At the just concluded Partners Forum held in Lagos, technology giant, Alcatel has strengthened its relationship with key partners and distributors as the brand moves into its second year of business in the Nigerian market.

In various mobile markets around the world, different mobile brands dominate different regions. While Apple’s iPhone is the undisputed champion in America for instance, this is not particularly the case in every other big market.

AT the basic level of Smartphone technology is the Second Generation (2G) network which handled phone calls, basic text messaging, and small amounts of data over a protocol called MMS.

After an initial grant in 2013 from Microsoft’s 4Afrika initiative and the U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s development finance institution, has committed a $4.1 million loan to support Mawingu Networks, a provider of solar-powered wireless Internet across rural Kenya.

Committed to empowering its customers with innovative products, technology giant, Nokia, yesterday, announced the introduction of two new feature phones, Nokia dual SIM 216 and Nokia 216 respectively that keep users entertained with apps and games.