• Zambians can regularly access updates on their favorite celebrities and sports clubs
• Onechi, Salmasky, Tio, Wezi, Cleo Ice Queen, Willz and Kaladoshas amongst the top celebs on InstaVoice platform

Lusaka, Zambia, and New Providence, NJ, Thursday, 17 November 2016: Zamtel, a leading telecommunications company in Zambia, has launched InstaVoice Celeb and Sports services for its subscribers, in partnership with Kirusa, a global leader in telecom and social media solutions.

These services give Zamtel subscribers a unique platform to follow their favorite celebrities and sports clubs, with periodic voice updates.

Using the voice blogging feature, celebrities express their emotions and share their joyous and challenging moments by dialing a specific number; the voice messages are delivered instantly to the fans, creating a “Voice Twitter” like experience. Some of the popular celebrities on Zamtel’s InstaVoice Celeb service are Bomb Shell, an actress, rapper and model; Cleo Ice Queen, an award winning hip hop artist; Dope G, an actor and musician; Eddie Black, a fashion Icon and artist; JayRox, an emcee and producer; Kantu, an award-winning performing artist, vocalist and songwriter; and OC, a versatile Afro-pop artist, producer and songwriter.

Apart from celebrities, subscribers can also opt for a sports content service to receive daily soccer alerts and updates from their favorite clubs. These updates include team news, pre and post-match analysis, and quotes from team players and managers. Kirusa’s partnership with ‘goal.com’ gives subscribers access to top content updates from Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, etc., along with exclusive alerts on players, matches, goals, penalties, and a range of other options.

“Zamtel has always strived to connect with the young population, fulfilling their aspirations and expectations. This has been done by continuously coming up with affordable and accessible products and services that are relevant to the young generation. Our partnership with Kirusa is of great value as InstaVoice services target the youth of Zambia and complements our vision,” says Evans Muhanga, Head of Marketing of Zamtel, Zambia.

On a similar note, Surinder S. Anand, Vice President for Product Management, Kirusa says, “We are hoping that our collaboration with Zamtel will provide an interactive platform for local artists and performers to bond further with their fans. Moreover, the soccer service should receive a far-reaching response in a country which has a proud legacy in football.”

About Zamtel Zambia

Zambia Telecommunications Company Limited is a Company incorporated in Zambia under the Companies Act Chapter 388 of the Laws of Zambia. The sole shareholder of the Company is the Government of the Republic of Zambia, through its holding company, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). Zamtel is the only total telecommunications company in Zambia providing Voice, Data and Landline services. Today, Zamtel has been transformed into a highly competitive organization led by a team of visionary men and women that fully understand and believe in the transformational and catalytic nature of telecommunications and the role that telecommunications can play in the development of the country.

About Kirusa

Kirusa is a global leader in providing telecom & social media solutions that enable customers to have a voice and connect seamlessly. Kirusa’s solutions include InstaVoice®, InstaVoice Celeb™, InstaVoice Sports™, InstaVoice Ring™, myGenie™ & a host of mobile marketing solutions, which are offered in partnership with over 40 mobile carriers in Africa, India, LatAm, and the Middle East, as well as via the app stores for iOS, Android & Windows. Kirusa solutions are built on its patented technology and its highly reliable, scalable multimodal & cloud platforms, which manage over 2.5 billion calls/messages a month. Kirusa solutions are being used by over 100 Million mobile users in four continents every month. Kirusa has been recognized as one of Top 20 most promising technology companies by Silicon India and one of Top 25 emerging technology companies by Smart Techie magazine. The InstaVoice app won first prize at NJTC Mobile Apps Forum. Informa selected InstaVoice as a finalist for the Best App in Africa. Headquartered in New Jersey and led by an experienced team of wireless telecom executives and technologists, Kirusa has offices in four continents. InstaVoice is a US registered trademark of Kirusa, Inc. For more information, visit: www.kirusa.com

