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Tuesday, 5 August 2008

Announcing a new investment in Kenya

Posted on 09:20 by Unknown
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Here at Google, we know that information comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes, through all sorts of media. And we know that you can only use information if you have access to it. That's why we're so excited to announce that we're making a minority investment in Mobile Messaging Solutions, the parent company of Mobile Planet, a Nairobi-based company that specializes in the development of wireless voice & data applications for mobile devices in Kenya, with a special focus on SMS-based products and services.

Mobile Planet offers one of the most exciting services in the region. For example, during the 2002 & 2007 Kenyan elections, their platform provided up-to-the-minute election results -- as the results were tallied, subscribers were sent updates via SMS. We met the founders, and it became very clear that Mobile Planet was an innovative force striving to link Africans with information, and that we shared a vision.

Mobile telephony is already popular in Africa, and has seen significant growth over the past few years, particularly in countries like Kenya. SMS is clearly a very important technology that provides access to the majority of mobile subscribers. Mobile Planet's expertise with SMS related technology and mission to "empower the African people with information" make this a very exciting partnership for us. We'll be sure to keep you updated on how things go!

Posted by Joseph Mucheru, Office Lead - East Africa

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Nouvel investissement au Kenya

Chez Google, nous savons que l’information se présente sous de multiples formats et à travers toutes sortes de media. Nous savons également qu’une information ne peut vous être utile que si elle est mise à votre portée. C’est pourquoi nous sommes heureux d'annoncer notre investissement minoritaire dans Mobile Messaging Solutions, la société mère de Mobile Planet, une compagnie basée à Nairobi spécialisée dans le développement d’applications de transmissions sans fil de voix et de données pour les téléphones portables au Kenya ; cette société porte une attention particulière aux produits et services liés aux SMS.

Mobile Planet offre certains des services les plus uniques de la région. Par exemple, pendant les élections de 2002 et de 2007 au Kenya, leur plateforme était en mesure de fournir des résultats en temps réel – au fur et à mesure du dépouillement des bulletins, les abonnés au service recevaient des mises à jour par SMS. Nous avons rencontré les fondateurs : il devint évident que Mobile Planet était une force innovatrice, unissant les Africains par l’information, et que nous partagions une vision commune.

La téléphonie mobile est une industrie d'ores et déjà très populaire en Afrique, et a connu une croissance exponentielle ces dernières années, particulièrement dans des pays tel que le Kenya. Le SMS est incontestablement une technologie très importante, fournissant un accès à l’information à la majorité des abonnés. L’expertise de Mobile Planet en matière de technologie SMS et son désir de « donner le pouvoir au peuple africain par l’information » rend ce partenariat très stimulant pour nous. Comptez sur nous pour vous tenir informés sur l'avenir de ce partenariat !

Posté par Joseph Mucheru, Chef de Bureau, Afrique de l'Est
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