Huawei has launched the PowerCube 1000 Advanced Diesel Hybrid Power solution at AfricaCom, marking another breakthrough in the Huawei Green Energy Solution. The solution helps mobile operators accelerate the construction of green, smart sites and maximise network energy efficiency. Compared with traditional solutions, the Advanced Diesel Hybrid Power solution shortens the payback period from three […]
Read MoreGlobal travel and accommodation marketplace Booking.com is inviting startups from across the world working in the space of sustainable travel to apply for support from its EUR2 million (US$2.3 million) fund. Booking.com has opened applications for the third edition of its Booking Booster Programme, which will select 10 social enterprise startups in the sustainable tourism […]
Read MoreThe MTN Group has announced a partnership with China Mobile, chip-maker Unisoc and feature phone operating system, KaiOS, to bring affordable 3G ‘smart feature phones’ to the African market in the first few months of 2019. MTN Group CEO and President, Rob Shuter, made the announcement at a press briefing at AfricaCom in Cape Town […]
Read MoreIn line with its global expansion strategy, leading business support system (BSS) provider for communications service providers (CSPs) Nexign (formerly Peter-Service), will be focusing on establishing its presence in Africa over the coming months. Spearheaded by telecom industry veteran Ahmad Sayed, Regional Director, Middle East and Africa at Nexign, the company made the strategic decision […]
Read MoreInfinix Mobility Nigeria has introduced into the Nigerian device market a new device, Hot 6X smratphone. Announcing the release of the new smartphone in Lagos, South West, Nigeria, Marketing Communications Manager,Infinix Mobility Nigeria, Tayo Odunowo, said that 2018 can arguably be regarded as the most competitive year within the smartphone space with OEMs putting their […]
Read MoreSub-Saharan African countries have the most expensive broadband prices in the world. This is according to a report released by Cable.co.uk, which analysed data from 3 303 fixed-line broadband deals in 195 countries, with the assistance of consumer insight consultancy BVA BDRC, between 15 August and 20 September. The study, which excluded Nigeria noted that […]
Read MoreSamsung Electronics Co Ltd unveiled its much-anticipated foldable phone in San Francisco on Wednesday, urging Android developers to start writing apps for it. The South Korean tech company needs to get the foldable phone right to reverse steep declines in profit for its mobile division and restore some of the cachet its brand has lost […]
Read MoreStakeholders have backed the quest for technology banks to provide funding for the technology industry in Nigeria urging the Nigerian Government to facilitate the establishment of Technology Banks across the country. The banks when established would focused on providing flexible credit financial services to empower Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) to attain United Nations’ […]
Read MoreSubscribers to Kwese TV in Nigeria have expressed dissatisfaction at the abrupt manner in which the satellite television company ended its pay TV services. Some of them said they only noticed that something was amiss when only 14 channels were showing out of over 65 channels on the cable TV. Subscribers, who just purchased the […]
Read MoreSimba Industries has launched KStar UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply), a technology that can aid business growth and enhance continuity providing a power backup solution that is capable of managing essential electrical equipment including hospital diagnostic and surgical apparatus, data centers and bank ATMs. Ranked sixth among all global UPS brand with shared 5.4 per cent […]
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