A new study has found that the global number of cellular M2M connections will reach 1.6 billion by 2024; rising from 596 million in 2019. This is a growth of 165% over the next 5 years. It forecasts that remote provisioning and innovative anti-fraud measures enabled by embedded SIM technologies will drive adoption of cellular […]
Read MoreGoogle said that it is going into partnership with the Nigerian Government to make an online safety curriculum available to all primary and secondary school students in the country, reaching an estimated 56 million Nigerian students every year. Google has also introduced a dedicated travel mode in Google Maps to provide directions and navigation for […]
Read MoreWith the successful deployment of enrolment Centres in South Africa, US and the UK, the National Identification Management Commission (NIMC) has concluded plans to extend the National Identification Number (NIN) registration to other countries including Saudi Arabia, Canada, Germany, Ghana, Senegal, Benin Republic, Mal and India. NIMC has also chosen major cities where the enrolment […]
Read MoreAbout 600 East African business, innovation and technology leaders gathered in Nairobi yesterday to discuss innovation opportunities for corporate and public sector organisations in the digital economy. The SAP Kenya Innovation Day featured a line-up of local and global SAP experts who hosted interactive sessions focused on key business and technology trends that are shaping […]
Read MoreInsurers will spend $634 million on RPA solutions by 2024, rising from $184 million in 2019; a 245% increase over the next 5 years. RPA (Robotic Process Automation) is software designed to reduce operational costs by automating basic repetitive tasks. The new research,from Juniper Research titled: Robotic Process Automation in Telecoms & Insurance: Vendor Positioning, […]
Read MoreThe number of people using government-issued digital identity credentials will grow by over 150% from an expected 1.7 billion in 2019 to over 5 billion in 2024. A new report from Juniper Research found out that emerging economies in Asia and Africa are some of the biggest markets, as countries leapfrog analogue identities to benefit […]
Read MoreHuawei aims to spend 3 billion zlotys ($793 million) in Poland in the next five years, although whether the Chinese firm has a role in the 5G rollout may affect the scale of investment, an official at the group’s Polish unit said. The United States has raised concerns about the security of Huawei technology and […]
Read MoreOn-demand, last-mile, crowdsourced delivery service kwik has launched in Lagos, Nigeria, after raising seed funding in March, with the goal of expanding to other large metropolitan areas across Sub-Saharan Africa. kwik, which will initially focus on deliveries via motorbike, was formed in July 2018 by two Frenchmen and two Nigerians, and has just launched its […]
Read MoreHuawei Technologies Company Nigeria Limited has held an award ceremony to celebrate the achievement of some Nigerian students for their remarkable performance at the Huawei Global ICT Competition held in China. An MoU was also launched and signed (between Huawei Technologies Company Nigeria Limited and National Information Technology Development Agency) for the 2019/2020 next edition […]
Read MoreThe U.S. government filed a motion asking for the dismissal of a lawsuit by Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd that claimed the United States had acted illegally when it blacklisted Huawei’s products. Huawei sued the U.S. government in early March, in a complaint filed in federal court in Texas, saying that a law […]
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