Article A mobilised.com.au report (15 May 2007) on the Australian launch of the Motorola (PRODUCT) RED RAZR V3 with Optus, with a share of each sale going to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. Region Asia-Pacific Country Australia Category Health Organisation / Author mobilised Recorded 2007 Download PDFOriginal sourceHistorical mobile images ← Back … Continue reading Product RED Bono Beckham
Article The May 2007 Nokia Siemens Networks press release, carried by innovations-report, announcing Village Connection: GSM access points that bring voice and SMS services to rural villages through local entrepreneurs, with the option of solar power. The solution was due to be available in 2008. Region Global Category Other Organisation / Author Nokia Siemens Networks … Continue reading Village Connections Nokia Siemens
Article A Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal report (5 July 2007) on the launch of the Dunia Moja (“one world”) pilot, which offers university classes by mobile phone to students at Stanford and in Tanzania, Uganda and South Africa. Ericsson and Sony Ericsson supplied the phones. Region Africa, Americas Category ConservationEducation Organisation / … Continue reading Dunia Moja Stanford
Article An Economist report from Johannesburg (26 October 2006) on how South Africans without bank accounts are using their mobile phones as a bank. It looks at providers such as Wizzit, First National Bank and MTN Banking, and the half a million people already banking by phone. Region Africa Country South Africa Category Economic Organisation … Continue reading Banking Africa Phoney Finance
