Mobile

The Sybase iAnywhere Blue SDK (Software Developer Kit), which supports the Bluetooth Core Specification version 3.0+ High Speed (HS), is now available for Android devices. Sybase’s first of its kind solution is developed to reside on Android based computing platforms, offering a large number of profiles to users with unmatched short range wireless connectivity on a wide variety of devices.

Movirtu, provider of Mobile Identity Management (MIM) solutions to wireless telecommunication service providers, recently announced a contract with Airtel Madagascar to implement the Movirtu Cloud Phone services nationwide in Madagascar. The main channel for purchase will be the Village Phone Operators (VPOs) with whom the service has been piloted.

THE UNIVERSITY OF Ibadan in Nigeria is discovering the educational and administrative benefits of delivering learning materials to its students via their mobile phones - by-passing ‘traditional’ e-learning.

The East African telecoms markets, and in particular the Kenyan & Ugandan markets, have seen stiff competition – especially around price. With ARPU decreasing to just US$7.13, operators are left wondering how they can improve their bottom line, despite having to diminish their prime source of income from customers.