tech + telecom highlights
C Comba’s industry-leading RRH, base station antennas products and services, combined with Parallel Wireless world’s first 2G/3G/4G/5G software, advance Open RAN with lowest TCO for MNOs globally Parallel Wireless, Inc., and Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Limited jointly announced…
Merck KGaA Germany announced the establishment of its Sustainability Centre in District 2020, Dubai. With a special focus on countries of the Global South, the centre comprises diverse programs that address and accelerate solutions for…
By Fraser Mitchell With the i5 Innovation Hub, Africa University seeks to develop and protect African Intellectual Property • Estimates of the damage done to the African economy through lack of Intellectual Property (IP) protection…
El chatbot es el concepto que ha adquirido una nueva dimensión en el mundo legaltech. Los chatbot o asistentes virtuales no son el desarrollo más puntero en el ámbito de la inteligencia artificial (pues ya…
VC4A is proud to announce the 12 ventures (11 Series A and 1 Seed+) for its 2019 Venture Showcase. These companies represent the best investment opportunities on the continent. They have been vetted by 40…
Siemens extends its Eskom Expo partnership to schools in Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia, refurbishing and restocking Sekondi College computer lab as part of Siemens localization programme. • Siemens (www.Siemens.com) is committed to supporting…
“Vodacom Digital Accelerator”, launched by telecommunication company Vodacom Tanzania Plc and Smart Lab, is a program that intends to help early-stage and growth-stage technology startups become profitable and revenue generating businesses. The new program which…
Following the social media boom, the art of photography now plays an increasingly important role in the lives of the young. In this respect, smartphones, with their cutting-edge tech, have become a fully-fledged photography tool,…
While looking into expanding its presence in South Africa, Paxful is hoping to nurture as much female talent as possible • Plans Africa-wide recruitment drive with a focus on women; The global bitcoin marketplace also…
Siemens launches report on Dawn of Digitalization and its Impact on Africa • The continent needs a digitalization strategy to compete in the global economy African countries must act quickly and decisively to become leaders…
Mauritius will host the 10th anniversary edition of the Africa Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) at the Intercontinental Hotel, Balaclava, from 20-22 August 2019, which is being organised by the Internet Society and African IXP…
VC4A and ABAN are pleased to announce the 6th edition of the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (#AESIS2019). The Summit will take place from 13-15 November at Workshop17 at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town,…
The Germany Africa Business Forum e.V. ("GABF"), whose goal is to strengthen investment ties between Germany and Africa, announced it has, in collaboration with private partners from the energy industry, launched a multi-million Euro funding…
Gracias al programa Explorer los emprendedores visitarán empresas tecnológicas líderes, recibirán formación en universidades punteras y tendrán la oportunidad de presentar sus proyectos a inversores. • A su vuelta de San Francisco, optarán a 83.000…
El Ayuntamiento de València, a través de la Oficina de València Ciudad Inteligente, ha sido propuesto por la Unión Internacional de Telecomunicaciones (ITU), organismo de Naciones Unidas (ONU), para ser anfitrión de la 9ª Edición…