F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Confirmed: Tencent acquires majority stake in Supercell
Tencent has acquired a majority stake in Supercell, creator of the popular Clash of Clans mobile title, in a deal valuing the studio at…
Tencent, many dollars: why Naspers rises and falls on the Chinese giant’s fortunes
After a struggling for a good couple of months, Naspers absolutely crushed it on Thursday. The only reason for that was its 34.5% holding…
WeChat and ecommerce push Tencent past $3.15 billion in profit
China’s Tencent has published its Q4 and full-year 2013 earnings report, full of financial details and user numbers for its many web services. We’ve…
Just how big is Tencent’s JD.com purchase really?
Trying to figure out how big the Tencent 15% purchase of JD.com is isn’t the easiest of tasks. While everyone knows the number, US$215-million,…
