tech + telecom highlights
By Timo Jokiaho As technology evolves towards containers and cloud-native architectures and applications, there are key architectural considerations for communications service providers (CSPs) to address 5G is accelerating deployments of edge computing, as communications service…
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…
Africa Data Centres unveils its latest world-class data centre at their Midrand Campus in Johannesburg, South Africa • The new data centre opens its doors amidst the company's announcement of the largest data centre expansion…
Liquid Intelligent Technologies connects the Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo Brazzaville with high-speed connectivity using wireless optical communication technology • This high-capacity link is expected to bring down the cost of broadband access for…
The mix was used to power furnaces at the Rho plant of Forgiatura A. Vienna (GIVA Group) The trial involved the use of the hydrogen/gas mix to heat the furnaces of the Forgiatura A. Vienna…
GIZ and Orange launch an Orange Digital Center in Ethiopia, the 3rd in the Africa and Middle East region, to train young people in digital technology and boost their employability • Following launches in Tunisia…
By Pikie Monaheng The global pandemic has accelerated the need for true digitisation as African customers demand a more seamless digital customer experience from their communications service providers (CSPs), writes Pikie Monaheng, CEO at Amdocs…
As part of its Digital Leap programme, Durban-based tech company, immedia will be giving its platform to qualifying media entrepreneurs across Africa for free for a year The 25-year-old company, immedia has invested R10-million to…
From future-gazing tech to sentimentality for the past, Canon Europe shares its predicted trends across photography, videography and print 2020 has been an unprecedented year. How we live, work and interact has fundamentally changed and…
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift to remote work, and a vaccine will bring employees back to the office; companies are using DeskFlex desk booking software to reduce office space and save money Epazz customers…
by Nikolai Stankau Open source enables organizations to innovate faster and offers a level of flexibility and agility that would have been difficult to achieve if they were solely reliant on proprietary software Like most…
Webb Fontaine announces Important Investments to Open an Artificial Intelligence R&D Centre in Africa • The move aims to answer to an important demand by Governments globally, to implement AI-powered solution for Trade The R&D…
Monsooq is a first-of-its kind model where time is the currency and users pay only for the time they spend consuming content Monsooq does not require contracts or subscriptions. Instead new visitors to monsooq.com will…
Losamills Consult Brings Innovation to Landmapping and Surveying in West Africa • Land mapping and surveying is often overlooked, but much needed, in promoting development and stability in West Africa About 90% of rural land…
Blue Prism announces Service Assist, automating next generation contact centres with an AI-Powered digital workforce that transforms customer experiences • This new offering delivers a real-time, unified 360-degree view of all customer interactions helping free…
How Artificial Intelligence (AI) helps Huawei build Green Data Centres • Safer, more reliable, cleaner Data centres are being overhauled, revamped and modernised to support digital transformation and the power-hungry cloud deployments they contain. Artificial…