About 100,000 learners across Africa in the next three years are to benefit from the gesture of the HP Foundation’s HP LIFE program, which kicked off today with the commitment of opening a new tech-enabled HP LIFE Center in South Africa. HP made the announcement today at the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100, pledging support […]
Read MoreIt is no longer enough to simply offer a cloud solution as emerging technologies start to not only dominate, but provide much needed competitive advantage to business. Jeremy Potgieter, SADC regional Head, Eseye, says that the growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) alongside the prevalence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and analytics are disrupting business […]
Read MoreTwo U.S. senators on Wednesday will ask the Trump administration to investigate whether ZTE Corp, the Chinese telecommunications company, violated U.S. sanctions by helping Venezuela set up a database that monitors the behavior of its citizens. China’s ZTE Corp logo is seen at its offices in Caracas, Venezuela October 4, 2018. Picture taken October 4, […]
Read MoreGulf Capital, one of the largest and alternative asset management firms in the Middle East, and AfricInvest, a leading pan-African mid-cap-focused private equity firm, have partnered for the first time to provide a US$ 51 million structured loan and equity investment to iSON Xperiences (formerly iSON BPO Limited), one of the largest outsourcing and customer […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) Nigeria’s telecoms regulatory agency has taken a bold step that will soon result to some reform that in ICT research and development as it plans to unveil a blueprint that will serve as the guiding principle for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) research in the country. A seven-man panel of […]
Read MoreISON Technologies, a technology services and consulting firm, providing end-to-end IT services and solutions across Africa, Asia and Middle East, has announced the appointment of Rahul Srivastava as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Srivastava joined iSON Technologies in 2012 and for the last 6 years has served in various capacities at iSON Technologies across […]
Read MoreHuawei 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 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 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 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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