For further inquiries, please contact

For Zamtel Zambia

Evans Muhanga 
Chief Marketing Officer 
Tel: +260-950003000 
E-mail: Evans.Muhanga@zamtel.co.zm

For Kirusa

Alchemy Corporate Communications 
Anju Makin 
USA Tel: +1-973-536-2652 
E-mail： anju_makin@alchemycc.com

• Access to world’s best Missed Calls, Voicemail, and Voice SMS service2
• Get Missed call information in the InstaVoice smartphone app even when your phone was switched off

Kampala, Uganda, and New Providence, NJ, Monday, 05 December 2016: Smart Uganda, an emerging telecom service provider, and Kirusa, a global leader in providing telecom and social media solutions, announced the launch of InstaVoice® Missed Call, Voicemail, and Voice SMS service in Uganda. With this collaboration, Smart subscribers can now send and receive voice messages easily, to and from other subscribers in Uganda, and also across the globe.

Speaking on the occasion, Brenden Kachenje, Chief Operating Officer, Smart Uganda said, “In keeping with the lineage of innovation and sustainable business growth, we decided to offer our subscribers a superior and differentiated messaging experience while using our network. Our partnership with Kirusa is a perfect strategic fit, which resonates with our brand DNA, hinged on customer centricity and market-led innovation.

Inderpal Singh Mumick, Founder, and CEO of Kirusa said, “We are proud to partner with the Smart Group for offering InstaVoice messaging services to the people of Uganda. I am sure they will find immense value in connecting through InstaVoice.”

About Smart Telecom

SMART Group is headquartered in Uganda with operations in Burundi and Tanzania offering a wide range of telecommunication services including Voice, Internet/Data and Value Added Services for both personal and business. Smart’s unprecedented success in such a competitive market is attributed to providing a wide range of innovative, tailored products and services with unmatched value-for-money for our customers. But it’s not just about our products and services that customers see a difference; it’s also in the way we touch people’s lifestyles within the community we serve. Smart is the telecommunication arm of Industrial Promotion Services (IPS) Kenya, which in turn is part of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED). AKFED has been funding social enterprises across East Africa for decades – making long-term investments with the aim of building economically sound businesses that create employment and improve lives.

About Kirusa

Kirusa is a global leader in providing telecom & social media solutions that enable customers to have a voice and connect seamlessly. Kirusa’s solutions include InstaVoice®, InstaVoice Celeb™, InstaVoice Sports™, InstaVoice Ring™, myGenie™ & a host of mobile marketing solutions, which are offered in partnership with over 40 mobile carriers in Africa, India, LatAm, and the Middle East, as well as via the app stores for iOS, Android & Windows. Kirusa solutions are built on its patented technology and its highly reliable, scalable multimodal & cloud platforms, which manage over 2.5 billion calls/messages a month. Kirusa solutions are being used by over 100 Million mobile users in four continents every month. Kirusa has been recognized as one of Top 20 most promising technology companies by Silicon India and one of Top 25 emerging technology companies by Smart Techie magazine. The InstaVoice app won first prize at NJTC Mobile Apps Forum. Informa selected InstaVoice as a finalist for the Best App in Africa. Headquartered in New Jersey and led by an experienced team of wireless telecom executives and technologists, Kirusa has offices in four continents. InstaVoice is a US registered trademark of Kirusa, Inc. For more information, visit: www.kirusa.com

For further inquiries, please contact

For Smart Uganda

Brenden Kachenje 
Chief Operating Officer 
Tel: +256-740-100-100 
E-mail: care@smart.ug

For Kirusa

Alchemy Corporate Communications
Anju Makin
USA Tel: +1-973-536-2652 
E-mail： anju_makin@alchemycc.com

• Access to world’s best Missed Calls, Voicemail, and Voice SMS service
• Get Missed call information in the InstaVoice smartphone app even when your phone was switched off
• Econet subscribers can now regularly access updates of their favorite soccer clubs on their phones

Maseru, Lesotho, and New Providence, NJ, Monday, 19, December 2016: Econet Wireless, the leading telecommunication network in Africa, has launched the popular InstaVoice Missed call, Voice SMS, Voice Mail and Sports Services in Lesotho by partnering with Kirusa, a global leader in providing telecom and social media solutions. The launch also heralds Kirusa’s inroads into the Lesotho Telecom sector.

