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…
Microsoft sells its feature phone unit for $350m, Nokia devices coming
Microsoft’s mobile divisions are no stranger to upheaval. After all, the US company added Nokia’s mobile unit to the stable several years ago and mobile saw plenty of layoffs…
Smartphones and emerging markets: where we’re headed in 2014
There are few emerging market countries that are particularly mature in terms of their cellphone and smartphone usage and buying patterns (China, in particular…
When devices outnumber people: considering the consequences
Four years from now, in 2017, the global human population is expected to reach 7.4-billion. By this same time, we expect the global installed…
Global device market on the up thanks to cheaper tablets, smartphones
The global tech giants will be pleased to hear this. We’re still buying devices in their billions, with little sign of a slowdown in…
