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By Nigel Gambanga It’s been almost a year since TelOne launched its Ka-Band VSAT service. The telecoms operator’s thinking at the time was to bring in a cheaper VSAT service that would expand its presence in those areas where VSAT makes sense anyway. So far, it looks like the product…

By Taf Makura Over the last couple of months, particularly the last couple of days there has been a lot of hell and dust raised in the telecoms infrastructure sharing debate culminating with some startling threats this week from a government minister. Government’s unusual ultimatum for a local telecoms operator(Econet)…

By Nigel Gambanga If you make the right amount of noise your cries just might be heard. Well, that’s the lesson from MulticChoice anyway. The media giant has reduced the prices of it’s DStv bouquets across all African markets. With effect from the 1st of May 2015, the prices of…

By Nigel Gambanga If you are on Android and still haven’t activated WhatsApp voice calls there’s some good news for you today. The VoIP call facility that has only been available for some, not all users on Android has now been made available to everyone. There’s no need to receive…

By Nigel Gambanga Print media isn’t dead, but it’s definitely dying. These sentiments were shared at the Digital Future Conference in a presentation made by Zimpapers CTO, Darlick Marandure. In an increasingly competitive media and business environment where the platforms of expression and story telling are a dime a dozen,…

By Nigel Gambanga Death is in the air. That’s what I think of every time I look at a news stand, or at an extensive ad campaign in print publications that can’t possibly bring its value’s worth for the company sinking money into this medium. Anyone in media will tell…

By Nigel Gambanga Two months – That’s the amount of time it took for local mobile operator Telecel Zimbabwe to fall off the market after securing a buyer and be put back in play again. After the talks of a $20 million offer for a significant slice of Telecel Zimbabwe…

By Garikai Dzoma On Tuesday, 23 April 1985 the Coca-Cola company made a shocking announcement. They were going to introduce “New Coke” on the company’s centenary anniversary. The new drink would not only taste better being sweeter than the century old formula, it was healthier, pandered to the whims of…

By Prince Jones It’s hard to be a very visible phone brand, especially in a world where everyone knows how good a deal they can get from all these Android devices that are out to chew into markets “owned” by household names. Which is why brands like Gtel and Astro…

By Nigel Gambanga In business, sharing isn’t just about caring. There have to be fair benefits for everyone contributing to a communal pot. That’s the long and short version of what Econet has really been saying about Infrastructure Sharing. The Minister of ICT, Supa Mandiwanzira, had strong words for Econet…