The company hopes to dethrone MTN as the African telecoms market leader.
The device allows users to interact with holographic images, or to manipulate virtual objects.
The new product has a nine-month battery life, which is double that of a Bluetooth-compatible mouse.
The telco is monitoring its network and investing in infrastructure ahead of the smartphone's release.
Mobile devices encourage small, focused applications that are targeted and complementary to existing systems, says Autumn Leaf.
With the iPrint app, Android and iOS users can connect to Epson printers via mobile devices.
The cameras will give a live feed from home affairs offices, to fight organised crime.
The mobile payments system is now available in the US, but it will still be several years before it has an impact on the mass market.
Altech's East African unit did not recover as expected six months ago.
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Electronic and mobile payments are increasingly becoming the preferred method of payment globally, a report says.
The Ooma Telo Air lets users make free calls within the range of their home networks.
The partnership will provide opportunities to explore global scale collaboration in the mobile ad market.