This month's snapshot of the latest mobile trends in the local and international digital landscape.

1. Mobile ReportJUNE2013

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A MONTHLY SNAPSHOT OF
MOBILE NEWS, VIEWS, EVENTS
& DEVELOPMENTS LOCALLY
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4. CONTENTS
» Executive Summary
» Section 1: Mobile Landscape
» Section 2: Mobile Devicesand Operating Systems
» Section 3: Mobile Networks
» Section 4: SocialNetworks
» Sources and Contacts

5. Executive Summary

6. EXECUTIVESUMMARY
1. TopwebsitesinSouthAfricahavebeenidentified
2. Every1MobilereachesintoAfrica
3. EUlowersmobileroamingrates
4. Apple’snewIOSandmusicstreamingservice
5. ProjectRaywiththeworld’sfirstsmartphoneforthevisuallyimpaired
6. NewKenyanmodemtospeedupinternet
7. GoogleDriveisnowavailableinZuluandAfrikaans
8. VodacomBusinesshasadvocatedtheuseofsmartmobiletechnologytomitigateenergycapacityandconsumption
concerns
9. MicrosoftOfficearriveson theiPhone
10. GoogleprojectLOON:Balloon-poweredinternet
11. SamsungGalaxyS4Zoom:Camera-SmartphoneaswellasthreenewGalaxyTab3tablets
12. Sony:theSmartWatch2 andanewlow-costSonyXperiaCdual-SIMsmartphone

7. 13. Theworld'sfirstLTE-Advancednetwork,andtheGalaxyS4LTE-A
14. MicrosoftrevealsInternetExplorer11andOffice365isnowinninenewcountriesinAfrica
15. OrangehasexpandeditsreachinSouthAfricathroughadealwithNashuaMobile
16. Vodacomplanstorolloutfiberaccess toselectedbusinessparksacrossSouthAfrica
17. MTNextendsdatapricecutsanditslossonMyanmarbid
18. Neotelsalerumoursswirlingagain
19. TopTwitterusersandDMMA’ssurveyresultsaboutSouthAfricans’internethabits
20. Whatsapphits250mactiveusers
21. Facebookaddshashtagsupport
22. Instagramaddsvideo
23. NomoreFacebookadsonpageswithsexualandviolentcontent

8. Mobile Landscape
SECTION1

9. TOPWEBSITESINSOUTH
AFRICA
» EffectiveMeasurereleaseditsMay2013websitetrafficstatisticsrecently,
revealingthatNews24isthelargestSouthAfricanwebsite,followedby
Howzit.MSNandIOL.
» EffectiveMeasureistheofficialtrafficmeasurementpartneroftheDigital
MediaandMarketingAssociation(DMMA),andprovidesaccuratetraffic
statisticsforSouthAfrica’stopwebsites.
» AccordingtotheMay2013EffectiveMeasurestatistics,News24attracted2.4
millionuniqueSouthAfricanvisitors.HowzitMSNrankedsecondwith1.7
millionuniquevisitorsandIOLthirdwith1.5million.
» ThelatestEffectiveMeasurestatisticsalsorevealedSouthAfrica’slargest
mobilewebsitesareVodafoneLive,News24Mobile,andSupersport.
Source: MyBroadband, 4 June 2013

10. EVERY1MOBILEREACHES
INTOAFRICA
» Every1Mobile,whichspecialisesinbuildingmassaudiencesviamobilein
sub-SaharanAfrica,recentlyannouncedthatithasraisedR18millioninangel
investment.
» Every1Mobile,foundedin2010,usesthepowerofmobile-enabledsocial
networkstotransformhoworganisationsengagewithyoungpeopleaged
15-35insub-SaharanAfricaandotheremergingmarkets.
» E1M'sultimateaimistohelpyoungpeopleinemergingmarketsenterthe
formaleconomy.Thecompanyrunsninemobilesitescoveringeducation,
health,jobsandentertainment.
» Thecompanyalreadyrecordsover3millionmonthlyvisitstoitssitesand
serves25millionpageseachmonth.Usersareequallysplitbetweenmale
andfemaleacrossSouthAfrica,Nigeria,Ghana,Tanzania,Kenyaand
Zimbabwe.
» ‘Bybuildinglargemobile-basedcommunitiesofhighlymotivatedand
educatedyoungpeoplewhoarefasttrackingintotheformaleconomy’E1M
isbecomingthegate-keepertoanaudiencethatisinhighdemandfromthird
partiessuchascorporations,governments,foundationsandNGOs.
Source: Bizcommunity , 14 June 2013

11. EULOWERSMOBILE
ROAMINGFEES
» Checkinge-mailorsurfingthewebonamobilephonewhiletravellinginthe
EuropeanUnionwillbeathirdcheaperfromJuly 1thankstoroamingcuts
enforcedbytheEU’sregulator–just intimeforthesummerholidayseason.
» TheEuropeanUnionhasbeeneagertoshowitsrelevancetoEUcitizenswith
measurestocutthecostofconsumergoodssuchasflightsandroaming
fees,withmobilechargesaparticularlypopularstepoverthepastseveral
years.
» “TheEUhastoberelevanttopeople’slives,”theEU’stelecomsregulator,
NeelieKroes,saidassheannouncedthe36percentreductioninroaming.
» FromJuly1,thecostofusingtheinternetwhileabroadfallsto45centsper
megabytefrom70cents..
» Thecostofmakingcallsdeclinesto24centsperminutefrom29cents,and
receivingcallsto7centsperminutefrom8cents.
» Thecostofsendingtextmessageswillalsogodown,from9centsto8cents
Mobileusersdon’tpayforreceivingtextmessageswhiletravellinginthe
EuropeanUnion.
» AllofcostswillfallagainonJuly1nextyear.
Source: MyBroadband , 27 June 2013

12. SMARTPHONESBLOOMIN
EMERGINGMARKETS
» Globalsmartphoneshipmentsareexpectedtoreach958.8millionunitsin
2013,surpassingfeaturephoneshipmentsforthefirsttime,theIDCsays.
» AccordingtotheInternationalDataCorporation(IDC)WorldwideQuarterly
MobilePhoneTracker,smartphonesareexpectedtoaccountfor52.2%ofall
mobilephonesshippedin2013.
» Thefirmexpectsthetrendtocontinue,withsmartphoneshipmentsgrowing
mostrapidlyinemergingmarkets,whichwillaccountfor64.8%ofunits
shippedin2013.
» Drivingsmartphonesforwardhasbeenaperfectcombinationofstrong
demandfromendusers,greateremphasisbybothcarriersandvendors,and
adeepselectionofdevicesavailableatmultiplepricepoints,theIDCsaid.
» Withtheriseinglobalsmartphoneshipments,demandhasquicklyspread
fromdevelopedmarketstoemergingmarkets,theIDCsaid.
» Asaresult,smartphoneaveragesellingprices(ASPs)havedeclinedto$372
in2013,downfrom$407in2012and$443in2011.
Source: BusinessTech by MyBroadband, 15 June 2013

