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Here are 3 ways you will benefit from Infrastructure Sharing
With all this talk on infrastructure sharing, we also need to consider the government’s viewpoint and possibly understand why it feels so strongly towards it. The government is obliged to ensure that consumers receive fair pricing for goods and services while it also protects the businesses in telecoms. These are the motivations behind this move…
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Infrastructure Sharing: About threats, distrust and the opportunity to be grateful
In threatening Econet with havoc if they don’t share infrastructure, the ministry of ICT missed an opportunity to appreciate the significant contribution that Econet’s investment in infrastructure has made. But all this would be easier to say if Econet themselves were fair in the ecosystem they play in.
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Telecash remains defiant in the face of competition
Telecash may have faced a seasonal drawback in the Telecel versus government tiff early this year but they look set to grow stronger with the right formula. Recording 1 million subscribers from launch last year in January, they can easily reach the same user ratios as Ecocash.
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Smartphone distribution in Zimbabwe – Whose line is it anyway?
Smartphone penetration is very low in Zimbabwe trailing far behind other nations like South Africa at 30% and Kenya at 67%. But who should be responsible for equipping the nation with these devices?
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What does Zimbabwe’s insignificant smartphone penetration mean?
The smartphone penetration rate in Zimbabwe is approximately 15% which actually means that about 85% of all mobile communication in Zimbabwe is largely through dumb phones (mbudzi) and feature phones. These are some humbling statistics in terms of what it actually means for developments in broadband.
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Who are we kidding, Zimbabwe isn’t ready for smartphones in schools
Recently the Minister of Education, Lazarus Dokora, stated that the Ministry has allowed smartphones in Zimbabwean schools on the reasoning that these devices can be used for research. While these capabilities might be undisputed, there are other serious consequences that the State is not considering. The reality is, we are not ready for a national…
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Econet addresses the problem of disappearing airtime with dual-account system
Econet has introduced a dual airtime account system to cater for VAS services subscriptions. It’s meant to help subscribers keep track of the money spent on VAS services as they have to transfer airtime into this account deliberately. This is an improvement from the old system that used to deduct airtime in the background, an…
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Econet reduces salaries; shows how tough the Zim telecoms environment is
Econet has reduced the salaries of its entire staff by 35%. This has been attributed to a lot of challenges in the local business environment, and the other complications in Zimbabwean telecoms. The operator will have to do a lot to improve its performance and beat all of this.
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Econet to disconnect millions of subscribers in the next 7 days
Econet has given subscribers with lines that haven’t been used in 6 months, up to one week to recharge these lines. Failure to do so will result in disconnection. There is a lot the operator will benefit from by doing this, largely because of an inactive subscriber total of 3 million. However, there are going…
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Google wants you to have a faster web experience with this browser
At its recent I/O Conference, Google announced the Google Web Light browser, a still-under-test version of the standard browser that offers faster web experiences for users in markets where there are slow internet connections. It’s being aimed at emerging markets which rely on 2G and 3G connections, and its set for India and Brazil first.…
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As Africa moves towards regulating the Internet should Zim follow?
Africa seems to be awakening from the internet ignorance slumber that has seen some countries connecting to the world wide web with no restrictions. This situation has its pros as advocated for by Internet Freedom activists and its cons as is evident from the demage that can be attributed to social media as an example
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6 things NetOne’s OneWallet needs to do to get my money
NetOne has a fair subscriber base of just under 30% of the market, which has however failed to translate into a healthier OneWallet. Accounting for less than 1% of Mobile Money subscribers, it needs to overhaul the product or face extinction.
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Kenya OKs the Slim SIM. When will this telecoms monopoly disruptor get to Zim?
The Slim sim introduces mobile number and anti-monopoly disruption and makes it possible for MVN operators, Financial Services Providers, Banks and other players to offer all the usual services plus more sophisticated VAS in addition to the services provided by your current operator
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Telecel basks in Judicial sympathy, Great..but what happens next?
The name Nicholas Mathonsi isn’t a household name, but in some weird way it should be, for millions of people. He’s the guy who passed a High Court order granting […]
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Salvaging the Telecel wreckage, NetOne offers subscribers option to retain number
It’s only been a few days since word got out that the telecoms regulator, POTRAZ, had given Telecel, the country’s third-largest mobile operator, 30 days to shut down operations. It […]
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“We’re shaking up the NetOne management” says ICT Minister Supa Mandiwanzira
The minister went on to say that NetOne had relied too much on one source of income, the government, and that the current initiative would ensure the management gets innovative enough to compete and return a dividend to government.
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What sort of chances does TelOne have with its Metro Wi-Fi?
At the 2014 Broadband Forum, the conclusion was that the next frontier in broadband is retailing broadband right to the doorstep. Various ISPs made noise about FTTH promising to deliver […]
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Computer Society of Zimbabwe zeroes in on IS security at upcoming Business School
Are local IT practitioners doing enough about Information Security? The answer to that question depends on several factors, but all of the responses you’ll get don’t change the fact that […]