Eseye,a global provider of IoT services has gone into partnership with MTN, the leading Africa Mobile Network Operator(MNO) as well as the AnyNet Federation, a new association of MNOs established specifically to meet the complex management and enhanced resilience requirements of the rapidly expanding global M2M IoT customer base. The AnyNet Federation will initially focus […]
Read MoreThe Mastercard Foundation in partnership with BFA has released the Digital Commerce and Youth Employment in Africa, new research that shows 80 million young people will benefit from the rise of digital commerce in Africa by 2030. These findings indicate that the digital commerce sector has the potential of disrupting the future of work on […]
Read MoreFinancial Sector Deepening (FSD) Africa, the Banque Centrale du Congo and Elan RDC have opened applications for a $130,000 fintech challenge in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Aimed at local startups, DRC – Innovation for Financial Services 2019 is looking to develop the financial services and payment solutions space in the DRC, with six […]
Read MoreEricsson has been selected by Etisalat to deploy a 5G radio network in UAE. The network will become operational in Q1 2019, enabling Etisalat to continue the expansion of the 5G Network in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and position UAE at the fore front of 5G network deployment globally. The deal is part of […]
Read MoreWhile the telco industry may have seen its traditional revenue streams decline further in 2018, thanks in part to the popularity of over-the-top (OTT) services such as WhatsApp that offer low-cost alternatives to messaging and voice calling, the industry is still set for growth. According to the Africa Digital Outlook 2019 report by Ovum, mobile […]
Read MoreStandard Chartered has completed a simultaneous multi-market launch of its digitally-led retail banks in Tanzania and Ghana, with Kenya’s roll out scheduled to occur shortly. This follows the launches of the Bank’s digital offering in Uganda in January this year and Côte d’Ivoire in 2018. The expansion is part of the Bank’s overarching digital transformation […]
Read MoreAt Mobile World Congress, Orange partners with KaiOS Technologies and UNISOC to launch a phone with voice recognition at $20 in 16 countries in Africa and the Middle-East: Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry, Jordan, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Sierra Leone and Tunisia. […]
Read MoreMainOne has commenced a metro fiber infrastructure project in two states of Nigeria, with support from Facebook. The infrastructure collaboration is part of Facebook’s efforts to connect more people to broadband internet. As part of this project, MainOne is building and operating approximately 750 km terrestrial fiber infrastructure in Edo and Ogun States, two of […]
Read MoreKenyan startup Paytree is helping businesses reach more customers through the provision of free e-commerce stores integrated with payment solutions and last-mile delivery services. Formed in early 2018, Paytree only went to market in August but has already built up a customer base of more than 300 merchants. It has three main products – integrated […]
Read MoreThe impact of artificial intelligence (AI) dominated discussions at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos – with delegates touching on everything from ethics to democratization and workforce re-skilling. While AI is primed to be the driving force of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, its widespread acceptance and adoption among businesses is still in early stages. […]
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