13. Mobile devices and
operating systems
SECTION2

14. APPLE‘SNEWIOSANDMUSIC
STREAMINGSERVICE
» AppleIncunveilediTunesRadio,afreemusicstreamingservicethatisakey
partofoverhauledmobilesoftwarethatthecompanycalledthemost
revolutionaryre-designofitsoperatingsystemsincetheiPhonewas
introducedin2007.
» AsApplekickedoffitsannualconferenceinSanFranciscoforitsdevelopers,
executivesalsoshowedoffanewlineofMaccomputersandsaidthat
updatedSirivoicesoftwareusedontheiPhonenowincorporatesMicrosoft
Corp‘sBingsearchengine.
» iTunesRadio,whichwillcompeteagainstPandoraMediaInc,allowsusersto
customisebygenreandpersonaltaste.
» TheserviceisfreewithadsacrossApple’sdevices,includingAppleTV.Itis
freeofadsforsubscriberstoiTunes’Match,adigitalcontentfeature.
» CallediOS7,thesmartphoneandtabletplatformredesignedbyresident
creativehonchoJonnyIvecomeswithanewedge-to-edgelookthatuses
translucencytohighlightunderlyingcontent,newtypefaces,andnewicons.
AppleplanstomakeiOS7availableinthefall.
Source: BusinessTech by MyBroadband, 10 June 2013

15. SMARTPHONEFORTHE
BLIND
» AsmallteamofIsraelientrepreneurshascomewiththeworld’sfirst
smartphoneforthevisuallyimpaired.
» ProjectRay,astheteamcallsit,wasoriginallyconceivedasawayofhelping
theIsraeliLibraryfortheBlindgetitsservicestoawideraudience.
» Thevisuallyimpairedpersonsrelyonamultitudeofgadgetsandmostof
themdon’tcomecheap. Theyalsohavetodragalongawholesuitcaseof
expensiveaccessories.
» ThewholeideaofProjectRayistoreplacethatsuitcasewithapowerful,
cloud-connectedsmartphone.
» Peopleneedjust30minutesoftrainingtogettogripswiththenewUI.Itrelies
onaudiopromptedcommandsandusersselectappsandcommandsby
liftingthefingeroffthescreen.
» InadditiontotextingandGPS,thephonealsofeaturesacolourdetectionapp
thathelpsusersmatchtheirclothing,alongwithabanknoteapptoidentify
money.
Source: TechEye, 10June 2013

16. NEWKENYANMODEMTO
SPEEDUPINTERNET
» KenyanfirmUshahidihasdesignedaninnovativeinternetmodem,BRCK,
specificallyforAfrica,inabidtospeedupbroadbandinternetconnectivityon
thecontinent.
» Themodemhasbeendesignedtoconnectupto20devicesatatimeand
seamlesslyswitchbetweenWi-Fi,3G,4GandEthernetconnections
automatically,dependingonwhatsignalsareavailable.
» ThemodemaimstokeepAfricansconnectedevenwhenthepowerturnsoff
andtheinternetconnectionislost.Thenewmodemhopestosolveonekey
problemthathindersAfricanbusiness-electricityshortages.
» ThemodemalsoallowsuserstopluginaSIMcardtoofferanetwork
anywhereinreachofamobiletower.
» TheBRCKhasaneight-hourbatterytoovercomeelectricitypower
interruptions.Itisalsopackedwithcloud-basedsoftwarewhichmeansitcan
beaccessedfromanywheretoseehowWi-Fiandelectricityareconnections
are.
» BRCKwillstartsellingonthemarketfromNovemberbutitisavailablefor
pre-orderfor$199from theendofJune.
Source: Ventures Africa, 12 June 2013

17. GOOGLEDRIVENOWINZULU,
AFRIKAANS
» GoogleDrive,thesearchgiant’sonlinestorageanddocument,presentation
andspreadsheetcreationservice,isnowavailablein18newlanguages,
includingAfrikaans,Amharic,SwahiliandZulu.
» ThisbringsthetotalnumberoflanguagesDrivesupportsto65.
» ThenewadditionsareAfrikaans,Amharic,Basque,Chinese(HongKong),
Estonian,French(Canadian),Galician,Icelandic,Khmer,Lao,Malaysian,
Nepali,Persian,Sinhalese,Spanish(LatinAmerica),Swahili,UrduandZulu.
» Userscanswitchbetweenlanguagesatanytimefromthesettingsmenuin
GoogleDrive.Theserviceallowsuserstocollaborateondocuments,
spreadsheetsorpresentationsandtheywillcontinuetoenjoythis
functionalityeveniftheirDriveissettoadifferentlanguagethanthatofthe
personwithwhomthey’recollaborating.
» ThenewlanguagesalsoapplytoGoogleDriveformobiledevices.
Source: TechCentral, 12 June 2013

18. MOBILETECHTOMITIGATE
LOAD-SHEDDING
» Followingtherecentannouncementthatload-sheddingschedulesarelikely
totakeeffectacrossSAthiswinter,VodacomBusinesshasadvocatedthe
useofsmartmobiletechnologytomitigateenergycapacityandconsumption
concerns.
» Vodacom’sbusinessarmsayssmartmetering–asystemthatenablesthe
gatheringofdataforremotereporting–canhelptorestrictload-shedding
andthepotentialelectricity-supplyconstraintsnegativelyimpactingthelocal
economy.
» HeadofVodacomBusiness,VuyaniJarana,says,globally,utilitieshave
successfullyusedsmartmeteringtounderstandelectricityusageandsupply
management.“Locally,theintroductionofsmartmeters,whichislegislated
intheElectricityRegulationsActof2006,willallowtheutilitytoimplement
newbusinessmodels,suchastimeofusetariffs.”
» Hesaysthistypeofmobilemonitoringwillhelptheutilitytoreducepeak
demandwhileend-userswillstarttosavemoneyasaresultoftheinsights
gathered.
» SmartmetersareacomponentofM2Mcommunicationandarebeing
introducedaroundtheworld.
Source: ITWeb, 14 June 2013

