By Nigel Gambanga POTRAZ, Zimbabwe’s telecommunications regulator has just released its latest sector performance report, covering the third quarter of 2015. Articles appeared first on Techzim;Latest POTRAZ report shows leaps in LTE & increase in Zimbabwe’s internet penetration …read more Read more here:: Techzim Feed…
By Nigel Gambanga An accompanying blog post from WhatsApp also announced the end of the subscription model, pointing out how some subscribers to the service have been excluded from making payments because they do not have the necessary credit and debit card numbers. This sort of challenge is more prevalent…
By Nigel Gambanga In spite of all the success that has been registered by Afrosoft through various strategies, the company has had to adapt to the continuous changes in technology which include the rise of mobile technology and the need to open up to innovators beyond its own limited ecosystem.…
By Nigel Gambanga A South African online magazine, All4Women.co.za, has launched a petition calling on its government to reject the calls being made by the country’s mobile operators to regulate Over the Top (OTT) Services like WhatsApp and Skype. Articles appeared first on Techzim;Petition to save WhatsApp from regulation gains…
By Nigel Gambanga In the latest bit of information to be shared about the service, it has been confirmed that Telecel is the mobile operator that will be partnering with Facebook and Internet.org for the launch in the Zimbabwe. This information was shared by sources working on the Free Basics…
By Nigel Gambanga In the second part of the weekly podcast, we discuss the very small increase in voice tariffs effected by POTRAZ, the telecoms regulator. We also touch on the $162 million lawsuit against the same regulator, filed by a telecoms operator Econet Wireless. Articles appeared first on Techzim;Voice…
By Nigel Gambanga In this first part of the weekly podcast, we discuss the Zimbabwean ride-sharing startup called SmartGo, the potential behind WhatsApp bots, and the peering arrangement between Liquid Telecom and Netflix. Articles appeared first on Techzim;Zim’s ridesharing app SmartGo,the WhatsApp Wiki Bot & Liquid Telecom Partnering Netflix –…
By Nigel Gambanga Launched in August 2015, the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is the latest in its range, offering a lot more than its predecessors, along with enough compelling evidence that Samsung is catering for consumers that want more. We took a close look at the Note 5 to figure…
By Nigel Gambanga South Africa’s Parliament is set to decide whether or not WhatsApp and other Over the Top(OTT) services like Skype and Viber should be regulated following concerns of “freeboarding” raised by telecoms operators. Articles appeared first on Techzim;WhatsApp and other OTT services face regulation in South Africa …read…
By Nigel Gambanga Netflix, the VOD service which was recently opened up to 130 new countries including Zimbabwe has said that it will be clamping down on subscribers who use proxy services or unblockers to access content that isn’t meant for their territories or regions. Articles appeared first on Techzim;Netflix…