“Innovation: Imagine the future and fill in the gaps!” (Brian Halligan) As I have told you before, #Innovation is the heartbeat of our business. Every day I take time to study technologies that could help us offer new and better products for our customers and communities. Liquid Telecom Kenya plays a central role in our research into new technologies. Many…
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Pan-African entrepreneurship and innovation non-profit organization; the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) yesterday announced winners of its 6th edition of the AWIEF Awards during its annual conference that was held online from December 2 to 3, 2020. The AWIEF Awards recognized, honored and celebrated Women Entrepreneurs and Business Owners in Africa and across industry sectors, for their economic…
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MTN announced that it has completed a comprehensive review of the Group strategy with a focus on accelerating growth, deleveraging the holding company debt and unlocking value. The revised strategy will be presented in more detail following the release of MTN’s 2020 full-year results in March 2021. To support the Group’s strategy execution, MTN Group announced the appointment of a…
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stc announced another milestone in its 5G commercial network development, demonstrating new radio (NR) time division duplex (TDD) and frequency division duplex (FDD) carrier aggregation (CA) using Ericsson Spectrum Sharing (ESS) in FDD band and on a single MediaTek Dimensity 5G chipset. The company established the 5G Non-standalone (NSA) data call by aggregating 20MHz on FDD spectrum (shared with LTE…
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Ugandan Manufacturers and producers under the Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) have expressed disappointment in the failure by government to take action and resolve the unfair trade practise by Kenyan counterpart who have continued to block Ugandan products from entering their market. These led by UMA Executive Director, Daniel Birungi told the media at their offices in Kampala that at a…
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Blaze by Safaricom has kicked off a two-day career and skills fair among youth aged between 18 and 26 years. The first of a kind digital career fair aims at engaging, educating and empowering young Kenyans across the country by training them on career development, entrepreneurial skills, personal development and networking skills. “We are using Blaze by Safaricom’s Be Your…
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As part of the enhanced agreement, CSG will provide Airtel Africa with managed services, including customer relationship management and convergent charging and billing solutions to support the growth the company is experiencing through its 14-country footprint across Africa. “Airtel Africa actively seeks solutions that support a holistic and seamless IT landscape so that we can benefit from reduced operational overhead,…
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The company has announced that from December 15 on, several Apple iPhone models and some of the latest Samsung Smartphones, eSim will be supported. Customers will also be able to use the eSim connection with selected AppleWatch models. MTN also confirmed that Apple’s the latest iPhone 12 will be also supported once the device is being launched in South Africa…
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The move aims to answer to an important demand by Governments globally, to implement AI-powered solution for Trade. Webb Fontaine has announced crucial investments into Africa with plans to open an Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Centre on the continent. The move aims to answer to an important demand by Governments globally, to implement AI-powered solution for Trade. The R&D…
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Research by Omdia reveals that sustainable and innovative technologies such as chilled water and evaporative cooling, as well as forms of liquid cooling, are becoming more widely adopted. Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has been ranked by technology analyst firm Omdia as the largest global supplier in a data center cooling market which continues…
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