• Econet warns customers of 12-day EcoCash service disruption

    Econet Zimbabwe just sent a message to its mobile money subscribers today warning warning of possible EcoCash service disruptions between yesterday (yes, if you’ve been having problems the past 24 […]

  • Econet Zimbabwe banks on EcoCash mobile money to create shareholder value

    At the company’s AGM recently Econet Wireless Zimbabwe explained to shareholders that the group is looking to services such as the mobile money service, EcoCash, for continued profitability and new […]

  • 4G dongles now available at Econet shops. Good move to get one?

    We are told the 4G LTE dongles are finally available at Econet shops, at least in those places where Econet has 4g coverage, which is basically Harare, Bulawayo and Victoria Falls. It’s important though to note that coverage is not who whole city, just sections of it

  • UNWTO and Tech advances, Econet, TelOne and Harare 4G LTE speedtests

    Ok, so we did a speedtest in Victoria Falls, even with the reality that Econet’s new 4G Network wasn’t ready for UNWTO. It was literally impossible to rent a dongle and use so that was some easy “we have 4G LTE at the UNWTO!” mileage they got.

  • Econet completes EcoCash mobile money integration with NMB Bank

    We just got tipped to the news that Econet Wireless – well, the Econet Services part of it – has completed the integration of its EcoCash platform with NMB Bank’s banking platform.

  • Here’s how fast the Econet 4G LTE is #Speedtest

    Yesterday, we promised we would do everything to get a 4G dongle and test it so we get a feeling of just how fast this new technology implementation. The sad thing is we couldn’t buy our own dongle to play with. We couldn’t even get a rental one as for some reason none are available…

  • How much the Econet 4G LTE dongle will cost

    When Econet announced launched 4G LTE service last week, they declined to say how much the 4G dongle would cost. They haven’t finalised that they said. So for now we can only speculate based on what we see on the ground plus ofcourse the good old rumour machine.

  • Econet defies POTRAZ directive, continues Buddie Zone slashed tariffs

    Seldom do you hear of an operator defying a regulatory directive. So we are surprised that Econet has chosen the defiance path on the order they got from POTRAZ this week to stop the Buddie Zone promotion and revert to the old tariffs by Friday – today.

  • Press Release: Econet ready for UNWTO, launches LTE

    Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has marked the joint hosting by Zimbabwe and Zambia of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) general assembly by launching one of Africa’s first Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks. The LTE will be launched in the resort town of Victoria Falls, where the assembly will be held from August 24 to…

  • Econet launches 4G LTE in Zimbabwe

    We are coming from an event hosted by Econet Wireless where they launched 4G LTE in Zimbabwe. Econet’s fairly new Chief Commercial and Customer Services Officer, Stan Henning presented the […]

  • POTRAZ speaks on why they ordered Econet to revert to old tariffs

    Econet, POTRAZ deputy director general Alfred Marisa said to us in a telephone interview today, jumped the gun with the latest 10 cents per minute tariffs and this is the reason they have been asked to revert to old pricing with immediate effect.

  • BREAKING NEWS: POTRAZ orders Econet to revert to 25 cents per minute

    In an interesting twist to the ongoing mobile tariff wars in Zimbabwe, POTRAZ we are told, has today directed Econet to revert to the old punitive pricing of 25 cents per minutes for calls. We just got the information right now from an Econet spokesperson. This is the first time POTRAZ has reacted publicly to…

  • Zimbabwe mobile wars: Has Econet really slashed calls to 10 cents per minute?

    After months of the experts in the market suggesting Telecel was slowly killing the business with all the promos, Econet pulled one last Friday we surely didn’t expect: they announced they were going for an outright unconditional price slash of 60%! Talk of pleasantly shocking.

  • Zimbabwe mobile tariff wars: Econet slashes tariffs by 60%!

    Under the onslaught of never-ending steep promos from the competition, Econet has today finally announced the a serious slash of mobile tariffs in a move that can only be described as taking the fight to the competition.

  • Econet suspends EcoCash mobile money transfers to other networks

    Unlike other mobile banking offerings that have emerged on the market, customers using EcoCash are not required to have a bank account, do not need to switch their SIM cards for new ones, and can move money across different mobile networks.

  • Econet, a skinned Opera Mini, and preaching to the choir

    Ok, Econet. When you skinned Opera a month or so ago we thought, well, yah, quite late but good all the same too keep your brand very visible on the most used browser on feature phones. Plus opera does help make keep data costs under control for the operator, so yes, good move.