19. MICROSOFTOFFICEARRIVES
ONTHEIPHONE
» SoftwaregiantMicrosoftseemstohavemeltedandalloweditsmobile
versionofOffice365tobeinstalledontheiPhone.
» OfficeMobilenowletsiPhoneusersaccess,view,andedittheirOffice
documentsanditissurprisinglysimilartowhatisalreadypreinstalledtoday
onWindowsPhone8.
» BecauseOfficeMobileisfromMicrosoft,yourformattingandlayoutremain
intactwhenviewing,editingoraddingcomments,thankstosupportfor
charts,animations,SmartArtgraphicsandshapes.Whenyoureturntoyour
PCorMacyourdocumentlookslikeitshould.
» Sinceitwasreleased,MicrosofthasaddedSkypecalling,andnewOneNote
featurestoOffice365.
Source: TechEye, 14 June 2013

20. BALLOONS:GOOGLE’SPLAN
TOCONNECTTHEWORLD
» ThecompanyhasbegunapilotprojectinNewZealandusinghigh-pressure
balloonsinthestratospheretoprovideInternetconnectivity“at3Gspeeds”to
remoteandruralareasacrosstheplanet,withSouthAfricahighonthelistas
aplannedpilotcountry.
» ProjectLoonballoonswillfloatabout19kmabovetheearth’ssurface,.Each
pumpkin-shapedballoonisthesizeofalightaircraftandisroughly15min
diameter.
» Usersconnecttotheballoonnetworkusinganantennaattachedtheir
building.Theballoonsrelayconnectivityfromterrestrialinternetnetworks
andcanshareconnectivitybetweenthem.
» Eachballooniscapableofservinganareawitha20kmradiusandacoupleof
hundredsimultaneoususers.
» Aspartofthetrial,whichwillservice50locationsinandaroundChristchurch
inNewZealand,Googlelaunchedatotalof30balloonslastweek.Fiber
backhaulfromthegroundstationisbeingsuppliedbyResearchand
EducationAdvancedNetworkNewZealand.
Source: TechCentral, 15 June 2013

21. YOUNGPEOPLEMOREWILLINGTO
PAYFORDIGITALNEWS
» Youngpeoplearemorewillingtopayforonlinenewsthananyotherage
group,accordingtoamajorstudyof Internethabits.
» Thesurveyof11,000internetusersinninecountriesincludingtheUKfound
that25-to34-year-oldsaretwiceaslikelytopartwiththeircashfordigital
newsthanolderreaders.
» "Paywallsandappsarenolongerregardedasnovelties,butarenow
increasinglypartofeverydaylifeformanyofthosewantingaccesstonews.”
» Otherfindingsfromthesurvey,compiledbyindustrymarketingbody
Newsworks,showthat49%of18-to24-year-oldsreadadigitalnewspaper–
thehighestreachofanyagegroup.
» Morethantwo-thirdsofthisagegroupsaidtheyhadreadanational
newspaperinanyformatintheweekbeforethesurvey,comparedwith72%
ofthoseagedbetween25and34.
Source: Guardian, 20 June 2013

22. SAMSUNGGALAXYS4ZOOM
» ThefolksatSamsunghavebroughtfourtharatherlargeamountofmobile
devicestotheir‘Premiere’event inLondon,theGalaxyS4Zoomnotleast
strangeamongstthem.
» Thisdeviceisahybridofwhat’sgenerallyconsideredasmartcameraanda
smartphone–orapoint-and-shootcamera,ontheotherhand,andtakesa
middle-pointstancebetweentheSamsungGalaxyCameraandthe
SamsungGalaxyS4.
» Onthismachine’sbackisa4.3-inchSuperAMOLEDdisplay,coveredwitha
paneofGorillaGlass3,andupfrontisa16-megapixelCMOSsensorwith
opticalimagestabilisationworkingwith24-240mm10xopticalzoom,anda
F3.1-F6.3lenstoboot.
» Thisdeviceworkswithaphysical‘SamsungZoomRing’too–thusbringing
furtherdifferentiationbetweentheGalaxyS4ZoomanditsGalaxyCamera
predecessor.
» Thisringactsasaguideforthiscamera’sopticalzoom,butcanalsoactivatea
featurewhiletheuserisinaphonecall.
Source: SlashGear, 20June 2013

23. THREEGALAXYTAB3
TABLETSCOMINGINJULY
» OnJuly7,SamsungwillreleasethreenewGalaxyTab3tabletsin7-,8-,and
10.1-inchscreensizes.
» The7-inchershipswitha$199pricetagand8GBofinternalstorage.While
boththe8-inchand10.1-inchversionsinclude16GBofstoragewithpricesat
$299and$399,respectively.
» Eachtabletincludesa(nowexpected)SamsungIRblaster,microSDstorage
slot,50GBoffreeDropboxstoragefortwoyears,andthreefreemonthsof
HuluPlus.
Source: CNET, 24 June 2013

24. SONY’SSMARTWATCH2
» SonyhaslaunchedtheSmartWatch2duringapressconferenceatthe
MobileAsiaExpoinShanghai
» TheSmartWatch2hasa1.6-inchLCDdisplay,witharesolutionof220x176,
andismadefromacombinationofaluminumandplastic,whiletheincluded
strapisstainlesssteel.Thewatchsectionis9mmthick.
» It’scompatiblewithmost24mmwatchstraps,andthewatchsectionisIP57
splashproof.AccordingtoSony’sspecs,thebatteryisgoodforaboutsixdays
lowusage,orfourdaysforregularuse.
» ItconnectsAndroiddevice–nomatterwhetherit’saphoneortablet–
runningAndroid4.0orlater,butlikeitspredecessor,isn’tcompatiblewithiOS.
ItusesNFCforone-touchpairing,andmaintainstheconnectionusing
Bluetooth3.0.
» It’scompatiblewitharangeofnotificationsandevents,suchasSMS,MMS,
Facebook,Twitter,Google+,Gmail,andmissedcalls,plusotherapps
includingthemusicplayer,yourphonebook,theweather,calendar,andthe
calllog.
» Ownerswillalsohaveaccesstothe200-plusapplicationsdesignedforthe
SonySmartWatchwhicharealreadyavailablethroughGooglePlay,and
therearesuretobemoretocomeinthefuture.
Source: DigitalTrends, 25June 2013

