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- 5 Dec 2021
Ericsson Launches Intelligent Automation Platform for Smarter Networks
Ericsson is launching its Intelligent Automation Platform, a service management and orchestration product which enables any mobile network to be intelligently automated. Building on existing…
- 2 Nov 2020
Jumia Opens Logistics Service to Third Parties
Jumia has announced that its logistics service is now available for use by third parties. Until today, Jumia’s logistics services were reserved for ecommerce and food vendors operating on its…
- 22 Nov 2022
Nigerian Fintech Solution Improving Access to Bill Payment in Rural Communities
In Nigeria, the creative application of technology to the provision of financial services is having a positive effect on both business operations and individual experiences. Fintech solutions are…
- 5 Aug 2025
Report Reveals Over Half of Security Experts Overwhelmed Managing Cybersecurity Tools from Multiple Vendors
The majority of companies (78%) surveyed in South Africa and in the Middle East, Turkiye, and Africa (META) region, rely on multi-vendor ecosystems despite the fact that such fragmented security…
- 24 May 2019
Nigeria’s mobile phone penetration hits 87 percent
Statistics released on Friday by Jumia shows that mobile phone penetration in Nigeria grew from 162 million subscribers in 2017 to over 172 million mobile subscribers in 2018, accounting to a…
- 27 May 2013
Over 1Bn Subscribers Benefit from Ericsson's Managed Services
In an increasingly Networked Society, a growing number of devices are expected to use broadband connections to deliver a wide array of rich communication and multimedia services, anytime, anywhere.…
- 18 Jul 2017
Internet Society Extends IETF Fellowship to Emerging Markets
The Internet Society is inviting applicants from the emerging markets to partake in its Fellowship to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) 2017. The Fellowship programme allows technologists,…
- 4 Oct 2018
Ericsson, Turkcell Win nnovation Award at Telecoms World Middle East
Ericsson and the Turkey headquartered digital operator Turkcell (won the Innovation Award – Vendor at the Telecoms World Middle East 2018 in Dubai for its Smart Irrigation Hydrant solution. As…
- 22 Jul 2020
Facebook’s Connectivity Investments to Grow Africa’s Economy by $57B in the next Five Years
Facebook has released findings from The Impact of Facebook’s Connectivity Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa, a study conducted by Analysys Mason that highlights how Facebook investments in…
- 2 Jun 2008
Fuelling Growth in Telecom With W.AFri.Tel
The growth in telecommunications sector in the country did not only bring about employment and increased telephone access to Nigerians, it also created opportunity for investment and exhibition.…
- 30 Apr 2024
Chowdeck Secures $2.5M Seed Funding to Optimize On-demand Food Delivery in Nigeria
Chowdeck, Nigeria’s on-demand delivery service, has secured $2.5 million in seed funding to optimize its operations and support expansion into more cities across the country. The seed funding round…
- 1 Feb 2019
WTL Tasks NCC on Use of Excess Spectrum for Rural Coverage
World Telecom Labs (WTL), a global telecommunication equipment vendor has urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to enforce the use of excess spectrum by telecom networks in rural areas…
- 7 Apr 2020
Does Your Business Need a Multi-Cloud Strategy?
There’s a lot that businesses can do with the cloud . They can set up Customer Relationship Management systems, automate enterprise accounting and payroll, and coordinate large scale projects. There…
- 20 Jun 2015
BlackBerry Becomes First EMM Vendor to Join HP’s Helion Network
BlackBerry has expressed its happiness as the cloud-based enterprise mobility management (EMM) solution, BES12 Cloud, is now certified through the HP Helion Ready Program. For those customers that…
- 26 Jan 2015
Huawei Steps Up SoftCOM Architecture Drive with NFV Open Lab
Huawei has announced the launch of its new, state-of-the-art Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) open lab in Xi’an, dedicated to developing multi-vendor integration verification capabilities. The…
- 21 Apr 2020
Cloud Computing Solutions Can Assist Significantly to Reduce Banking Costs in Africa - Report
More than 700 million Africans lack access to a bank or mobile money account and only 41% of Africans are financially included. This is due to the high cost of providing financial services in Africa…
- 17 Jun 2016
WTL Releases Findings of 2016’s Survey on African USFs
World Telecom Labs (WTL) today unveiled the findings of its recent survey about the management and rollout of voice and/or data deployments in Africa that have been financed by Universal Service…
- 11 Dec 2015
Oradian’s Instafin Continues to Enrich Microfinance Institutions in Nigeria
Oradian, the global technology provider developing solutions that enable financial inclusion reported, on Friday, that in the last quarter of 2015 it signed deals with several new significant…
- 23 Apr 2013
MEA PC Market Slips by 14.1% in Q1 2013-Report
The Middle East and Africa PC market experienced a significant decline of 14.1% year on year during the first quarter of 2013, according to preliminary results released by International Data…
- 21 Apr 2013
Tablets Killing Africa’s PC Market – IDC Report
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC market experienced a significant decline of 14.1 per cent year on year during the first quarter of 2013, according to preliminary results released weekend by…
- 28 Apr 2020
Regulators Urged to Allow Cloud Tech in Financial Services
African regulators have to support and approve the use of cloud technology within the financial sector, says a new industry report. The study, Cloud Banking in Africa: The Regulatory Opportunity, by…
- 21 Feb 2016
#MWC16: Nokia Rings Cloud-Based Wi-Fi New Era with AirScale
Leveraging its expertise in mobile networks, Nokia has created cloud-based, carrier-grade Wi-Fi that combines gigabit wireless performance with deployment simplicity. With the launch of Nokia…
- 26 Oct 2015
Tight Field of Leaders among Smart City Business Analytics Software Vendors- IDC
Business intelligence (BI) and analytics are central to smart city initiatives. These solutions are what puts the "smart" in smart cities and cities need to have an independent assessment of which…
- 4 Oct 2016
WTL Bags Capacity Africa Wholesale Award for Its Rural Telephony System
World Telecom Labs (WTL), at the inaugural Capacity Africa awards, picked up another accolade for its Vivada (Village Voice and Data) system. Capacity Africa awards celebrate excellence and…
- 6 Jun 2016
Mahindra Comviva, Airtel Bag GTB Innovation Award for “Tap Tap” NFC Merchant Payments
Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobility solutions, and Airtel Tanzania, one of the leading telecom provider in Tanzania, have announced that they have jointly won the Global…
- 14 Dec 2020
Path Solutions Wins IBSI Global FinTech Innovation Awards over iMAL @ Al Baraka Banking Group
Path Solutions has been named winner of the ‘Best Islamic Banking Implementation’ category following its successful implementation of iMAL at Al Baraka Banking Group in the IBSI Global FinTech…
- 28 Jul 2026
How and Why Apps Deplete Data - ALTON
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has attributed rising mobile data consumption to increased use of smartphone applications, cloud services and emerging digital…
- 21 Jun 2023
Three Ways Embedded Finance can Drive a Cashless Economy
By Victor Irechukwu, Head of Engineering, OnePipe. In recent years, non-bank providers have been integrating financial services into various products and services. This enables merchants that have…
- 20 Feb 2025
Sophos and Pax8 Forge Strategic Partnership to Enhance Security Management for MSPs
Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, today announced a strategic partnership with Pax8, the leading cloud commerce marketplace. The collaboration…
- 28 Feb 2014
Ericsson, Facebook Expanding Internet.org Reach With Innovation Lab
Ericsson and Facebook on Friday announced the creation of a joint innovation lab supporting the Internet.org initiative. The Internet.org Innovation Lab, an Ericsson-Facebook collaboration, will…