The global telecom and social media solutions provider, Kirusa,
has unveiled InstaVoice Channels with Vodacom, the leading telecom carrier in
Lesotho, reports ITRealms.
The InstaVoice Channels service, ITRealms gathered, incorporates Celeb
and Sports content, as one of the top 3 revenue generating VAS services in
Africa supporting multiple carriers. The channels platform has over 11 million
followers, 14+ Football clubs, and more than 150 celebrities.
Also, ITRealms reports that the Celeb
content service, offered as a part of
InstaVoice Channels, brings celebrities and
their fans together.
Vodacom Lesotho Communications Manager, Mpho Brown, in a press
statement made available to ITRealms noted that by using the voice blogging feature, celebrities express
their emotions and share their joyous and challenging moments on a regular
basis; the voice messages are delivered instantly to the fans, creating a
“Voice Twitter” like experience. This
service is also available over an App which makes the service experience better
for smartphone users.
“With the launch of
this content service, Vodacom
subscribers can receive voice updates from popular
figures in Lesotho like- Motivational Speaker Mary Bosiu, Comedian Bofilha Neko, Hip-hop prodigies Skebza D and Dollaman,” Brown said.
Brown pointed out that distinguished Orator, Mary Bosiu
had expressed her eagerness to begin interacting with her fans. She says, “It
is delightful to join a great forum that
seeks to forge transparent communication between fans and celebrities. I am
eager to start sharing my ideas with followers on a larger, more empowering
scale.”
The
Sports content service, Brown said, is another component of the unique
InstaVoice Channels platform that provides daily soccer updates, such as team
news, pre and post-match analysis, quotes from team players and managers. Users
can follow all English Premiere League Clubs, along with UEFA and La Liga. One
can get alerts on football news, players, matches, goals, penalties and much
more.
“Kirusa’s InstaVoice Channels is a unique forum that seeks to both connect fans,
celebrities, and sports clubs together,
through voice. The service strikes the right chord with Vodacom’s spirit, and we hope that our endeavor meets
every user’s expectations,” Brown said.
The founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of
Kirusa, Dr. Inderpal Singh Mumick was also quoted as saying, “After attaining
remarkable success across Sub-Saharan Africa, we are introducing InstaVoice
Channels in Lesotho. I hope that Vodacom users in Lesotho will find great value
in InstaVoice offerings.”
Chuks Egbune/GEE
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