The continent is seeing a boom on the channel, led by Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa. Mobile commerce moving Africa’s digital economy forward, led by Nigeria, then Egypt, Kenya, and South Africa. The continent’s online economy is greatly based on the use of smartphones throughout the population. The Department for International Trade (DIT) recently released a whitepaper titled “Towards a flourishing digital economy for all – a spotlight on Africa”, with the Mobile World Live team at the GSM Association. The whitepaper was released on the edge of the…
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China Unicom and China Mobile announce their support for NFC technology
Two of the largest mobile operators in their country, China Unicom and China Mobile, have announced their intentions to bring near field communication (NFC) technology on a subscriber identity module (SIM) card foundation to their customers. The GSM Association, which has made NFC standardization worldwide one of its primary goals, made the first announcement of the intentions of the two mobile operators in China to support NFC technology. These two leading businesses in the Chinese marketplace are adding their names to 43 other mobile operators worldwide who have also declared…
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