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Understanding Econet as it prepares for the half year results. What does the future look like?
Does Econet get the internet? Looking at the Tengai experience (it hasn't been restored more than 2 months later), a strange EcoShopper product, and the long silence on ipidi you get a sense of how much Econet is prepared for business at this level.
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WTF from NetOne as the operator introduces Twitter bundles
NetOne subscribers can now get daily, weekly or monthly access to Twitter by buying ordinary Twitter bundles or through a Facebook and Twitter bundle combo. This follows similar products such as WhatsApp and Facebook Bundles that NetOne introduced in the first quarter of this year.
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Facebook to provide internet in Africa via satellite
Facebook announced yesterday that it will deliver satellite broadband internet to Africans via satellite starting next year. This will be made possible through a partnership with a European satellite operator called Eutelsat as part of the internet.org initiative.
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Econet puts Dream bundles to sleep
The Econet Dream Bundles have been terminated after the promotion that brought them to the network came to an end.
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Bulawayo to get cheaper fibre internet as Liquid begins installations in suburbs
After what most have considers as a lifetime of regret, Liquid telecom has started installing fibre in some suburbs in the city of Bulawayo. If other internet providers see business value there, could this be the start of the transformation of the city into a startup capital?
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Liquid Telecom eyes listing on a European Stock Exchange in 2016
Liquid Telecom, the pan-African telecoms infrastructure carrier which is part of the Econet Wireless Group, is eyeing a listing on a European Stock Exchange in 2016.
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ZOL WiFi now free-ish. Should Innscor get into the WiFi business?
"What if Innscor itself got into the WiFi business?" Granted, its not a tech company, but it has some of the best real estate in the country, frequented by people who have a bit of cash to spend on higher-priced fast food more expensive than your Sadza and Chicken.
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Econet offers subscribers free 50 MB of data in new broadband promo
Econet is sending broadband subscribers SMSes inviting them to use at least 10 MB of data (worth $1 at the Econet broadband bundles rates) in a day in order to get 50 MB of data.
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Econet open up LTE to smartphones. Unlikely to expand network fast
Starting early this month, Econet began a trial rollout of LTE services to smartphones, we are told. You will remember that before this, that is since as far back as the launch in September 2013, you could only access LTE via a USB dongle.
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Unboxing the Telecel Hie Bundles
The value proposition for subscribers is clear. Telecel has been generous with voice, SMS, and social media access and it is outpacing its competition with this offer. While both bundles offer savings on airtime purchases, the $10 bundle is easily the better pick of the two, considering the access to Facebook, generous free minutes and, of course, the free Twitter.
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Telecel giving away houses with its new loyalty promo
Telecel will next week launch an SMS and Win promotion giving away three houses as the grand prize to three lucky customers.
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Africa achieves only 20% broadband penetration, 85% mobile network coverage: AU
Africa has reached an average broadband penetration rate of 20%, a rise from 7% in 2008. In addition mobile networks cover 85% of the entire population according to the AU.
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TelOne runs free off-peak browsing promo for VSAT clients
TelOne just introduced a zero-rated off-peak browsing option for all paid up Ka Band clients. Set to run for the month of September, it offers free off-peak browsing from 10 pm to 4 am.
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Econet remains mum on Infrastructure Sharing, but here’s what it could be planning
Econet has remained mum on their walkout from the Infrastructure Sharing debate, but it cannot afford as a business to just let it slide. What are some of its options going forward?
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A quick how-to for scheduling downloads
Most of us are keen on taking advantage of different off-peak packages for broadband, so here's a run through the steps for scheduling downloads.
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iWayAfrica embraces POTRAZ fees adjustment, slashes VSAT prices
Following on the heels of the VSAT fees adjustment administered by the regulator, POTRAZ, iWayAfrica, a local internet service provider has drastically reduced the cost of its VSAT packages.
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What is local content?
So after the noise with the tengai.co.zw store and the ensuing usual talk about local content one question has been tickling the nether regions of my brain. Just what the heck is local content?