25. THEWORLD'SFIRSTLTE-ADVANCED
NETWORK,ANDTHEGALAXYS4LTE-A
» TheKoreancarrierSKTelecomhasofficiallyannounceditslaunchiofthe
world'sfirstpubliclyavailable LTE–AdvancedWirelessNetwork.
» TheGalaxyS4LTE-Aisalsoofficially(inredorblue)thefirstdeviceableto
takeadvantageofthenewtechnologyforevenfasterdatatransmission
speeds.Accordingtothepressrelease,SKTelecomplanstohaveasmany
assevenLTE-Adevicesavailablebytheendoftheyear,allcapableofupto
150Mbps.
» Accordingtothepressrelease,SKTelecomplanstohaveasmanyasseven
LTE-Adevicesavailablebytheendoftheyear,allcapableofupto150Mbps.
» WhileSKTelecomisusingCarrierAggregationandCoordinatedMultiPoint
technologytoimprovespeedsrightnow,itwilladdEnhancedInter-Cell
InterferenceCoordinationin2014togoevenfaster.
Source: Engadget, 25June 2013

26. BLACKBERRYLAUNCHESIPHONEAND
ANDROIDSECURITYPLATFORM
» BlackBerryintroducedanewservicecalled‘SecureWorkSpace,’which
allowsenterpriseiPhoneandAndroiduserstotogglebetweenpersonaland
corporatemodes.
» SecureWorkSpaceisaimedatgivingcompaniescontroloverthedatathat
flowsovertheirnetworks,evenonauser'spersonalphone.
» Corporateemail,calendars,contactsandintranetsarecordonedoff,andIT
departmentscanaddorremoveotherappsfromthatcorporatesection
withoutaffectinganypersonalinformation.
» Thatseparationensures,forexample,thatuserscan'tcopyamessagefrom
thecorporateprofileandpasteitintothepersonalone.Justascrucially,
malwareinfectingthepersonalsideofthephonewon'tmakeitswayinto
corporatedata.
Source: CNNMoney, 25June 2013

27. SAMSUNGGALAXYS4MININOW
AVAILABLEINTHEUK
» TheunlockedSamsungGalaxyS4MiniisnowavailableintheUK,the
handsetisavailableSIMfreefor£364.98includingtaxesfromUKretailer
UnlockedMobiles.
» TheSamsungGalaxyS4Minifeaturesa4.3inchqHDSuperAMOLEDdisplay
witharesolutionof540x960pixels,processingcomesintheformofadual
core1.7GhzprocessorandthedevicewillcomewithAndroid4.2.2JellyBean.
» OtherspecificationsontheGalaxyS4Miniincludeafrontfacing1.9megapixel
cameraandarearfacing8megapixelcamera,thedevicealsofeatures
802.11a/b/g/nWiFi,GPS,Bluetooth4.0,NFCandLTE,italsocomeswith
1.5GBofRAM,amicroSDFcardslotand8GBofbuiltinstorage.
Source: GeekyGadgets, 26June 2013

28. MICROSOFT:THELATESTCHANGES
TOITSWINDOWS8.1
» MicrosoftismakingadjustmentstoitsWindows8operatingsystem,
beginningwiththeresurrectionoftheStartbutton.
» ThecompanyalsounveiledimprovementstoitsBingsearchengine,built-in
supportfor3-Dprinters,anupdatedXboxMusicapp,andnewtoolsfor
developersmakingWindows8applications.
» ThecompanyannouncedafewnewapplicationsforWindows8,includingan
officialFacebookapp,FlipboardandNFLFantasyfootball.
» ThoughtherewasabriefpreviewofanewversionofPowerPointfor
Windows8,thenextversionoftheMicrosoftOfficesuitewon'tbereleased
until2014.
» AfreepreviewversionoftheWindows8.1updatefordevelopersisavailableto
anyoneinterestedininstallingit.Theversionforregularconsumerswill
comeoutlaterthisyear.
» Otherchangesincludetheabilitytobootdirectlyintothedesktop,more
flexibilitywiththetilesontheStartscreen,supportforhigh-resolution
displays,andgreaterBingintegration.
» ThebigXboxMusicupdateisaradiofeaturethatbuildsastationforlisteners
basedonasong,muchlikePandora.
Source: CNN, 26 June 2013

29. MICROSOFTRELEASESINTERNET
EXPLORER11
» InternetExplorer11isoutinprevieweditionwithbettertouchperformance,
fasterpageloads,andanintegratedbrowsingexperienceacrossallyour
Windowsdevices.
» Thenewbrowser’stouchperformancebenefitsfromGPU-enhanced
performanceforpanning,zooming,andswipingthatoffloadsimage
processingfromtheCPUtosavebatterylifeandimprovingresponsiveness.
» MicrosoftistakingapagefromApple’sbookwithsharingofyouropentabs,
favorites,usernamesandpasswords,andhistoryfromPCtotablettophone,
allviaSkyDrive.
» Thosewholovetabswilllikethenewbrowser—IE11supportsforupto100
opentabsatanygiventime.
» “Themostimportantpartofthescreenisavailableforyoursiteswithasingle,
unifiedinterfacewithtabsandaddressbaratthebottomoptimizedforfast
accessandtouch,”Microsoftsays.
» TogetthenewIE11,you’llneedtodownloadtheWindows8.1previewfirst.
Source: Venture Beat, 26 June 2013

30. OFFICE365EXPANDSTO9NEW
TERRITORIESINAFRICA
» MicrosofthasannouncedtheavailabilityoftheentiresuiteofOffice365
packagesinninenewterritoriesacrosstheAfricancontinentwhichincludes
Angola,Cameroon,CapeVerde,Coted’Ivoire,Ghana,Mauritius,Rwanda,
SenegalandZimbabwe.
» “Office365isavailableinvariouspackages,eachonespecificallydesignedto
meetaparticularneed,”saidMarcIsrael,OfficeDivisionGroupLeadfor
MicrosoftWest,EastandCentralAfricaandIndianOceanIslands.
» “Thismeansthatwhetheryouareaconsumer,educationalinstitution,small
tomid-sizebusinessoralargeenterprise,wehaveanOffice365packagethat
willmeetallyoursoftwarerequirementsinanalways-up-to-datecloud
service,atapredictablemonthlycost.”
» “OneofthebiggestchallengesSMEsfaceintoday’sharsheconomic
conditionsisfindingtechnologythatmeetstheirneedswithoutbreakingthe
bank,”Israelexplained.
» MobilityisalsocriticalintheAfricancontextandOffice365allowsusersto
accessfunctionalityacrossmultipledevicesatnoextracharge.
Source: Venture Africa, 27 June 2013

