Despite significant strides in the telecom industry, which have been made in terms of technology and reach, the spread of network connection in rural areas around the world, remain the last frontier for the telecom…
MainOne lands submarine cable in Cote D’Ivoire
The Grand Bassam landing which follows the recent completion of the landing in Dakar Senegal will extend the reach of the cable into Cote D’Ivoire and neighbouring countries • The deployment is also notable because…
Ethiopia welcomes first dedicated TV Platform: Ethiosat
For years, Ethiopian TV viewers have had to navigate through a plethora of multinational content in a variety of foreign languages in order to locate their favourite channels. That changes today with the launch of…
Democratisation of Innovation and what it means for…
By Sabine Dall’Omo, CEO of Siemens Southern and Eastern Africa Democratisation of energy is necessary to enable Africans to move into the digital age • Without technological constraints, more people from across Africa are free…
Digital Agriculture next frontier for economic development in…
Prioritizing the digital space will help shift the development focus for Africa’s agribusiness sector and overcome its many hurdles, participants at an official side event, organized Wednesday during the 7th Tokyo International Conference, heard. The…
Terrestrial fiber infrastructure investments key to enabling the…
Experts at the 2019 'Africa Panel Session' of the International Telecoms Week (ITW), that was held recently in Atlanta, USA discussed the importance of infrastructure investments in local internet exchanges and terrestrial networks as being…
Ecobank committed to promote positive environmental and social…
Ecobank leads the way as technology changes the traditional bank model; Reaffirms commitment to corporate sustainability. Ecobank Transnational Incorporated ("Ecobank"), parent of the Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African bank with operations in 36 countries across…
Clickatell helps MTN South Africa launch chat commerce…
MTN Chat will enable customers to initiate purchase of airtime and data bundles within their WhatsApp chat session MTN South Africa has partnered with global customer engagement company, Clickatell, to launch MTN Chat, enabling its customers…
Smart Home: intelligent solutions with real added value
By 2030, the number of sensors and devices connected to the Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to increase to about 125 billion worldwide • Intelligent Living Summit: GROHE, Miele and Viessmann start cross-industry dialogue;…
Tigo supports education growth
Tigo, Tanzania’s leading digital lifestyle company, has since last year donated more than 2,400 desks worth over Tshs 230 million (about US$ 105,000) to needy primary schools in the country in a sustainable exercise that…
Better broadband penetration with converged solution
Avanti Communications Group plc (Avanti), a leading provider of satellite data communications services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and MainOne, a premier connectivity and data centre solutions company in West Africa, have…
Africa Peering and Interconnection Forum
Africa Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) is an annual event that serves as a platform to develop the African Internet The Internet Society and African IXP Association (AFIX) have announced that they will hold the…
Mastercard + Facebook Messenger to Help Small Businesses
Barcelona (Spain), March 1, 2018/ -- At Mobile World Congress, Mastercard today announced that it will use Facebook Messenger to provide technology to small businesses in Africa and Asia to drive affordable acceptance of electronic…
Playing while helping drought stricken Western Cape
Washing powder technology combines with digital technology to make ordinary citizens pro-active water savers Specialist mobile and digital marketing enabler, Digitata Insights, has partnered with Laundry brand Sunlight on a water saving awareness campaign that…
Last year: 360,000 new malicious files daily
The number of new malicious files processed by Kaspersky Lab’s in-lab detection technologies (www.Kaspersky.co.za) reached 360,000 a day in 2017, which is 11.5% more than the previous year. After a slight decrease in 2015, the…