Tag: mobiles
Better farming with mobiles
Correctly diagnosing and treating crop diseases such as banana wilt via mobile phone is just one of many possibilities for smallholder African farmers if location-specific information were available, researchers say.
Vodacom’s R5.6bn African expansion
South African cellular company Vodacom is spending US$700-million (about R5.6-billion) to acquire Gateway Telecommunications, Africa's largest independent provider of interconnection via satellite and terrestrial infrastructure - giving it an instant foothold in lucrative markets like Nigeria.