31. APPLETESTSMOTIONDETECTION
FEATURESFORIPHONE
» Appleappearstobetestingoutmotioncontrolfeaturesthatwillletpeople
controltheiriPhonesbymovingtheirheads.
» Thefeature,firstreportedby9to5Mac,wasdiscoveredinthedeveloper
versionofApple'slatestmobileoperatingsystem,iOS7,andisnotyetpublicly
available.
» Itworksbyusingthefront-facingiPhoneoriPadcameratodetecthead
movements.
» Whenon,thesystemautomaticallyrunsthrougheveryoptiononthedevice
screenuntiltheuserselectstheoneheorshewantsbyturninghisorher
headtooneside.
» Theleftorrightheadmovementscanbeassignedtodifferenttasks,including
returningtothemainhomescreen,displayingnotificationsoractivatingvoice
assistantSiri.
» Theapproachappearstime-consuming,butbeingabletonavigatethephone
interfacewithheadmovementscouldpotentiallybeusefulforpeoplewith
limitedmobilityorotherdisabilitiesthatmaketouchorvoiceinterfaces
difficulttouse.
Source: CNN, 27 June 2013

32. SONYXPERIACDUAL-SIM5-INCH
SMARTPHONEFORR3000
» AlongwiththeXperiaZUltra,Sonyalsounveiledanewlower-cost
smartphonetheyarecallingtheXperiaCwhichissettogoonsaleinSouth
Africa,September2013for underR3,000.
» Notonlywillthedeviceboasta1.2GHzquad-coreprocessor(albeitthe
MediaTekMTK6589Cortex-A7),butalsoa5″displayrunningataresolution
of540×960.
» ItrunsAndroid4.1,takestwoSIMs,andhasanFMradioappwhichlikemost
cellphone-basedFMradiosusestheheadsetasanantenna.
» SonySA’sheadofmarketing,AndrewFraser,explainedthatthedevicewas
designedwiththeexpresspurposeoftargetingemergingmarketsandso
won’tseereleaseinthedevelopedworld.
» AskedthroughwhichchannelsthedevicewillbeavailableinSouthAfrica,
FrasersaidthatsofarCellChasexpressedinterest.
» VodacomandMTNhavenotseemedkeenondual-SIMdevicesinthepast,
withaVodacomspokespersongoingsofarastosaythatoneofthereasonsis
thatsuchdevicesdon’treallyinspirecustomerloyalty.
Source: MyBroadband, 27 June 2013

33. Mobile Networks
SECTION 3

34. VODACOMHUNTS30,000SME
CLIENTS
» Vodacomistargeting30,000subscribers,or6,000newSMEcustomers
throughitsnewValueAddedService(VAS)offering,OneNetExpress.
» Thesolutionprovidesacustomerwithtraditionalswitchboardfunctionalityon
cellphones,and3Gdeskphonesshouldthecustomerrequireageographic
telephonenumber,allhostedinthecloud.
» GaryHart,executiveheadofmanagednetworkservicesatVodacom
Businessnotedinapresentationatthecompany’sheadquartersinMidrand
thatOneNetExpress,whichprovidesbigbusinessswitchboardbenefitsto
smallbusinesses,isalreadyinusebyovertwomillionVodafonesubscribers
acrosstheUKandEurope.
» “Togetherthesecustomershaverealisedsavingsofover£1billioninjustone
year,”hesaid.
» TheVASisavailableforunderR149permonthperdevice(user)andis
specificallydesignedforcompaniesemployingupto100employees,
Vodacomsaid.
Source: BusinessTech by MyBroadband, 6 June 2013

35. VIRGINMOBILECEOSLATES
VODACOM,MTNINREPORT
» VirginMobileSouthAfricaCEO,JonathanMarchbankhasblamedVodacom
andMTNandtheir‘unregulated,anticompetitivebehavior’formakingittough
forsmallerplayerstoenterthemarket.Thisisaccordingtoareportinthe
SundayTimes.
» Accordingtothereport,VirginMobileSA,withonly500,000customers,is
findingitchallengingtoentertheretailmarket.
» Retailers,saidMarchbank,arereluctanttoofferVirginMobileproductsto
customersbecausetheywilllose‘trailingrevenue’fromexistingpartnerships
withVodacomandMTN.
» AccordingtothereportMarchbanksaidthathehasgivenuptryingto
competeagainstVodacomandMTN,andisrathertryingtobuildaloyalVirgin
Mobilebrandfollowing.
» MarchbankwasannouncedasVirginMobileSACEOinAugust2012.This
followedstintsastheheadofVirginMobileMiddleEastandAfricaGroup’s
activitiesinAsia,andChiefOperatingOfficerforVirginMobileUSA.
Source: MyBroadband, 9 June 2013

36. RIGHT2KNOW’SURGENTCALLON
HIGHCELLPHONECOSTS
» Anestimated82.9%ofpeoplelivinginSouthAfricahaveacellphonethat
canenablethemtoaccessinformation,enjoyfreedomofexpression-and
organiseforsocialjusticeasactivecitizens
» Yetthehighcostofairtimeanddataunderminesthedemocratising
potentialofthemobilenetwork.
» TheRight2Knowislaunchingacampaigntochallengetheprofiteeringof
cellphonecompaniesandgovernment'sfailuretoregulatethecostof
communicationeffectively.
» Accordingtotheorganisation,SouthAfricahasthesixthhighestmobile
costsintheworld.
» OnWednesday,12June2103,theRight2KnowCampaignheldamarching
inCapeTowntocallforfreebasicandaffordabletelecommunications.
» The memorandumswerehandedtoVodacom,MTN,theindependent
communicationsregulator(ICASA)andParliamentaryPortfolioCommittee
onCommunicationtoadvanceSouthAfrica'srighttocommunicate.
Source: Bizcommunity, 10 June 2013

