Nigeria’s average fixed broadband internet speed is so slow the country ranked 151st amongst 182 countries in the latest Speedtest Global Index published by U.S.-based internet speed analysis firm Ookla. Nigeria came far behind Congo, Mali, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Burkina Faso that are relatively smaller, economically. It recorded 20.97 megabits per second download speed, while the...
Financial services platform Mukuru, together with coding and e-training academy WeThinkCode, recently hosted a women-only hackathon to serve as a platform for young women to showcase their talent, further their studies and boost their careers in the IT sector. The hackathon was attended by WeThinkCode female students and Mukuru Education Fund female bursary recipients. Teams...
Global venture capital (VC) and private equity investors are banking on an African tech boom over the next three years, reveals a new study. The research, commissioned by blockchain-based mobile network operator World Mobile, and conducted by independent research company PureProfile, indicates the continent’s start-up ecosystem is expanding rapidly. For the research, PureProfile interviewed 100 senior private...
Businesses have increased their focus on digital innovation to build more reliable digital ecosystems within the datacentre environment. Against this backdrop, the datacentre value equation has changed. This is according to global network infrastructure specialist Siemon. The company has launched a series of datacentre focussed tech briefs to help datacentre infrastructure professionals in the Middle East and...
September 22, 2022 , Updated on:Sep 22, 2022, 8:08 AM GMT+1 Scalable digital infrastructure, innovation in regulation, and inclusive development are key to bringing ICT benefits to all, according to speakers at this leadership conference. Around 365 attendees from 28 countries and 150 companies gathered in Dar es Salaam for the 6th annual Connect-to-Connect (C2C) Summit. Organised...
The digital transformation somewhat neglected in Africa in the past has proven necessary for socio-economic growth since 2020. Many countries are already taking the necessary measures and ultra-broadband is flourishing more quickly than expected across the continent. In sub-Saharan Africa, the adoption of 5G has grown rapidly since 2018. Data compiled by Agence Ecofin indicate...
Indian-based AI platform company CyborgIntell has put its Africa ambitions into action having opened an office in South Africa. Although the company has not specified plans as far as expansion is concerned, it is confident that its low-risk, solution-focused value proposition will help businesses in Africa. CyborgIntell was founded in 2018 in Bengaluru, India, by...
An ambulance speeds down the highway to take a critically ill patient to the hospital. Employees in a crowded retail store help shoppers find just the right gift. An airplane cruises at more than 800 km per hour and higher than 9000 meters in the sky. A factory produces equipment. What do these scenarios have...
While venture capitalists and private equity executives from the UK, US, Middle East, Singapore, Hong Kong, France and Germany expect a Sub-Saharan African boom with higher than forecast GDP growth, this upswing could be stifled by any underestimation of the role of the internet. This is according to research presented by blockchain-based MNO World Mobile....
Acumatica, the cloud ERP company, has provided SEACOM, the Pan-African telecommunications provider, with the tools necessary to realise its ambitious growth plans and deliver high-speed internet connectivity around the world. SEACOM launched broadband submarine cable system along the continent’s eastern and southern coasts in 2009. Today, SEACOM owns Africa’s most extensive ICT data infrastructure which includes...
