Facebook investments in connectivity and infrastructure across Africa is expected to deliver over US$57-billion in economic benefit over the next five years (2020 – 2024). This is according to findings of a study The Impact of Facebook’s Connectivity Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa, conducted by Analysys Mason. The social network released a statement in which it quotes...
A number of South African telecommunications companies have recently launched local 5G networks. “The decision to introduce 5G means the service provider has determined that there are enough people in one place who are able to pay for super-fast wireless internet. Yes, it is a great technology. It is fast. It is the cream of...
Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh, newly appointed General Manager for IBM North, East and West Africa. IBM has appointed Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh as General Manager for IBM North, East and West Africa. She succeeds Tejas Mehta, who will be moving back to United States taking up a new role at IBM. According to a statement released by the company,...
Interoperability can help the mobile money industry shift to a higher gear, where customers can pay merchants and transfer money without having to consider which mobile money provider they are using. More so, end-to-end interoperability may provide more people with access to financial services and enable new services to address the needs of the most...
Africa is an interesting continent in many regards. Telecommunications is definitely one of those areas that are interesting. For years, Africa has been heralded as being on the cusp of greatness and the role of mobile network operators hasn’t been downplayed in that narrative. With this in mind and a general fascination with the telecoms...
Mastercard has teamed up with FASTA – a digital lending fintech – to launch the FASTACard, South Africa’s first virtual credit card. The FASTACard – backed by Standard Bank and Tutuka – is said to give locals access to instant credit which is loaded onto a secure digital card that can be used online and...
The World Economic Forum (WEF) believes that there are five hotspots that need to be targeted by the public sector in Africa and the theme that underpins them all is… digital. Digital is the infrastructure that the public sector needs to enable skills development, innovation, connectivity, economy and data-driven insights. Digital enablement is the firelighter...
In a world divided between digital haves and have-nots, billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are trying to close the gap. The two entrepreneurs separately aim to launch thousands of small satellites to zip around the globe in what’s known as low-Earth orbit, or LEO. Their plan is to offer high-end Internet coverage for clients like...
Infrastructure construction firm McConnell Dowell has selected Orange Business Services to design a customised, smart and scalable IOT solution to enable construction sites to collect and report on real-time information. Data to be gathered and processed includes that which pertains to heavy machinery utilisation and asset tracking, to enable smarter decision making for operational efficiency,...
Nearly 20 years ago, the Tanzania launched an ambitious programme to help the nation reach a middle-income economy status by 2025. This week, the World Bank announced that Tanzania had finally reached the middle-income category; five years ahead of the initial timeline proposed by the government. Tanzania has been able to reach this category due...