37. MTNLTEFREEAFTERALL
» MTNhasannouncedthatitsexistingandnewLTEcustomerswillgetaccess
toitsLTEservicewithouthavingtopayanadditionalLTEVAS(value-added
service)charge.MTN’sLTEserviceisavailabletoitscontractandtop-up
customers.
» TogainaccesstoMTN’sLTEservicenewcustomersneedtopurchasea
128KLTESIMcardandsubscribetothefreeLTEVAS.Existingcustomers
withanLTEcapabledevicecanalsoaccessLTEatnocost.
» MTNSAwentlivewiththecommercialavailabilityofLTEinthe
Johannesburg,Pretoria,andDurbanregionsinDecember2012and
coverageextendedtoothermajorcitiesinSouthAfricabytheendoftheyear.
» Thecompanysaidthatithasmadesignificantinvestmentspreparingforthe
LTErolloutbymodernisingover1,600basestationsitesandactivatingHSPA+
oncloseto1000sitesin2012.Mostofthesiteshavebeen10Mhzinthe
1800MHzre-farmedtosupportLTE.
Source: MyBroadband, 10 June 2013

38. ORANGETEAMSUPWITH
NASHUA
» OrangehasexpandeditsreachinSouthAfricathroughadealwithNashua
Mobile.
» AccordingtoareportbyTechCentralaheadofapressconferenceplannedfor
Thursdaymorning,Orange,throughthedealwithNashuaMobile,willbe
extendingitsbrandpresenceinthecountrywithproductsaimedatSouth
AfricanswhotraveltocountriessuchasFranceandBotswana.
» TheOrangecountersatNashuaMobilestoreswillsellSIMpackageswhich
workinFranceandBotswana,thereportsaid.
» TheMobicarteHolidaypackageisaprepaidSIMthatisvalidfortwoweeks
afteractivationandofferstwohoursofcalls,300SMSes,500MBofdataand
unlimitedaccesstoWiFihotspotsinFrance,thereportsaid.
» Additionally,pre-existingOrangecustomersfromFranceandBotswanacan
useNashuaMobilestorestomanagetheiraccounts,thereportsaid.
» TheNashuastoresinwhichOrangewillhaveabrandandsalespresenceare
inSandton(SandtonCity),Pretoria(BrooklynMall)andCapeTown(Canal
WalkandtheIconCentre),accordingtothereport.
Source: BusinessTech by MyBroadband, 13 June 2013

39. MTNREVISESBISPLANS
» MTNhasreviseditsBlackBerryInternetService(BIS)portfolioinwhatitsays
isanattempttooffercustomersplansbasedontheirparticulardatausage
patterns.
» Thenewplans,saysMTN,willbeeffectiveasof14Julyandincludeaccessto
allorsomeoftheusualBISservices,includingBlackBerryMessenger
(BBM),BlackBerrye-mail,instantmessaging,internetbrowsingand
BlackBerryAppWorld.
» “BlackBerryMTNcustomerswillbeabletoenjoycompleteandunlimited
BISforR59permonth.”Inadditiontothis,theoperatorwillintroduceBISLite
forR39.95permonth,witha200MBcap.
» MTN’srevisedplansofR29.95(100MBcap),R19.95(40MBcap)andR14.95
(30MBcap)permonthcorrespondtotheBISplansthecompanyintroduced
lastyear (theSocialandEmailplan,the Socialplanandthe Messagingplan
respectively)– apartfromthefactthatthecapshavebeenincreased.
Source: ITWeb, 20 June 2013

40. VODACOMOUTLINESFIBRE
BROADBANDPLANS
» ExecutiveheadofaccesssolutionsatVodacom,JanineRebelo,hasrevealed
thatthecompanyplanstorolloutfibreaccesstoselectedbusinessparksin
Johannesburg,Pretoria,CapeTownandDurbaninVodacom’sfinancialyear
toMarch2014.
» Fromnextyear,assumingthedeploymentshavemetthecompany’s
expectations,theplanistoacceleratethebuildtomorebusinessparksand
alsotoincludeprivatehomesinresidentialestatesinthemix.
» Consumerswillbeofferedspeedsashighas100Mbit/sandthereareplans
tooffervideo-on-demandandsimilarentertainmentservicesdowntheline.
» Intermsofcontentservicesoverbroadbandforresidentialusers,Vodacom
intendsofferingMultiChoice’sDStvchannelsoveritsfibrenetworkforestates
thataskforit,aswellasvideo-on-demandservices.
» AccordingtoRebelo,Vodacomhasengagedwithseveralbusinessparksfor
thefirstphaseofthecompany’sfibreaccessplans.
» Vodacomhasbegunworkonaprojecttoidentifyopportunitiesforproviding
fibre-basedbroadbandintheresidentialmarket.Butfornow,thecompany
doesnotplantoofferfibretostandalonehomesalongresidentialstreets.
Source: TechCentral, 26 June 2013

41. MTNEXTENDSDATAPRICE
CUTS
» MTNSouthAfricahasextendeditscut-pricedatatariffsforprepaidand
contractcustomersuntiltheendofSeptember.
» MTNhasalsointroducedafurtherpricereductiononits500MBInternet
bundle,reducingitfromR119toR99.
» Theprepaidofferingsareasfollows:customerswhopurchase10MBofdata
forR10willreceiveanaddition10MBofdataforfree.Thosepurchasing75MB
forR29—reducedfromR49previously—willreceive25MBofadditional
data.
» MTN’scontractcustomerswillnowpayR49/monthfor500MB.Meanwhile,
1GBmonthlybundlesnowcostR79/monthasopposedtoR99/monthwhile
theoperator’s1GBTopUpplanhasbeenreducedtoR99fromR129.
» ContractcustomersusingMTN’s2GB/monthplanwillpayR119insteadof
R139,whilethe2GBTopUpplanhasbeencutfromR189/monthto
R149/month.
Source: TechCentral, 26 June 2013

42. SAFARICOMLAUNCHESMOBILE
PAYMENTCAMPAIGNLIPANAM-PESA
» Kenya’stelecommunicationcompanySafaricomhaslaunchedamobile
paymentservicecampaign,LipaNaM-Pesa,aimingtoestablishitspayment
servicesastheprimarytoolfortransactionsintheregion.
» LipaNaM-Pesa,isaimedatSMEsandwillenableconsumerstopayfor
goodsandservicesusingmobilemoney,withoutincurringtransaction
charges.
» Mobilemoneypresentlyaccountsforthehighlevelsoffinancialinclusions
(thedeliveryoffinancialservicesataffordablecoststolowincomesegments).
» Thiscontributedto57percentoftheKenyanpopulationgainingaccessto
formalfinancialplatforms.
» M-PESAhaslargelycontributedtothisgrowthandisthereforecriticalto
Kenya’sfinancialinclusionagenda.
» Theservicecanbeusedtopayforanytransactionsvaluedbetween$1and
$800.
» Safaricomhasregistered5000tradersfortheLipaNaM-Pesaserviceand
theCEOsaysheexpectsthenumbertoriseto100,000bymid2014.
Source: Ventures Africa, 26 June 2013

