HMD Global – the Finnish company that owns the rights to manufacture Nokia-branded smartphones – is closer to launch its most expensive device till date. Rumours have been going back and forth over HMD Global’s upcoming flagship smartphone. It could be either the Nokia 8 or the Nokia 9. However, according to German website WinFuture, … Read more
What do you look for in a smartphone now that they all look just the same? Many may say the camera is key, and now the new version of Nokia hopes to stand out by putting Carl Zeiss lenses in its phones. HMD Global, which has licensed the Nokia brand from the Finnish telecoms giant, … Read more
Ghana and Huawei have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for strategic ICT cooperation between Huawei and Ministry of Communications of the Republic of Ghana. As a result, Huawei will serve as the strategic ICT partner of the Ghanaian government and leverage on the company’s rich global ICT experience to boost ICT development, transfer ICT … Read more
Ghana and Huawei have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for strategic ICT cooperation between Huawei and Ministry of Communications of the Republic of Ghana. As a result, Huawei will serve as the strategic ICT partner of the Ghanaian government and leverage on the company’s rich global ICT experience to boost ICT development, transfer ICT … Read more
When Busy, Ghana’s LTE provider of the Year, relaunched its brand last month, it announced a range of innovative products that had been lined up for both existing and new customers. One of these is the “3 paddies” product geared towards acquiring new customers to the network. Linda Narh, Head of Marketing at Busy has … Read more
Premium mobile phone brand, TECNO Mobile has introduced its latest Camon CX unto the Ghanaian market after it was first launched in Kenya last week. The smartphone which has 16 megapixels for its back and front cameras has been designed specifically for young and independent smartphone users. Speaking at the launch in Ghana on Tuesday, … Read more
Chinese telecom giant ZTE has pleaded guilty in a US court to violating US export controls by selling goods to Iran and North Korea over several years. The move is the final step in the case’s resolution which the US government announced March 7 in which it slapped $1.2 billion in fines on the company, … Read more
Shares in Chinese telecom giant ZTE jumped as much as 8.8 percent on Wednesday in Hong Kong after it ended a year of uncertainty in its US business following a $1.2 billion fine. US officials said on Tuesday the firm would immediately pay a massive fine of $892 million for flouting US sanctions by shipping … Read more
The US government has slapped more than $1 billion in fines on Chinese telecom giant ZTE for violations of US export controls for selling goods to Iran and North Korea, officials announced Tuesday. It is the largest criminal penalty in US history in an export control or sanctions case, government officials said. The company will … Read more
Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp (000063. SZ)(0763.HK) is nearing an agreement to plead guilty to U.S. criminal charges and pay hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties over allegations it violated U.S. laws that restrict sale of U.S. technology to Iran, a person familiar with the matter said. The company has not yet signed … Read more
Chinese telecoms giant ZTE unveiled Sunday what it said is the world’s first smartphone compatible with the lightening-fast 5G mobile internet service that networks expect to have up and running by 2020. The company said the Gigabit Phone is the first smartphone capable of download speeds reaching up to 1 gigabit per second (Gbps) — … Read more
Finnish telecoms network equipment maker Nokia (NOKIA. HE) said on Thursday it is seeking to buy company Comptel (CTL1V.HE) for about 347 million euros ($370 million) to expand its software services business. Nokia and its rivals, Sweden’s Ericsson (ERICb.ST) and China’s Huawei [HWT.UL] have struggled recently as demand for faster 4G mobile broadband equipment has … Read more
MTN Ghana, the country’s leading telecommunications service provider, in partnership with Huawei Technologies, a global leader in the technology industry, has announced the launch of Huawei Mate 9. Huawei Mate 9 is a high-end smart phone with the latest technological features to ensure flawless operation. Users of the Huawei Mate 9 will benefit from a … Read more
As a team, we at Ogilvy & Mather are both honored and proud of our success at this year’s 10th annual Gong Gong Awards. Seeing our work acknowledged by our industry and peers, inspires us to keep pushing our strategic and creative limits and to aim for excellence. This is an accomplishment not only for … Read more
Chinese telecommunication giant Huawei and its South Africa counterpart MTN on Wednesday jointly launched the Smart Water Metering solution, the first Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) solution in Africa. The solution is designed to help MTN develop their NB-IoT services to explore new markets. Huawei and MTN will showcase a live Smart Water Metering Demo … Read more
The MTN CEO’S Invitational Golf Tournament Final Leg comes off this Saturday November 12 at the Sukumono Celebrity Golf course in Accra and reports reaching Yours Truly state that over 90 top golfers have registered their participation. The 18hole medal event which would be played under the theme – MTN Business, Your Partner for Enterprise … Read more
Technology giant Subah Infosolutions has been awarded the International Gateway Monitoring System (GWMS) contract by the National Telecommunications Commission (NATCOM) of Sierra Leone. After a rigorous assessment of competitive bidding process forwarded by 12 international participating companies, Subah Infosolutions the only West African based International Company won the contract. Subah Infosolutions has an undisputed record … Read more
Ghanaian giants, Accra Hearts of Oak are close to sealing a sponsorship deal with Chinese multinational networking, telecommunications equipment and services company, Huawei Technologies Limited. According to reports in the local media, the Phobians who have been without a shirt sponsor for the last three seasons expect to conclude negotiations on the deal before the … Read more