As the proliferation of mobile technology continues grow in geometric progression, latest comprehensive update on mobile trends leveraging big data from live networks worldwide by Ericsson Mobility has revealed that Africa has topped 880 million in mobile subscriptions for Q3 2014.

Eutelsat communications, one of the world’s leading satellite operators has signed a partnership with Spacecom that would drive expansion of digital entertainment in Africa.

Two Nigerian youths, Messrs Anthony Oniwon and Abdulganiyu Onabanjo were the cynosure of all eyes, Wednesday week, Night in Cape Town as they carted away a whopping $35, 000, approximately, N6 million, as winners of Etisalat Pan-African Prize for Innovation 2014.

Nigeria definitely is moving, even if it seems that there is no movement. It is believed it seems there is no movement simply because substantial and critical operators and institutions in the country are yet to properly key-in to the use of ICT as an enabler in whatever their business is.

From dropped calls, unsolicited commercial text messages to undelivered text messages, poor data service delivery in the country has remained unabated among service providers despite policies and regulations put in place by the regulator.

Apparently, what began as an oddity three years ago has now evolved into an innovative powerful tool at the top of its class in the smart phone category.

A quarterly survey conducted on the composition of Gross Domestic Product, GDP in the third quarter of 2014 shows that Nigeria’s Information and Communication Technology, ICT sector grew the Nigerian economy by 17.66 percent, year-on-year, in the third quarter of 2014.

At the just concluded Columbia Business School, CBS, annual Entrepreneurs in Residence week held last month in New York, the Chief Executive Officer of the Computer Warehouse, CWG, .Austin Okere highlighted the potentials of the Nigeria’s business competitiveness.

In response to the deadly Ebola Virus Disease spreading like wild fire across the world, the GSMA has launched a new video, calling on more operators and governments to commit their support for the Ebola Mobile Response initiative.

Latest report by the Ericsson 2014 Networked Society City Index has ranked forty cities, measuring their ICT maturity in terms of leverage from ICT investments in economic, social and environmental development: the “triple bottom line” effect.

Ericsson in partnership with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) have joined forces to provide support to improve disaster and crisis response using mobile technology.

Again, Microsoft Corp has taking the next step to bring productivity of Office to everyone with new Office apps and experiences for the iPhone and iPad.

Africa’s leading Video-on-Demand streaming service, Aflix is at the 2014 AfricaCom Exhibition in Cape Town, South Africa, showcasing its services including a Samsung Smart TV pre-installed Aflix app.

Last week, total IT solution company, Cisco, gathered over 150,000 IT technocrats from around the world, in the cozy and serene environment of Sun City, South Africa.

Despite sustained growth of the mobile industry in the Sub-Saharan Africa, in the recent years, the biggest impact of mobile in the region is yet come. Just last week, the GSAM Mobile 360 Series Africa conference held in Cape Town, South Africa had convened key stakeholders to examine the practical steps to be taken to help bring about collaboration, including, coordinating and enabling policies that would promote digital and financial inclusion in the Sub-Saharan continent.