43. MTNCAMEROON:CANAL+/CANALSAT
PAYMENTVIAMOBILEMONEY
» MTNCameroonhasofficiallyannouncedthatitisprovidingitsclientelewitha
simple,rapid,secureandanaffordablemeansofpaymentwithregardtore-
subscriptionwithCANAL+/CANALSATviaMTNMobile.
» CANAL+CAMEROONisthesubsidiaryofCANAL+AFRIQUE,TVoperatorby
satelliteinAfricaandpresentinover30WestandCentralAfricancountries.
» TheCANAL+/CANALSATBillPaymentpackageenablesMTNclients,
holdersofaMobileMoneyaccounttopaytheirCANAL+/CANALSATre-
subscriptionorthatofathirdpartybysimplydialing*124*2#.Itisuser-
friendlyandavailable24H/24and7D/7.
» InCameroon,theMTNMobileMoneyserviceisavailableforallMTNclients
since2010,betheyholdersofabankaccount,ornot.The
CANAL+/CANALSATre-subscriptionpackagethereforeaddstothelistof
transactionsalreadybeingcarriedoutviatheMTNMobileMoneyservice.
» Suchtransactionsincludeespeciallypaymentofelectricitybills,purchaseof
airtime,moneytransfer,paymentofschoolfeesandpurchaseofgoodsand
servicesfrompreviouslyselectedpartnersincludingsupermarketsand
restaurants.
Source: MobileMoneyAfrica, 27 June 2013

44. MTNLOSESOUTONMYANMAR
BID
» SouthAfrica’sMTNhascrashedoutoftheracetowinatelecommunicationslicence
inAsia’sMyanmar,oneofthelastfrontiersintheworldformobileoperators.
» Myanmar’sgovernmentannouncedthatNorway'sTelenorandQatar'sOoredoo
havebeenawardedtelecommunicationslicencesinthatcountry.
» ThetenderwillbringforeigncompaniesintoMyanmar'stelecommunicationssector
forthefirsttime.Theoperatorswillrolloutnetworksinacountrythatanalystssay
hasthelowestmobilephoneusageintheworld,withonly4to9%ofits60million
peopleconnected.
» MTNwasoneoftheshortlistedcandidatesforatelecommunicationslicenceinthat
country,alongwiththelikesofSingaporeTelecommunications,KDDICorp,Digicel,
Axiata,BhartiAirtel,OrangeandMillicomInternationalCellular.
» Myanmar'sgovernmenthassaiditwillfinalisethe15-yearlicencesbySeptember
andoperatorswillneedtolaunchserviceswithinninemonths.Theywillhaveto
providevoiceservicesacrossthree-quartersofthecountrywithinfiveyearsanddata
servicesacrosshalfofit.
Source: ITWeb Africa, 27 June 2013

45. NEOTELSALERUMOURS
SWIRLINGAGAIN
» AlthoughTataCommunicationshastwicerubbishedtalkthatithasanyintentionof
sellingitscontrollingstakeinNeotel,themarketwasagainawashwithspeculation
thatsomesortofdealmaybeonthecards.
» TheSundayTimesnewspaperquotedunnamedsourcesassayingthatformalbids
tobuyNeotelwereduebythe endof themonth.VodacomandMTNareunderstood
tohavehaddiscussionswithNeotelanditsshareholdersoverthepastfewmonths.
» Itremainsunclearwhetheradeal,ifithappened,wouldinvolveasalebytheIndian-
headquarteredTataCommunicationsorwhethersomesortofjointventureisonthe
cardstoexploitNeotel’sradiofrequencyspectrumassets.
» IfMTNandVodacomarethetwocompaniesintherunningtobuyastakeinNeotel
ortoenterintosomesortofjointventurewithit,it’sclearthey’dbeinterestedintwo
assets.ThefirstisNeotel’sextensiveintra-cityandmetropolitanfibre-optic
infrastructure;thesecondisitsaccesstoradiofrequencyspectrumthatcanbeused
tobuildnext-generationmobilebroadbandnetworks.
» NeotelistheonlyoperatorinSouthAfricathathasaccesstotheso-called“digital
dividend”bandaround800MHz,whichisideallysuitedtodelivering4Gservices,
especiallyoutsidedenseurbanareas.
» Italsohasaccesstochunksofspectrumaround1,8GHzand3,5GHz.BothVodacom
andMTNhavesignificantlystrongerbalancesheetsthanNeotel,whichwouldallow
themtoexploitthespectrumassetsmorefully.
Source: TechCentral, 30 June 2013

46. Social Networks
SECTION4

47. TOPTWITTERUSERSIN
SOUTHAFRICA
» SouthAfrica’sTwitteruserwiththemostfollowersiscomedianTrevorNoah,
followedcricketerABdeVilliers,andSouthAfricanYouTubecelebrityCaspar
Lee.
» Twitterhasbecomeoneofthebiggestsocialnetworksglobally,withover200
millionactivemonthlyusers.
» Internationallywell-knownmusicsuperstarsJustinBieber,LadyGaga,and
KatyPerryaretheTwitteruserswiththemostfollowersglobally.
» InSouthAfrica,singersarenotdominatingtheTwitteruniverse(asinthe
UnitedStates),butratherentertainers,sportsstars,andpoliticians.
» The tableprovidesanoverviewoftheTwitterusersinSouthAfricawiththe
mostfollowers.Pleasenotethatthesenumberswererecordedon4June
2013.
Source: MyBroadband, 11 June 2013

48. DMMASURVEYABOUTSOUTH
AFRICANS’INTERNETHABITS
» AccordingtotheDMMA’ssurveyresultsmostSouthAfricaninternetusers
(95%)usetheinternetforEmail,followedbywebbrowsing (84%)andsocial
networking(78%)
» Respondentscitedtheirhomeastheirpreferredlocationtogoonline,with
themostpopularbrowserbeingInternetExplorer(63%),followedbyGoogle
Chrome(40%).Intermsofuserswhoaccesses theinternetviatheirmobile
phones,threeoutoffoursaidtheydosoeveryday.
» Newspaperswereused62%less,followedbymagazines(59%less).
TelevisionandradiowerealsoimpactedbygrowinginternetusageinSouth
Africa.
» Inregardstoonlineshopping,afterfiveyearsofinternetuse, respondents
were50% morelikelytoshoponline.Ofthosethatdidnotshoponline,
concernregardingsecuritywastheprimaryreasongiven.A totalof45%
userswhoshoppedonline in2012admittedtospendingmorethanthe
previousyear.
Source:IMMGSM Magazine, 11 June 2013

