Technology

DISCOS may Acquire new Power Outage Prevention Technology from IBM

In the new reality of the challenges that electricity power distribution companies in Nigeria (otherwise known as Discos) are going to face when era of estimated billings stop February ending, they may likely consider talking to IBM Corporation, which has developed technology to predict and monitor when and where trees and vegetation threaten power lines […]

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StartUps

Real Estate Crowd Investment Platform Coreum Launched in Nigeria

Nigerian startup Coreum has launched its platform allowing individuals to co-invest in property and earn returns from rental income and capital gains. The Lagos-based Coreum, which went live February, aims to make investing in real estate accessible to more people, regardless of age and economic status. It offers a wide range of products tailored to […]

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Technology

Angola Cable’s Fortaleza Landing Station Awarded Tier III Certification

Angola Cables’ cable landing station in Fortaleza, Brazil has been awarded Tier III Certification by the Uptime Institute. The certification recognizes the operational efficiency of the infrastructure and facilities constructed as of December 2018. The construction of the landing station started in early 2017. The infrastructure has been built to accommodate Monet, the international subsea […]

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Technology

MTN Edges Out Vodacom to Claim SA’s Mobile Video Quality Crown

MTN provides the best mobile video service in South Africa, according to network service measurement specialist OpenSignal. The service metrics company published the results of its mobile video experience ranking on country level in September. While the usual suspects topped the download speed rankings-South Korea, Norway, Singapore-and a surprise package beat everyone else to lead […]

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Technology

Technology Experts to Discuss Digital Transformation at 2019 Nerds Unite

Over 500 of Africa’s most innovative technology minds, from 200 companies and 10 countries will convene in Lagos, Nigeria on February 8, 2019 for the annual Nerds Unite conference, a tech event targeted at MainOne’s global, enterprise and start-up eco-system. This invite–only tech conference will foster dialogue on game-changing technological breakthroughs in the areas of […]

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Technology

Mobile to Shut-up Digital Ticketing in 2019

Users of mobile ticketing will total 1.9 billion by 2023, up from 1.1 billion in 2019. In comparison, the total number of digital ticketing users across mobile, online and wearable channels, will reach 2.2 billion by 2023. According to Juniper Research latest report,Mobile & Online Ticketing: Transport, Events & Contactless 2019-2023, mobile ticketing has become […]

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Business

Five ways Enterprise Resource Planning Changed in 2018

The ability to keep up with the unprecedented pace of business change, such as implementing the latest best practices and innovations on a regular basis, is something that is fairly new to the back office environment. In the old world of on-premise (licenced) systems, it was unthinkable to update ERP at such pace – years […]

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Technology

Dubai Tech Firm Launches Incubation Programme for Start-ups

Faster Capital, a virtual incubator based in Dubai Internet City, has just launched its first round of incubation and acceleration programs for 2019. The first round, which started, yesterday, January 15th, will last till March 16th. Poised to help non – technical entrepreneurs build successful technical start-ups, the programme allows the start-up to focus on […]

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Technology

iSON Group wins I.T Services & Support Company of the Year Awards

iSON Group, Africa’s IT and ITeS companies with presence in about 14 countries in Africa clinched four awards at the recently concluded 2018 Nigerian Technology Awards, held in Lagos, Nigeria. iSON Technologies a subsidiary of iSON Group bagged the I.T Services & Support Company of the Year and the Managed Services & Support Company of […]

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Technology

Uganda Flags-off new e-Immigration with Fast-track Border Crossing eKiosks

New Border Management System (BMS) and e-Immigration solution builds on Gemalto’s successful Visa Management System (VMS); Self-service eKiosks has been flagged-off to deliver a safer and speedier experience for passengers in Uganda and enhanced with Fingerprint and facial recognition that ensures accurate identification of travelers. Gemalto, in cooperation with local partner SCINTL, has been awarded […]

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