The latest update for WhatsApp’s web client points to the imminent launch of video and voice calling for the web-based version of the messaging platform. According to a report by WABetaInfo, the latest update for WhatsApp Web (version 2.2043.7) includes the ability to make video and voice calls. This feature is currently listed as in the...
Gary Dewing, country manager for Ericsson Ethiopia, looks at the opportunities for operators and vendors as Ethiopia prepares to liberalise its telecoms market Ethiopia has taken some very positive steps in its digitisation journey by outlining the Digital Strategy for Inclusive Prosperity 2025. With the right execution this can set the country on the path...
SpaceCom and Ignite Power put technology at the service of health in Africa. By combining the high-speed internet connectivity of the AMOS-17 satellite from one to the solar-powered electricity grid of the other, they are determined to provide e-health solutions in rural areas. Israeli telecom satellite operator SpaceCom and Ignite Power (the pan-African developer and financier...
Nic Rudnick, the group CEO of Liquid Telecom, sees a future for the company beyond simply providing wholesale and retail connectivity. He wants to reimagine Liquid as a technology solutions company. That’s why, he said in an interview with TechCentral, the group — which is controlled by Zimbabwean telecommunications mogul Strive Masiyiwa’s Econet Global — is renaming...
The Ministry of Innovation and Technology, and the Mastercard Foundation announced the launch of a project that will support the development of ‘Citizens COVID-19 Response Data Driven Health Informatics Portal’. This platform will serve as a single unified portal to integrate and publish information on government interventions on COVID-19 at the national and regional level, and facilitate...
Homeowners and small businesses in remote areas may be forgiven for being confused about knowing what type of connection they need. Now that more and more people, in the ‘new norm’, are working from home or running their business from home, high quality and reliable connectivity are imperative. “But the market’s crowded”, explains Kallie Carlsen...
Pay-on-Demand platform enables safe, secure and convenient consumer financing via Samsung devices with embedded Knox security platform, through Airtel Africa’s network. This partnership will facilitate usage-based payments and will build creditworthiness. It will be piloting in Uganda, this is part of a broader digital transformation partnership between Mastercard and Airtel Africa across 14 markets in...
Organisations across sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly leveraging multiple cloud deployments to achieve digital transformation. The shift is one of the key findings in World Wide Worx’s Cloud in Africa 2020 report, which surveyed technology decision-makers in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana and Malawi. According to the study, 33% of organisations currently have multiple...
Azam TV has completed the migration of its video platform from the EUTELSAT 7B to EUTELSAT 7C satellite, with a multi-year extension of the existing contract and an incremental capacity commitment. One of Africa’s leading pay-TV operators, Azam will leverage the enhanced performance of Eutelsat 7 C to distribute some 120 channels in a mix of standard and high...
French telecommunications services provider Orange has partnered with Google to launch the Sanza touch 4G android device. Orange asserts that at a retail price point of approximately US$30, the Sanza touch is an accessible alternative for everyone and features including the Payjoy application, which allows customers to overcome budget issues by paying for their smartphone...