49. WHATSAPPPROCESSES27BN
MESSAGESIN24HOURS
» WhatsApp announcedthatithadprocessed27-billionmessagesin24hours,
anewrecordforthemobilemessagingservice.
» It’salsosignificantlyupfromitspreviousrecordof19-billionmessages
processedonthelastdayof2012.
» AccordingtoWhatsApp,thenumbercomprises10-billionmessagessent
and17-billionmessagesreceivedbyitsusers.Ifyou’rewonderingwhy
there’ssuchalargediscrepancybetweenthetwofigures,thecompanysays
thatit’slargelydowntogroupmessages.Itexplainsthat‘sendingone
messageintogroupchatof10peopleis1:10inbound:outbound’.
» CEOJanKoumrecentlyrevealedthattheservicenowhasover200-million
activeusers.ThatmakesitbiggerthanTwitter.
» It’salsostreetsaheadofBlackBerry’sBBM,whichoncedominatedthe
space.TheCanadiancompany’sservicenowhas60-millionuserswhosend
andreceivesome10-billionmessageseachday.
Source: Memeburn, 13 June 2013

50. #FINALLY.FACEBOOKADDS
HASHTAGSUPPORT
» Thebillion-strongsocialnetworkingsitehasannounceditwillnowmake
hashtagsclickable,inabidtomakeiteasiertodiscoverandjoinpublic
conversationsandfindoutaboutbreakingnews.
» FacebookproductmanagerGregLindleyconfirmedthelong-rumourednew
featureinablogpost,sayingtheteamaimstoofferusersa‘simplewaytosee
thelargerviewofwhat’shappeningorwhatpeoplearetalkingabout’.
» Thefirststepinthisprocessistomakehashtagsclickable,allowing
FacebookerswhoarealreadyfamiliarwiththehashtagfromTwitter(or
Google+,orInstagram,orPinterest,orTumblr,orPath…)todiscoverwho
elseistalkingaboutthetopicmentionedintheirlatestupdate.
» Clickablehashtagsaren’tavailableforallusersworldwideasyet,butwhen
therollouthitsthem,Facebooksaysuserswillbeableto:searchfora
specifichashtagfromthesearchbaronFacebook,clickonhashtagsthat
originateonotherservices,suchasFacebook-ownedInstagram,and
composepostsdirectlyfromthehashtagfeedandsearchresults.
Source: Memeburn, 13 June 2013

51. INSTAGRAMADDSVIDEO
» Instagramlaunchedavideo-sharingtoolon 20June,inamovethatwill
placetheFacebook-ownedcompanyindirectcompetitionwithVine,the
Twitter-backedvideoapp.
» InstagramCEOKevinSystrommadetheannouncementatFacebook's
MenloParkheadquartersinCalifornia,promisingthatInstagramvideowould
incorporate‘everythingweknowandloveaboutInstagram,butitmoves’.
» Instagramvideosdonot‘loop’inthesamewayasVine’s,buttheInstagram
formatoffersusersupto15secondsofrecordingtimeinsteadofthe
sometimes-limitingsixsecondsonVine.
» Instagram'spopularitywasinpartbasedonthespecialfiltersuserscould
imposeovertheirpictures,andInstagramvideohassimilarcapabilities–with
13speciallycreatedfiltersavailabletoprocessvideo.
» OneofthebenefitsInstagramvideowillhaveoverVineisthatitalreadyhasa
dedicatedaudience.Instagramhas130mactiveusers,Systromsaidatthe
unveiling,with1bnlikesaday.
Source: Guardian, 21 June 2013

52. WHATSAPPHITS250M
ACTIVEUSERS
» OTTmessagingserviceWhatsApphaspassedthe250millionactiveuser
mark,thecompanytoldtheWallStreetJournal.
» Theuserfigureismoreimpressivegivenitslackofmarketingspendandputs
themessagingappaboveTwitter’s200millionmonthlyactiveusers
announcedattheendoflastyear.
» ThegrowthoffreemessagingappsthatuseWi-Fiormobiledatatosend
messagesisaconcernforoperatorsastheyareimpactingrevenue
traditionallygeneratedbySMSmessagesandvoicecalls.
» AreportfromChetanSharmaConsultingsaidthatWhatsApphas‘moved
around’moremessagesthanallmobileoperatorscombinedinanycountry–
includingtheUSandChina–duringthelast12months.
Source: MobileWorldLive, 21 June 2013

53. FACEBOOKSTOPSADSONPAGES
WITHSEXUAL,VIOLENTCONTENT
» FacebookIncsaiditwillnolongerallowadstoappearonpageswithsexualor
violentcontent,astheonlinesocialnetworkmovestoappeasemarketers
beingassociatedwithobjectionablematerial.
» Themovescomeamonthafterseveralbusinessespulledtheiradsfrom
FacebookamidreportsofpagesonFacebookthatpromotedviolenceagainst
women.
» Facebooksaidatthetimethatitneededtoimproveitssystemforflaggingand
removingcontentthatviolateditscommunitystandards,whichforbidusers
frompostingcontentabouthate-speech,threatsandpornography,among
otherthings.
» Adsaccountforroughly85percentofrevenueatFacebook,theworld’s
largestsocialnetworkwith1.1billionusers.Facebooksaidthechanges
wouldnothaveameaningfulimpactonitsbusiness.
» AFacebookpageforabusinessthatsellsadultproductswillnolonger
featureads.
» Pagesandgroupsthatreferenceviolencewillalsobeofflimitstoads.A
Facebookspokeswomannotedthatthepolicywouldnotapplytothepagesof
newsorganizationsonFacebook
Source: BusinessTech, 1 July 2013

54. Sources and Contacts

55. SOURCES
»Bizcommunity
»BusinessTech
»BusinessTechby
MyBroadband
»CNET
»CNN
»CNNMoney
»DigitalTrends
»Engadget
»GeekyGadgets
»Guardian
»IMMGSMMagazine
»ITWeb
»ITWebAfrica
»Memeburn
»MobileMoneyAfrica
»MobileMoneyAfrica
»MobileWorldLive
»MyBroadband
»SlashGear
»TechCentral
»TechEye
»VentureAfrica
»VenturesBeat

56. CONTACTUS
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