Author: Akin Naphtal

The Digital Economy Magazine, a leading voice on all things technology, has named Yonas Beshawred, Founder and CEO of Stackshare US as Digital Economy Personality of the week for the month of Jan 8th-Jan 14th,2023 ranking.Yonas Beshawred is the founder and CEO of Stackshare, a developer-only community of engineers, CTOs, VPEs and developers from some world’s top startups and companies. StackShare is a platform allowing software developers and tech companies to share their tools and how they use them. A graduate with a degree in business, Beshawred previously worked for one of the world’s largest consulting firms, Accenture, for 18…

AGL Energy, an Australian energy provider has teamed up with Microsoft to deploy a new innovative cloud-based data platform in order to comply with the Consumer Data Right (CDR) legislation of the country. This move will give consumers the power to access their own data and open up new ways for AGL to give personalised customer service. In August 2019 the CDR was passed by the Australian Government to give consumers more control over their data by allowing them to choose who they want to share it with and how it should be used. Under the rules, consumer data can…

Safaricom board chairman John Ngumi has resigned from the role barely 6 months after his appointment in July last year. According to a statement from the telco, Ngumi’s resignation took effect on December 22 and a new Chairman will be elected in the coming weeks. Ngumi leaves the Board to focus on developing green energy generation across Africa with an emphasis on green hydrogen. “In the brief period following his appointment to the Board, John has provided a wealth of industry knowledge and vast expertise. He has steered the Company through a general election and supported the entrenchment of our…

Over 60 million active SIM cards have been verified as the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) reminds SIM mobile phone services subscribers with unverified cards to comply before end of this month. There has been a positive response from the recent appeal by the TCRA on mobile phone services subscribers to verify the status of the registration of their SIM cards. READ ALSO: Rwanda Secures €37 Million to Digitize Public Services, Boost Drone Industry Apple to prioritise xrOS development over iOS 17 The World’s First ID App for Dogs and Cats Unveiled by Petnow The regulator has announced that unverified…

The government of Rwanda secured €37 million (approx. Rwf41 billion) loan from the French Development Agency (AFD) to transform more public services digitally and develop the country’s drone industry. The related agreement is also complemented with a €1.2 million grant to mobilize French expertise in project implementation. Providing quality services and customer care across public and private sectors has been of priority as outlined under the economic transformation pillar of the National Strategy for Transformation (NST1), the medium term national strategy (2017 – 2024). But more needs to be done in terms of necessary infrastructure. READ ALSO: Apple to prioritise…

Apple is reportedly prioritising development of its operating system for AR/VR headset. Focus on the development of “xrOS” for the headset has come at the cost of engineering resources being diverted from working on features for iOS 17 and macOS 14, a report by Mark Gurman from Bloomberg said. While features for the next generation of Apple OS releases are not known, Gurman indicates that there may not be major changes due to the Cupertino-based company’s focus on getting “xrOS” ready in time for its planned product launch later this year. Separately, work on new augmented reality features for the…

Petnow Inc. announced that it is presenting the world’s first cat biometric recognition service added to the Petnow app at CES 2023. The AI-driven app that automatically scans unique identifiers of dogs called “nose prints” has been honored with the Best of Innovation at CES 2022, and the company has attracted worldwide recognition and has been featured on BBC and CBS. Dr. Jesse Joonho Lim, the founder of Petnow Inc. said, “The company is adding cat biometric recognition to the current app to support the most raised pet animals around the globe, and the app will help more pet households…

Ericsson believes that sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA’s) 5G subscriptions will grow from just 7 million in 2022 to 150 million by the end of 2028, making up about 14% of total connections in the region in five years’ time. That’s according to the newest version of the Ericsson Mobility Report, published recently. The telecom equipment maker said that global 5G subscriptions remain on track to top 1 billion by the end of this year and 5 billion by the end of 2028, despite current and developing economic challenges in many parts of the world. At the moment, 4G represents 29% of…

IPv6 is the first and might be the last upgrade of the global network in the coming decades. The development of IPv6 and IPv6 derivative and convergence technology standards will meet the objective requirements of the continuous expansion of the future network, facilitate the digital transformation in multiple fields, and become a new track of global digital technology innovation. In light of this, the “Global IPv6 Development and Standard Evolution Symposium and the Release Ceremony of the 2022 IPv6 Support White Paper”, held by the IPv6 Forum and the China Future Internet Engineering Center (CFIEC). READ ALSO: 5G will bring…

5G will contribute $26 billion to Africa’s economy by 2030, according to a recent report from the GSMA titled 5G Africa: realising the potential. 5G-related activities have begun to pick up across Africa, including spectrum auctions, pilots and commercial trials, as well as efforts to develop locally relevant 5G use cases, the report found. This means 5G will account for 20% of mobile connections in Africa by 2030. The GSMA believes that retail, manufacturing and agriculture are among the sectors that will see the most impact. “5G in Africa is a matter of when, not if. The decision on when…