These services will enable Econet subscribers in Lesotho to manage their missed calls, voicemails, and voice messages; and create an exclusive platform to receive daily soccer alerts and updates from their favorite clubs. Over 40 mobile operators across the globe have partnered with Kirusa to provide an integrated InstaVoice experience to 100 million monthly active users.

With the deployment of InstaVoice service in Lesotho, an Econet subscriber can manage his/her missed calls, voicemails and voice messages using the InstaVoice app. The app, with its intuitive and unique chat-like interface, allows the user to respond to missed calls and voicemails, through text as well as rich media. With features like unlimited voicemails, content delivery over email, option to link multiple numbers, and message withdrawal, InstaVoice is transforming the missed call and voicemail experience, the way we know it. Econet Wireless users, who do not have the app, are alerted over SMS with a link to voice content.

Subscribers can opt for InstaVoice Sports Service to receive daily soccer alerts and updates from their favorite clubs. These updates include team news, pre and post-match analysis, and quotes from team players and managers. Kirusa’s partnership with ‘goal.com’ gives subscribers access to top content updates from Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, etc., along with exclusive alerts on players, matches, goals, penalties, and a range of other options. InstaVoice Sports Service is immensely popular in Africa and provides updates on 40 plus soccer clubs, with 400 million fan sign-ups.

Speaking at the launch, Maurice Newa, Chief Commercial Officer of Econet Telecom Lesotho, said, “Kirusa has a proven track record in the African Telecom sector. We are delighted to introduce its InstaVoice Services through which we can offer our subscribers a differentiated and an engaging experience”.

He further added, “Kirusa’s InstaVoice Sports service is very relevant for our country as football is the top sport and most widely played game. Many of Lesotho's top footballers have moved on to play professionally in South Africa like Bushy Moletsane and Kopano Tseka.”

Dr. Inderpal Singh Mumick, Founder, and CEO of Kirusa said, “We are thrilled to announce Kirusa’s inroads into the Lesotho Telecom sector. In Econet, we have a partner who shares our vision of a better-connected world, and we couldn’t be happier to enter Lesotho through this association. We hope that Econet users in the country will enjoy the innovative InstaVoice Services”.

With this launch, Econet subscribers in Lesotho can avail of a differentiated call completion service and an uninterrupted medium of infotainment.

About Econet

Econet Telecom Lesotho (ETL) came into being following the merger between Telecom Lesotho and Econet Ezi ~ Cel Lesotho in April 2008. When Eskom Enterprises (Pty) Limited sold its shares to Econet Wireless Global, Econet became a majority shareholder with 70% shareholding while the Government of Lesotho remained with 30%.

The merger of the two companies allowed ETL to provide both fixed and mobile services under one license. The main benefit of this merger is that ETL is now able to offer customers total, converged communications solutions for fixed and mobile voice, as well as internet and data needs. The merger has also enabled ETL to improve customer satisfaction by offering the latest services at competitive rates and to attract new subscribers with innovative product offerings. For more information, visit: www.etl.co.ls

