The GSMA today announced further details of MWC Barcelona 2020 activity, including additional keynote speakers, participating companies, programmes and events. MWC Barcelona will take place 24-27 February 2020, with events across Fira Gran Via, Fira Montjuïc and La Farga L’Hospitalet.

“Our vision at the GSMA is to unlock the full power of connectivity so that people, industry and society thrive. The MWC20 theme of ‘Limitless"...

The GSMA has today released two new reports at the annual ‘GSMA Mobile 360 – MENA’ event happening in Dubai. These reports highlight the positive economic impact of the mobile ecosystem on markets across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, as well as the transformative impact of IoT technologies on regional governments’ strategic national visions.

The two reports from GSMA"...

Vodafone Qatar, together with Inseego Corp., a pioneer in 5G and IoT device-to-cloud solutions, today introduced the 5G MiFi M1100, the first commercially available 5G mobile hotspot in Qatar and the region. With this new 5G MiFi hotspot, Vodafone Qatar customers can enjoy the power of 5G on their existing phones and other devices even if they are not 5G-enabled. Priced at QR 1,999 the 5G"...

As part of efforts to add value to the life of consumers and other patrons of the Golden Penny brand, the management of Golden Penny Foods, have unveiled Mr. and Mrs. Olaleye as winners of its ‘Feed Your Love’ campaign on social media, which was initiated recently as a reward scheme for newlyweds in the Nigerian market.

Golden Penny Foods initiated the campaign few months ago with the promise to reward one lovely couple with an ‘All-Expense"...

Underbanked and unbanked residents in Owerri, capital of Imo State got relief recently as the Y’ello Digital Financial Services (YDFS) Limited, an MTN Nigeria subsidiary, launched its financial services product, the MoMo Agent, at the Relief Market, Owerri.

Other markets in the state where the launch also took place included the World Bank Market and Naze Cluster Market respectively.

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has assured the over 179 million subscribers across all networks that it would continue to protect the interest of telecoms consumers and sanction any operator that offers unsatisfactory services to consumers.

The Executive Vice Chaiman and CEO of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, gave the assurance at the 33rd Lagos International Trade Fair, which ended yesterday in Lagos.

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Kenya’s listed mobile phone operator Safaricom recorded 14.4 per cent growth in net profit for the six months to September 30, buoyed by increased activities on its mobile money payment platform M-Pesa and a surge in the usage of its mobile data bundles.

The telco, whose overall customer numbers climbed to 34.6 million from 26.6 million, generated Ksh35.65 billion ($356.5 million) in net earnings compared with Ksh31.17 billion ($311.7 million)"...