Posts Tagged ‘Mobile Telecomunication’
iConnect is now inq. Digital
iConnect known as Africonnect Zambia a previously Vodacom owned company is now inq. Digital Zambia after been sold by Vodacom South Africa. Late May 2020 technology news hit on Vodacom having sold business services in four countries to Inq. Vodacom then was listed as having sold its business operations in Nigeria, Zambia, and Côte d’Ivoire…
Read MoreMoney Transfer Technologies Impact In Zambia
Technology and business in Zambia like Airtel Money, Speed Pay, Zoona, Swift Cash, Mtn Money, and Zamtel Kwacha are all involved in money transfer services and bill payments. These have become common such that some people have even forgotten how the banks look inside. With Zoona, Airtel and Mtn one can even save money. Read…
Read MoreWhat is Signal
Signal is a free all-in-one messaging and voice-call solution that uses end-to-end encryption. Its developed by Open Whisper Systems and the App is available both on Android and Apple’s iOS. Their is also a desktop version for Linux, Windows and macOS. Signal is greatly known for its fantastic messaging solution for security-conscious mobile users. Despite its renowned…
Read MoreWhat is SMS
SMS is a mobile telephone feature for sending and receiving text messages on the mobile phone and is also a component of the world wide web and many mobile systems. SMS stands for Short Messaging Service and uses standardized communication protocols to enable mobile devices to exchange short text messages. SMS has its origins from Radio Telegraphy…
Read MoreZambia Internet Service Providers
Internet is the most powerful tool of our time. Its use has become a basic and fundamental need in communication interaction. Am happy to see that Zambia is not behind in this technology as there are several internet service providers readily sharing this phenomenon. What is Internet Service Provider (ISP)? According to Wikipedia, an Internet…
Read MoreSamsung SGH C100 My First Polyphonic Upgrade
Samsung SGH-C100 was released in 2002 by Samsung Electronics. It was a beast at its time but it was the design and polyphonic feature that drew me to cash out a 1,000,000 Zambian Kwacha then. It was a fabulous GSM handset so light and cute and amazing with no camera nor Bluetooth. The mobile…
Read MoreZICTA Award Fourth Mobile Provider to Angola’s Unitel
ZICTA awarded the fourth telecommunication mobile provider in Zambia to UZI Zambia Limited. The major shareholder of UZI is Unitel International Holdings from Amsterdam Netherlands. This is according to the Zambia Information & Communications Technology Authority issues notification of award for a network license under the international market segment and a service license under the National…
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