About Kirusa

Kirusa is a global leader in providing telecom & social media solutions that enable customers to have a voice and connect seamlessly. Kirusa’s solutions include InstaVoice®, InstaVoice Celeb™, InstaVoice Sports™, InstaVoice Ring™, myGenie™ & a host of mobile marketing solutions, which are offered in partnership with over 40 mobile carriers in Africa, India, LatAm, and the Middle East, as well as via the app stores for iOS, Android & Windows. Kirusa solutions are built on its patented technology and its highly reliable, scalable multimodal & cloud platforms, which manage over 2.5 billion calls/messages a month. Kirusa solutions are being used by over 100 Million mobile users in four continents every month. Kirusa has been recognized as one of Top 20 most promising technology companies by Silicon India and one of Top 25 emerging technology companies by Smart Techie magazine. The InstaVoice app won first prize at NJTC Mobile Apps Forum. Informa selected InstaVoice as a finalist for the Best App in Africa. Headquartered in New Jersey and led by an experienced team of wireless telecom executives and technologists, Kirusa has offices in four continents. InstaVoice is a US registered trademark of Kirusa, Inc. For more information, visit: www.kirusa.com

For further inquiry, please contact

For Econet

Name: Tlhaku Mokhethi
Designation: VAS Product Manager 
Tel: +266 62220101 
E-mail: mokhethit@etl.co.ls

For Kirusa

Alchemy Corporate Communications
Anju Makin
USA Tel: +1-973-536-2652 
E-mail： anju_makin@alchemycc.com

‘Farao, FlaviOne and Barhone’ amongst the celebrities participating in this innovative initiative

• Malagasies can regularly access updates on their favorite celebrities
• Farao, FlaviOne and Barhone amongst the top celebs on InstaVoice platform

New Providence, New Jersey and Antananarivo, Madagascar, Monday, December 26, 2016: Kirusa, a global leader in providing telecom & social media solutions, announced today the launch of its InstaVoice Celeb service in partnership with Airtel, one of the leading mobile operators in Madagascar. Hip hop singers Farao and FlaviOne, and stand-up comic Barhone are some of the celebrities offering fan engagements in this innovative service provided by Airtel.

This service will give Airtel subscribers a unique platform to follow their favorite celebrities with regular voice updates. Using the voice blogging feature, celebrities express their emotions and share their joyous and challenging moments by dialing a specific number; the voice messages are delivered instantly to the fans, creating a “Voice Twitter” like experience. For fans, this is a special stage to see their favorite celebrities in close quarters, through updates on projects and personal life. As we speak, the InstaVoice Celeb service has a remarkably huge subscription of 11 million users and more than150 celebrity signups across multiple carriers and geographies.

Mohamadou Konkobo, Marketing Director at Airtel Madagascar said on the occasion, "We are immensely delighted to partner with Kirusa and deliver an outstanding first of its kind service to Airtel subscribers in the country. The effort echoes our spirit of innovation and I am sure that users will find equal delight in connecting with their favorite celebrities.

On a similar note, Inderpal Singh Mumick, Founder and CEO of Kirusa said,"It is wonderful to launch our popular InstaVoice Celeb Service in Madagascar and deliver a novel platform for fans and celebrities to engage further. We are hoping that the seamless experience will win hearts in this fourth largest island in the world.”

About Bharti Airtel

Bharti Airtel Limited is a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa. Headquartered in New Delhi, India, the company ranks amongst the top 4 mobile service providers globally in terms of subscribers. In India, the company's product offerings include 2G, 3G and 4G wireless services, mobile commerce, fixed line services, high speed DSL broadband, IPTV, DTH, enterprise services including national & international long distance services to carriers. In the rest of the geographies, it offers 2G, 3G wireless services and mobile commerce. Bharti Airtel had over 307 million customers across its operations at the end of November 2014. (http://www.airtel.in/about-bharti/about-bharti-airtel/)

About KIRUSA

Kirusa is a global leader in providing telecom & social media solutions that enable customers to have a voice and connect seamlessly. Kirusa’s solutions include InstaVoice®, InstaVoice Celeb™, InstaVoice Sports™, InstaVoice Ring™, myGenie™ & a host of mobile marketing solutions, which are offered in partnership with over 40 mobile carriers in Africa, India, LatAm, and the Middle East, as well as via the app stores for iOS, Android & Windows. Kirusa solutions are built on its patented technology and its highly reliable, scalable multimodal & cloud platforms, which manage over 2.5 billion calls/messages a month. Kirusa solutions are being used by over 100 Million mobile users in four continents every month. Kirusa has been recognized as one of Top 20 most promising technology companies by Silicon India and one of Top 25 emerging technology companies by Smart Techie magazine. The InstaVoice app won first prize at NJTC Mobile Apps Forum. Informa selected InstaVoice as a finalist for the Best App in Africa. Headquartered in New Jersey and led by an experienced team of wireless telecom executives and technologists, Kirusa has offices in four continents. InstaVoice is a US registered trademark of Kirusa, Inc. For more information, visit: www.kirusa.com

