Author: Akin Naphtal

Sanlam and MTN Group have announced that their strategic alliance to market and distribute insurance and investment products across Africa has reached a significant milestone with the fulfilment of the regulatory, competition and other requirements. The effective date of the transaction is 31 October 2022. The strategic alliance will be implemented through MTN Group’s InsurTech platform aYo Holdings (aYo) and each partner will hold 50% of aYo. Through aYo, the alliance will continue to build and develop digital insurance and investment offerings that provide people across Africa with easier access to Sanlam’s products, particularly those people who have typically been…

Communications service providers attending AfricaCom 2022 can discover how to enhance and monetize real-world consumer experiences like a safari at Kruger National Park and diving with sharks off Mossel Bay, thanks to an augmented reality (AR)-powered demonstration created by Amdocs, a leading provider of software and services to communications and media companies globally. Amdocs is launching Experience Africa at AfricaCom (Cape Town, 8-10 November) to highlight how telcos can acquire new customers by selling interactive packages that go beyond connectivity. Delegates are encouraged to visit the Amdocs booth (C73) to try the demonstration. As part of the demonstration, CSPs can offer their…

On the side-lines of MWC Africa, Smart Africa and MTN have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to advance digital skills in Africa in an effort to develop capacity for Africans to utilise ICTs and be fully empowered participants of an ICT-driven economy and society. The partnership establishes a digital skills ecosystem between the Smart Africa Digital Academy (SADA) and MTN Skills Academy to advance digital literacy, digital and financial skills training, and digital competencies. It seeks to unlock socioeconomic development by leveraging the power of technology to empower youth and women, and drive social inclusion for all, particularly differently abled…

Ericsson reiterates commitment to drive sustainable growth in Africa at this year’s AfricaTech Festival. Taking place from November 7 to November 11, 2022, AfricaTech Festival 2022 aims at uniting business and technology to create a better, more inclusive digital world​. Information and Communications Technology (ICT) plays an essential role in Africa’s digitalization journey and economic sustainability. As part of its keynotes and speaker sessions, Ericsson will cover topics such as enabling sustainable growth in Africa with the help of ICT, empowering people through digital inclusion, and industrial growth through digitalization ​and sustainability. Ericsson’s demos will focus on key topics to…

EE, part of the BT Group, is deploying Ericsson’s latest ultra-lightweight radio technology to deliver improved 5G energy efficiency and network performance across the UK. With up to 40 percent less weight (14kg) and volume (25 litres) than the previous generation of radio, Ericsson’s AIR 3268 is the lightest and smallest Massive MIMO radio in the industry and is also the most energy efficient radio of this type deployed in Europe. Field measurements in active deployment have shown a reduction of up to 40 percent in energy usage, helping to deliver improved energy efficiency and contributing to wider sustainability goals.…

e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group) was welcomed by Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) at the Ericsson Imagine Studio in Kista, Sweden. Led by Hatem Dowidar, Group Chief Executive Officer of e&, the delegation was welcomed by Börje Ekholm, Ericsson Chief Executive Officer, Fadi Pharaon, President of Ericsson Middle East and Africa, and other senior representatives from Ericsson. During the two-day tour at the Ericsson Imagine Studio, Ericsson presented several demos and innovative use cases involving products, solutions and visionary scenarios of the future of digital technology. e&’s senior management also experienced Ericsson’s digital experience ’Imagine Possible’, to explore the potential and power…

Businesses today are operating in an increasingly digital world. To keep up, they need to adapt and innovate fast but, for many, their legacy networks are holding them back. Despite the pandemic speeding up digitalisation, organisation’s networks have remained largely traditional. As hybrid working and technologies like the cloud, virtual reality and augmented reality become common place, the volume of data networks need to manage is increasing, which means that the infrastructure needs to change. WAN-ting more from your network A Wide Area Network (WAN) can connect offices, applications, cloud storage and data centres together across a large geographical area.…

Vodafone is planning on lighting up Europe with an advertising campaign that will leverage the superior photographic capabilities of the new iPhone 14 to capture nature at its finest, highlighting Vodafone’s use of 100% renewable electricity in its European networks, as well as its device trade-in and recycling programmes to help protect the natural world. The campaign will comprise television, outdoor, print, digital executions and in-store retail executions running in 12 of Vodafone’s European markets. It is intended to drive preference for Vodafone as a sustainable brand of choice, underlining the company’s commitment to renewable energy and the creation of a…

Ericsson has won the 5G Technological Innovations Award at the 12th Ghana Information and Technology and Telecoms Awards (GITTA) held in Accra, Ghana. The award recognizes Ericsson’s pioneering role in building more sustainable and energy-efficient 5G network infrastructures for communications service providers across Africa, and Ericsson’s role in introducing innovations that transform industries and enterprises. Richard Kweku Arthur, Country Manager of Ericsson Ghana says: ‘’We are humbled by the recognition from Ghana Information and Technology and Telecoms Awards. We are committed to ensure that the continent enjoys the innovative and limitless possibilities that 5G offers individuals, enterprises, and societies at large.…

Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has announced the opening of its new office and state-of-the-art Customer Experience Center in Nairobi. With an increasing demand for high efficiency critical infrastructure in East Africa, this center supports Vertiv’s efforts in offering digital infrastructure solutions to local customers. The center’s experts offer firsthand knowledge of the technologies, and showcasing of the products gives users a chance to get close to the diverse range of Vertiv’s critical infrastructure solutions for applications from the edge of the network to the cloud. Products at the center include Vertiv™ SmartCabinet™ –…