  • Econet to auction vanity phone numbers as it launches new prefix

    Econet recently started an ad campaign for a service that will allow subscribers to obtain vanity telephone numbers under a new cell phone number prefix 078. Information on their website did not reveal when the number prefix would be operational.

  • Econet reconnects Telecel

    The long awaited reconnection is finally complete. Three days after POTRAZ (Zimbabwe’s telecoms regulator) confirmed that Telecel’s license has been renewed. Telecel subscribers can now make calls to Econet lines. […]

  • Econet launches underwhelming $1 for 10 free minutes service

    It’s not easy looking a gift horse in the mouth. See, we love cheaper voice and data so don’t get us wrong; we like that Econet is offering new cheaper stuff as a mobile operator. It’s new from them but not new in this market, and in fact compared to what’s already on the market,…

  • Telecel – Econet Interconnection: Telecel opens up network

    With the Telecel license issue now sorted, Zimbabweans are now waiting for the two week interconnection blackout between the company and Econet to end. We have been testing ourselves since yesterday if calls from either network are going through to the other. We have only had success calling Telecel numbers from an Econet sim card…

  • Econet launches unexciting ‘reactive line for free airtime’ promo

    Today, Econet announced the launch of a promo where subscribers are credited with bonus free for recharging their prepaid subscriptions. This basically to encourage people that haven’t been using their lines for various reason (like migrating to the other 2 mobile networks) to be active. It would really have had us jumping with excitement if…

  • Econet breaks EcoCash as interconnection dispute with Telecel continues

    The smooth convenience of using mobile money for transfers and payments is exceptional. The idea of being able to send money to anyone that has a mobile phone and them being able to pick it up immediately in any part of the country is something that a few years ago wasn’t imaginable. Anyone with a…

  • Econet / Telecel interconnection blackout enters 5th day. POTRAZ silent

    It’s now day 5 since Econet last week severed mobile interconnection with Zimbabwe’s second largest mobile operator, Telecel. Before that, Econet, the largest with more than 8 million subscribers, had been accused by Telecel of throttling voice calls from the network in a bid, they said, to frustrate subscribers into migrating ‘back’ to Econet. Econet…

  • It gets ugly as Econet disconnects Telecel Zimbabwe. Our brief thoughts

    Earlier today Econet released a statement, its response to the Telecel statement yesterday that basically accused them of throttling traffic. In the statement, which we posted in full here, Econet essentially said they are no under any obligation to have interconnection with Telecel as Telecel are an unlicensed operator. This because Telecel is still to…

  • Starfish Mobile Zimbabwe And Econet Wireless launch SHASHA SMS Services

    Starfish Mobile Zimbabwe and Econet Wireless have launched a new SMS service that will let football fans receive updates of matches of favourite teams. This is under a new mobile brand called […]

  • Econet Wireless Statement on Interconnection with Telecel Zimbabwe

    As a part of the ongoing issue between Econet Wireless and Telecel Zimbabwe, the following update has just been posted on Econet’s official Facebook page: Econet Wireless wishes to state […]

  • Telecel vs Econet traffic throttling issue: Telecel issues official statement

    We just received a statement from Telecel on the “throttling issue” they are having with Econet which we posted about in the morning. The statement basically confirms what Telecel sources have been telling us anonymously. That they suspect Econet is unfairly throttling calls from Telecel. And here is how Telecel backs their claims:

  • Telecel reports Econet to POTRAZ for throttling Telecel voice calls

    A report in the NewsDay today says Telecel has reported Econet to the Zim telecommunications regulator, POTRAZ, allegedly for unfair business practices relating to not neutrally allowing calls from Telecel subscribers through to the Econet network. Before the report, some Telecel anonymous sources had indicated to the press (including us) that Econet is throttling calls…

  • Econet working on an EcoCash internet payments API

    Information we have suggests that Econet has been working on an internet payments component for EcoCash which was schedule to be released this month. The release has however, as we have been told, pushed a further and its not clear when it will be available to web developers and eCommerce companies to use.

  • Zimbabwe UNWTO 2013: Econet to launch 4G LTE services in Victoria Falls

    Econet Chief Marketing Office, Isaiah Nyangari, announced last week that Econet will be rolling out services in Zimbabwe’s tourist town of Victoria Falls, where this year’s United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) general assembly will be held. The announcement was made at the official handover of a Communications Centre to the Ministry of Tourism by…

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