Zimbabwean mobile phone maker, G Telecoms (GTel) has teamed up with Airtel to provide contract phones to Kenyans. The company entered Kenyan markets three months ago but failed to clinch a deal with Safaricom. As part of the deal, Airtel Kenya would sell GTel smartphones on contracts i.e consumers can pay in instalments on a […]
Airtel Nigeria has announced the Airtel Smart SIM – an initiative which lets customers swap from one SIM size to another dependent on the SIM slot on their devices without having to get another SIM card. The Smart SIM costs N300 and is already available in Airtel Shops nationwide. Simply put, the Airtel Smart SIM […]
Airtel Nigeria has launched a new roaming service dubbed the Airtel SmartROAM which allows subscribers receive free incoming calls on Seven networks in Five countries. The initiative lets subscribers receive free unlimited incoming calls when roaming in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United Kingdom (UK) and the United states […]
Airtel has unleashed the Airtel UnlimiNet Data bundle which lets you continue browsing even after your bundle is exhausted. The new data bundle was announced at the company’s Banana Island office in Lagos which had top officials from the company in attendance and also Popular Rap Artiste/Airtel smart Icon – Phyno (Chibuzo Azubuike). The Airtel […]
Airtel (Bharti Airtel) currently has an Android OS running smartphone offering for PAN African markets. The device is question is the Airtel Red 3G smartphone which comes heavily customised with the company’s various services. Competing on the launch, Airtel Africa CEO Christian de Faria said; “At Airtel , we are focused on migrating, existing and […]
Nigerian device manufacturing and end-to-end digital company, Solo has collaborated with Airtel Nigeria to announce a new Android smartphone – the Solo S355. The partnership would also bring unlimited access to digital content on the device. The SOLO S355 is expected to have Dual-SIM slots with one of the slot locked to the Airtel network […]
India’s Lava mobile brand has joined the now thriving Android Go train with the launch of the Lava Z50 Android Oreo (Go Edition). It follows similar entry-level devices such as the ZTE Temp Go, Nokia 1 and Alcatel 1X, which all have 1GB of RAM and comes pre-loaded with the streamlined apps such as the […]
Gionee India is expanding its X series smartphone line with the debut of the Gionee X1s, about a month after the release of the X1 in India. The new budget smartphone promises to deliver both enhanced selfie and battery capabilities whilst retaining similar body build as the Gionee X1. The Gionee X1s features a front […]
Gionee has added a new budget ‘X series’ smartphone in India. The Gionee X1 carries a price tag of INR 8,999 (US$ 140) and the company has teamed up with Airtel India to gift those who purchase the device with 10GB data per month for 6 months on any data recharge of 1GB. Pre-installed with […]
Following days of speculation, embattled Nigeria telecom company, Etisalat Nigeria has confirmed the adoption of 9Mobile as its new brand name. This change, which has been reflected on the company’s website (www.9mobile.com.ng) and social media accounts, comes on the back of the withdrawal of the Emirates Telecommunications Group (Etisalat Group) from the ownership of the […]