For further inquiries, please contact

For Airtel Madagascar

Mahanina Rakotoniaina
Public relations 
Tel : +261 33 31 010 81 
E-mail: Mahanina.r@mg.airtel.com

For Kirusa

Alchemy Corporate Communications
Anju Makin
US Tel: +1(973) 536-2652 
E-mail： anju@kirusa.com

• Access to world’s best Missed Calls, Voicemail, and Voice SMS service
• Get Missed call information in the InstaVoice smartphone app even when your phone was switched off

Bujumbura, Burundi, and New Providence, NJ, Thursday, December 29, 2016: Smart Burundi, an emerging telecom service provider, and Kirusa, a global leader in providing telecom and social media solutions, announced the launch of InstaVoice® Missed Call, Voicemail, and Voice SMS service in Burundi. With this collaboration, Smart subscribers can now send and receive voice messages easily, to and from other subscribers in Burundi, and also across the globe.

With the deployment of InstaVoice service in Burundi, a Smart subscriber can manage his/her missed calls, voicemails and voice messages using the InstaVoice app. The app, with its intuitive and unique chat-like interface, allows the user to respond to missed calls and voicemails, through text as well as rich media. With features like unlimited voicemails, content delivery over email, option to link multiple numbers, and message withdrawal, InstaVoice is transforming the missed call and voicemail experience, the way we know it. Smart Burundi users, who do not have the app, are alerted over SMS with a link to voice content.

Speaking on the occasion, Akbar Ladak, Chief Operating Officer, Smart Burundi said, “In keeping with the lineage of innovative and sustainable business growth, we decided to offer our subscribers a superior and differentiated messaging experience while using our network. Our partnership with Kirusa is a perfect strategic fit that resonates with our brand DNA hinged on customer centricity and market-led innovation.”

Inderpal Singh Mumick, Founder, and CEO of Kirusa said, “We are proud to partner with the Smart Group for offering InstaVoice messaging services to the people of Burundi. I am sure they will find immense value in connecting through InstaVoice.”

About Smart Telecom

SMART Group is headquartered in Uganda with operations in Burundi and Tanzania offering a wide range of telecommunication services including Voice, Internet/Data and Value Added Services for both personal and business. Smart’s unprecedented success in such a competitive market is attributed to providing a wide range of innovative tailored products and services with unmatched value-for-money for our customers. But it’s not just in our products and services that customers see a difference, it’s also in the way we touches people’s lifestyles within the community we serve. Smart is the telecommunication arm of Industrial Promotion Services (IPS) Kenya, which in turn is part of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED). AKFED has been funding social enterprises across East Africa for decades – making long-term investments with the aim of building economically sound businesses that create employment and improve lives.

About Kirusa

Kirusa is the leader in voice messaging and social media mobile apps that enable mobile subscribers to “Have a Voice!” and share their stories with their family and friends across the globe. Kirusa’s solutions include InstaVoice®, InstaVoice Celeb™ and InstaVoice Sports™ apps, which are offered in partnership with more than thirty-five mobile carriers in Africa, India, LatAm, and the Middle East, as well as via the app stores, and are used monthly by over 80 million mobile users on four continents. Kirusa solutions are built on its patented technology and its highly reliable and scalable multimodal and cloud platforms, which process over one billion events a month. Kirusa has been recognized as one of top 20 most promising technology companies by Silicon India, and one of top 25 emerging technology companies by Smart Techie magazine. Headquartered in New Jersey and led by an experienced team of wireless telecom executives and technologists, Kirusa has offices in four continents. InstaVoice is a registered trademark of Kirusa, Inc. InstaVoice Celeb and InstaVoice Sports are trademarks of Kirusa, Inc. For more information, visit: www.kirusa.com

