Author: Akin Naphtal

With more businesses in West Africa adopting cloud technologies than ever before, the region is set to enhance its competitiveness significantly. Following years of disruption, and hampered by a lack of legacy investment into technology, West African businesses now have an opportunity to leapfrog tech adoption and leverage the cloud for rapid growth and success. Speaking according to the Managing Director, Titilayo Adewumi, SAP West Africa, says: “Companies across the region are adopting cloud to achieve greater scalability, improve their data and analytics capabilities, drive innovation and build greater resilience. A huge part of our success in supporting the region’s…

Tollring, a market leading software developer providing data visualisation and business intelligence tools has promoted Richard Jones to commercial director.This appointment comes just over a year after he joined the company as product manager. Jones will lead Tollring’s commercial propositions and strategies, as well as taking responsibility for overall revenues across all lines of business and routes to market. He will continue to own Tollring’s product management function. READ ALSO:UK Mobile Operator EE Delivers 5G Connectivity to the London Underground for the first time Ghana Joins Digital Cooperation Organization Ethiopian Airline set to Launch Passenger Service to Copenhagen, Denmark Jones…

UK mobile network operator and internet service provider EE has deployed its 5G network to parts of the London Underground.EE customers are now able to enjoy 5G connectivity on the London Underground, with the network’s high-speed coverage live at three stations – Archway and Tufnell Park on the Northern line, as well as Notting Hill Gate on the Central line. In addition to continuous 5G coverage from ticket hall to platform at all three stations, 5G is also live within the tunnel segment at Notting Hill Gate and the same will be true for Archway and Tufnell Park shortly. This…

The Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) has welcomed Ghana as the newest Member State to join its international mission to realize digital prosperity for all Ghana becomes the 12th nation to ascend to the DCO, an international organization that was founded to support countries to build their digital economies as an essential driver of sustainable growth and development. A statement from DCO said “Ghana is well–established as a leader in utilizing the power of communications and digital technologies to support economic growth, adding that Ghana was the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to launch a cellular mobile network in 1992, and…

Ethiopian Airlines is set to launch a new passenger flight to Copenhagen, Denmark effective 22nd May 2023. The new flight will be operated five times a week except on Tuesdays and Sundays. Mesfin Tasew, Group CEO, Ethiopian Airlines: ”We are glad to open a new route to Copenhagen, Denmark which will be our 21st destination in Europe. With the launch of the flight, Copenhagen will become a crucial gateway for Ethiopian Airlines in northern Europe and southern Scandinavia. Thanks to the wide network of Ethiopian Airlines across Africa, the new flight will enhance the air connectivity between Europe and Africa…

Tech giant Samsung, recently announced the launch of its latest Galaxy S smart phones; Galaxy S23 Ultra, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23. The global announcement took place in San Francisco, United States, while the local unveil took place at the Sarit Centre in Nairobi.The Galaxy S23 Ultra is a spiritual successor to the now-canceled Galaxy Note smartphone series. It has a built-in S Pen holster, just like the Galaxy S22 Ultra, but the 2023 model has flatter surfaces, and the screen’s side edges are not wrapping around the edges as much as they did in previous years. Some of the…

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei is turning to patents for a lifeline as the company seeks to forge a path forward in advanced chip technology — the prized tech which the U.S. is trying to cut off from China. In 2022, Huawei announced it signed more than 20 new or extended licensing agreements for its patents. Most were with automakers, for 4G and LTE wireless technology, the company said. Mercedes Benz, Audi, BMW and at least one U.S. automaker were among the licensees, said Huawei’s global intellectual property head Alan Fan. He said he wasn’t able to say which American company.…

UK-based Stratospheric Platforms Limited (SPL) has received investment from PT Profesional Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Protelindo), the largest telecommunication infrastructure company in Indonesia. SPL seeks to provide high bandwidth telecoms network coverage from the stratosphere using hydrogen-powered High Altitude Platforms (HAPS) delivered by unmanned aircraft. This strategic partnership and investment will enable SPL to explore with Protelindo development of a market-leading and innovative HAPS solution to address Indonesia’s challenging topography to deliver a world-class telecoms network. Indonesia is the largest country in Southeast Asia, comprising over 17,000 islands and 1.9 million km2 of land area. Its complex topography, including mountainous landscapes and…

America’s Frontier Fund (AFF) announced to the public it is assembling a group of 12 finance, policy, and technology experts to join its newly formed Strategic Innovation Group. The group will provide strategic guidance to help AFF reach its investment objectives and advance American competitiveness through frontier technologies. The Strategic Innovation Group will be chaired by Nicholas Donofrio, IBM Fellow Emeritus and Former Executive Vice President, Innovation and Technology at IBM. READ ALSO: Korea Scientists to Introduces a Network Effect-Based Model That Enhances Business Intelligence 5G Steel: the first enhanced mobile broadband use cases to decarbonize the steel industry and…

Tanium, a leading IT operations and security management company and the premier supplier of converged endpoint management (XEM), recently announced the appointment of Dan Streetman to the role of chief executive officer. Orion Hindawi, who is the co-founder and current CEO of Tanium, will assume the role of executive chairman. In this new role, Orion will continue to drive the strategic vision and technical innovation at Tanium as well as continue his engagement with Tanium’s strategic partners and customers. David Hindawi, co-founder of Tanium, will transition to chairman emeritus. In his new role, Streetman will continue to strengthen Tanium’s commitment…