confederations Cup mobile trivia game with MTN Swaziland - Starfish MobileWith the kick-off of the much anticipated FIFA 2009 Confederations Cup, Starfish Mobile has teamed up with MTN Swaziland in launching the “Send Me To The Soccer Competition” promotion to test the local fans' general knowledge soccer skills. 18 Jun 2009 13:26 NORTH AFRICA Beat soft drink launch competition - Starfish Mobile
NORTH AFRICA Alcatel-Lucent and RIM launch BlackBerry in TunisiaPARIS: Tunisie Telecom, a global telecom operator in Tunisia, Alcatel-Lucent and Research In Motion (RIM) announced on Thursday, 19 March the commercial launch of BlackBerry in Tunisia. Tunisie Telecom's customers can use a BlackBerry smartphone to access email, browse the web, make phone calls, send and receive text and picture messages, and access various applications. 20 Mar 2009 10:54 NORTH AFRICA Zain invests in Moroccan operator Wana
NORTH AFRICA Megatel, Alcatel-Lucent sign distribution agreementRABAT: Megatel, a telecommunications and networks solutions provider in Morocco, and Alcatel-Lucent have signed a distribution agreement to supply voice and data communications solutions for enterprises and administrations. 16 Jan 2009 12:13 NORTH AFRICA Egypt's MobiNil confident of further growthMobiNil, Egypt's largest mobile phone operator by subscribers, said it would continue to experience robust growth despite the global economic crisis. 9 Dec 2008 12:28 NORTH AFRICA Starfish Mobile forms strategic partnership with Global Media Alliance - Starfish MobileAfrican integrated mobile content service provider Starfish Mobile International has partnered with Global Media Alliance Ghana (GMA) in order to access the Ghana mobile market with ease. This strategic partnership will lead to the country's local offices being renamed Starfish Mobile Ghana. 8 Dec 2008 11:06 NORTH AFRICA Mobile web usage in Egypt continues to riseMobile web usage in Egypt has continued on a surprising rise since its debut last month in the top countries for Opera Mini usage. The country displaces the UK and Poland in Opera's State of the Mobile Web report for the mobile web. 25 Nov 2008 14:43 NORTH AFRICA Mobile game now with added football community SMS feature - Starfish MobileStarfish Mobile Nigeria has teamed up with Zain, a major mobile Telecommunications company, to launch the latest football community mobile news alert feature based on the top European teams. 17 Nov 2008 18:48 NORTH AFRICA Egypt bans GPS capable mobile phonesAs more phones come with built-in GPS capabilities, importing smartphones into Egypt is proving increasingly difficult - thanks to local laws which restrict the use of GPS without a license. 13 Oct 2008 11:43 Latest jobs | Ad showcase |
The State of the Mobile Web report, published monthly, provides information on the top global trends affecting the mobile Web. The November issue states that in Africa, Facebook has taken a strong lead and ranks as the most popular site in six out of the top 10 countries. 
Coca-Cola is calling on all young and creative minds to produce an amusing video clip showing how much they love the new carbonated energy soft drink, Beat. The 30-second video clip should demonstrate the campaign's pay-off line, "What would you do to get your beat?" 
CASABLANCA: Zain has entered into a 50/50 partnership with Al Ajial Investment Fund Holding (Al Ajial) investing through a joint venture, Zain Al Ajial an amount of MAD2.850 billion (US$324 million) in return for 31% of Wana Corporate SA (Wana), the third mobile telecom operator in Morocco. 
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