For further inquiries, please contact

For Smart Burundi

Name: Akbar Ladak
Designation: Chief Operating Officer 
Tel: +257 752 02013 
E-mail: akbar.ladak@smarteastafrica.com

For Kirusa

Alchemy Corporate Communications
Anju Makin
USA Tel: +1-973-536-2652 
E-mail： anju_makin@alchemycc.com

New Providence, NJ, Wednesday, December 28, 2016: Kirusa, a global leader in telecom and social media solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Carlos Caceres to its advisory board.

With a multifaceted career for over 12 years in telecommunication companies across Latin America, Africa, and Europe, Carlos is currently serving as the president for Markest, USA. He has also been the executive for numerous operations in companies like Digicel, Pollpar s.a, Millicom, 3M and Diario La Nacion, along with experience in newspaper and radio management.

Carlos was previously CEO, COO and Commercial Director for the Caribbean and Central America for Digicel Group and has been with Digicel Group since April 2014. Prior to joining Digicel, Carlos held senior roles with Millicom (Tigo) in Ghana.

Carlos says, “I am passionate about telecom and associated with it over the last 20 years. As part of Kirusa’s advisory board, I will have the privilege to work with a group of innovative and driven executives. I have been familiar with Kirusa since my stint in Africa, and their effectual growth and influence in the emerging markets is highly commendable. It is Kirusa’s work ethic that appeals to me; I am honored to join their leadership team with an objective to help shape the company’s future with my ideas.

He further added, “Latin America can prove to be a major territory for Kirusa, given the region’s emerging telecom sector. With the right product strategy and market execution, there is space to roll out innovative mobile solutions for the consumers and the same can drive incremental ARPU for telecom carriers in the region.

“We are delighted and fortunate to have Carlos Caceres on our advisory board,” says Dr. Inderpal Singh Mumick, Founder, and CEO of Kirusa. He further added, “His diverse experiences in Telecom will go a long way in helping us tackle specific challenges in the market. We are looking forward to his vision and invaluable advice”.

Carlos holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts (B.A) Economics and Political Science from the University of Kansas. An alumnus of Harvard Business School in General Management, he also holds a master’s degree in policy economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MBA in marketing and director commercial from Universidad Americana.

About Kirusa

Kirusa is a global leader in providing telecom & social media solutions that enable customers to have a voice and connect seamlessly. Kirusa’s solutions include InstaVoice®, InstaVoice Celeb™, InstaVoice Sports™, InstaVoice Ring™, myGenie™ & a host of mobile marketing solutions, which are offered in partnership with over 40 mobile carriers in Africa, India, LatAm, and the Middle East, as well as via the app stores for iOS, Android & Windows. Kirusa solutions are built on its patented technology and its highly reliable, scalable multimodal & cloud platforms, which manage over 2.5 billion calls/messages a month. Kirusa solutions are being used by over 100 Million mobile users in four continents every month. Kirusa has been recognized as one of Top 20 most promising technology companies by Silicon India and one of Top 25 emerging technology companies by Smart Techie magazine. The InstaVoice app won first prize at NJTC Mobile Apps Forum. Informa selected InstaVoice as a finalist for the Best App in Africa. Headquartered in New Jersey and led by an experienced team of wireless telecom executives and technologists, Kirusa has offices in four continents. InstaVoice is a US registered trademark of Kirusa, Inc. For more information, visit: www.kirusa.com

For Kirusa

Alchemy Corporate Communications
Anju Makin
Cell: +1-973-536-2652 
E-mail： anju_makin@alchemycc.com