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Frenemy for Nokia – Huawei Android IDEOS Disrupts The Smartphone Markets

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Last week, Guardian reported that Starcomms is bringing IDEOS to Nigeria. We had estimated in May that 180,000 Android devices will be sold in Nigeria this year. And we remain confident. In the same month, we noted that the arrival of IDEOS will help Huawei and the telcos to evaluate how this phone will do in Nigeria just as we noted that the incubation  lab that Google is running in South will determine if they will scale it to other African nations. If it succeeds in South Africa, Nigeria will get a turn.

 

So, with Android IDEOS doing well, where does this put Nokia? It means Google is now a friend and an enemy of Nokia. It is a friend because very soon, Nokia will be making Android phone besides the Windows Mobile and enemy because Google Android is taking customers away from Nokia. We call that Frenemy. Indeed, Nokia could be finished if they lose this battle. Who needs N9,000 cheap Nokia phones when you can buy a smartphone for N15,000 from Huawei.

 

Tekedia is very confident that the partnership between Nokia and Microsoft on the Mobile OS will not survive three years before Nokia introduces Android phone. The reality is that Android is building a massive market share that it will be hard for Windows to catch up. So, few developers will like to go there and develop.

 

This is the bombshell message that must worry Nokia: According to Hauwei CEO, Herman He,


“Since the IDEOS launch five months ago, so far over 60,000 pieces have been sold and we are moving towards the 100,000 piece mark with its share of the local smartphone market at 45% in the first quarter of the year, making it the top selling device with February alone reaching 73%,”

MoBiashara Powers Businesses in Africa via Text Messages, Voice and Mobile Web

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MoBiashara, which translates as “mo’ business,” is the first platform of its kind in Africa that connects people to the goods and services they need via text messages, interactive voice response, or mobile web from their phones.

 

With MoBiashara, consumers can query a retailer’s inventory using text messages, interactive voice response, or mobile web from their phones. Based on the results of their query, people can then make payments using any one of MoBiashara’s many payment partners, including M-PESA, Airtel, MTN, mobile money, Interswitch, text and pay.

 

This product is delivered by SlimTrader.

 

SlimTrader is a U.S.-based firm that has deployed its flagship mobile commerce platform, MoBiashara, across sub-Saharan Africa.  They are  active in four countries, including South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, and Nigeria.

 

They focus on leveraging mobile technology to enhance value chains, from bottom-of-the-pyramid subsistence agriculture to top-of-the-pyramid aviation transportation companies.

 

Their clients span a diverse array of markets, including Agri-businesses and transportation services throughout Eastern and Western Africa.  They also partner with similarly minded organizations in the development, technology, and mobile money sectors.

[Call for Paper] Tekedia REDESIGN, a Virtual Conference

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We continue to introduce Tekedia REDESIGN, a virtual conference to our readers.  Now, we are asking for ONE  page submission for those that want to present video feeds or audio that day, Aug 27, 2011. A page, we repeat a single page, on Mobile + Cloud computing within the African context. Let us do it in the cloud and drive it in the mobile ecosystem; it is time for Tekedia REDESIGN.

In the last few years, most parts of the world have morphed into an electronically interdependent economic unit where a disruption in one marketplace affects the others. New technologies have emerged, transforming the ways we do business and, consequently, redesigning the world. Innovation in disruptive technologies pushes new and more agile firms to set new benchmarks, and forces established companies to incorporate evolving breakthroughs into their models or re-invent themselves to stay competitive.

Innovation thus remains a key driver in wealth creation, but the way it happens is changing as a result of new technologies, processes and tools. As social media networks advance, outsourcing ideas to the crowd has become common, while inter-company R&D that pools resources together is a new normal. From agriculture to print media, finance to mortgage and across sectors, industries, and disciplines, the world is being redesigned.

Two technologies that are playing major roles in this redesigning are mobile and cloud computing. And we will be discussing them in the context of Africa.  Right here on Tekedia on August 27, 2011, we will host a Virtual Conference, titled

 

Africa In Mobile + Cloud Era

You will watch feeds from experts and pros as they discuss the future on mobility and cloud computing and how that will affect Africa. No ticket, no travel, it is all in the cloud. We guess the best way to experience mobile and cloud is to do a conference in the domains of mobile and cloud!

A keynote will be delivered by our Founder. The exact time will be communicated very soon.

For questions and comments, email tekedia@fasmicro.com. This is going to be huge,   and we promise to offer you a good time.

Tekedia Company Of The Day – mFarm

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Name: M-Farm

Website: Mfarm.co.ke

Reason: Empowers local farmers by providing market data of produce in real-time

Rating: 4.0

Comment: Truly innovative and well structured to help farmers.  Yet, they must scale the service to have meaningful impact. Funding to build meaningful database is needed.

 

(For rating, we evaluate four factors: Originality of idea, African Relevance, Design and Execution, and Business Sustainability. Our scale is from 1 to 5 with 1 lowest and 5 Highest. A  company with 5 scored high in the aggregate of the four factors. A rating of 1 means the company needs to work harder ).

 

Tekedia Today’s Pick is a new product from Tekedia. It was introduced on June 25, 2011. It evaluates products and services in the domain of Africa. Only African-based companies qualify. Everyday, we will select One Company and rate it.  We are not just evaluating the website, we are looking at the business aspect and sustainability.

 

Visit Tekedia.com every 5am Lagos time for the day’s pick.

 

Camvista is a Cameroonian Real Estate Player

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CamVista, founded in July 2008,  is a commercial utility engineered to facilitate ventures into all domains of Cameroon’s real estate market; a platform for consumers, marketers and investors to find answers to all of their various property-related issues.

CamVista supplies case studied solutions to each real estate seeker, marketer and investor with interest in Cameroon’s marketplace. We take on clients individually; isolate their specific concerns, and work to customize a service package that will gratify their unique needs. We operate as a trustworthy medium for realizing estate dreams, and continue to serve as an advisory panel providing valuable directives to ensure that our clients remain fully satisfied.

The mission is streamlining a comparative analysis of real estate solutions in order to increase array of options and working hand-in-hand with clients to implement the choice that best satisfies their intents.

CamVista is a dynamic real estate agency with proficiency in:

  •  Estate Marketing
  •  Estate Management
  •  Property Loans & Mortgages
  •  Civil Engineering (Project R&D)
And they have these goals:
  • smart investments
  • acquiring or leasing property
  • property marketing
  • holding stakes in the development & promotion of lucrative real estate projects.
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