The Ugandan government wants to accelerate the adoption of the Internet in the country to support its digital transformation ambitions. According to the latest official statistics, Uganda has 27 million Internet service subscribers with a penetration rate of 59%. The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) on Tuesday, December 5, said it had floated a tender for the...
Kenya and India have signed five Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) aimed at enhancing bilateral ties between the two countries. The two countries will collaborate in sectors that include health, energy, ICT sectors, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises as well as marketing avocados. In a post shared on his official X app account, president William Ruto who...
RWANDA has distributed thousands of smartphones with 4G capability to citizens in an effort to bridge the digital divide. This rollout of the subsidised devices is a huge step by the ambitious East African country to close disparities. The latest phase of the distribution of smartphones under the Connect Rwanda 2.0 blueprint has been launched,...
MTN South Africa is ramping up its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, to drive efficiency and core revenue growth, while enhancing customer and employee experiences. The mobile network operator says it has deployed AI solutions across various business functions, including customer value management operations, network operations and customer service, to improve user experience and reduce costs....
Kuwaiti telecoms firm Zain Group (ZAIN.KW), Qatar’s Ooredoo (ORDS.QA) and Dubai’s TASC Towers Holding said on Tuesday they had signed definitive agreements to combine their tower assets into a $2.2 billion entity in a cash-and-share deal. Zain, Ooredoo and TASC in July had announced exclusive talks to create the Middle East and North Africa’s largest tower company, combining about...
When Tijani visited the SecureID Limited facility in Lagos, Nigeria—the first accredited smartcard manufacturing facility in sub-Saharan Africa—he raised awareness of this. The minister’s visit’s main goal was to familiarise himself with the capabilities of SecureID Limited, a business that is certified by Visa International, Mastercard Incorporated, Verve, GSMA, GH-Link, 9001/2015, Card Quality Management (CQM)...
WIOCC Group, Africa’s converged open-access digital infrastructure leader, is helping underprivileged learners, particularly unemployed females and disabled learners in deprived parts of South Africa, gain valuable ICT skills that will help boost their employability through a partnership with MDCS Skills Academy. By establishing a mobile ICT lab equipped with 20 laptops, this crucial partnership is targeted to reach those in most need...
Through this collaboration, iOCO’s customers will benefit from Africa Data Centre’s best-in-class, secure data centre colocation services South Africa, December 5, 2023/ — iOCO’s data centre capabilities are being boosted, enabling it to expand its range of digital transformation services to the market even further; Africa Data Centres’ (www.AfricaDataCentres.com) capabilities will now be available to a...
Vodacom has committed to investing 60 billion rand in South Africa over the next five years. For the current financial year, the company plans to invest R1 billion in KwaZulu-Natal, around R500 million in the Eastern Cape and R570 million in the Western Cape. Vodacom Group announced on Thursday, November 30, that it will invest 450...
Elon Musk’s Starlink appears to be making preparations to enter the South African market, and the SpaceX-owned satellite broadband service could be launched here sooner than expected, TechCentral has learnt. An Icasa notice published in the Government Gazette last week focused on the “illegal provision of satellite internet services” has left telling clues about the SpaceX...
