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Liquid Telecom selects Nokia to deploy multiple 100G DWDM/OTN channel network in East Africa

Liquid Telecom, and Nokia announced a two-year partnership to upgrade their existing fiber network to support OTN/DWDM technology with an initial network capacity of 500G. This will result in a faster and more reliable connection along the route from the Indian Ocean to datacenters in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and neighboring countries. Powered by the Nokia […]

Clickatell jumpstarts MTN to launch chat commerce on WhatsApp

MTN South Africa has partnered with global customer engagement company, Clickatell(www.Clickatell.com), to launch MTN Chat, enabling its customers to engage with the telco over WhatsApp.

Africa in the Digital Era – Hype or Reality?

Held in memory of the Nigerian scholar Adebayo Adedeji – arguably one of Africa’s leading proponent of regional integration – the lecture focused around the question of digital transformation in Africa: Hype or Reality? “There is enough evidence that Africa can be digitally transformed.

WHY SIM BOXING IS A THREAT IN TELCO SPACE

The SIM Box has several SIM cards of operators and could also take advantage of any existing on-net (same network) voice bundles and thus ends up paying very little or nothing for the termination of the said call – that is disguised as a local call.

Key Drivers of change that Tech is Forcing on FINANCE

Technology – more than just Automation and AI – is already creating the most seismic impact on the Finance, Audit and Accountancy functions A new initiative by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) (www.ACCAGlobal.com) the global accountancy body, has highlighted 10 key drivers that are already changing business processes, people and services. The report […]

Using advanced AI to stay ahead of cybercriminals

By Doros Hadjizenonos, Regional Director – SADC at Fortinet Staying ahead of today’s accelerated cybercrime trends requires adding artificial intelligence (AI) to an organisation’s network security strategy As the threat landscape continues to evolve rapidly, it now includes increasingly sophisticated, zero-day malware that traditional security approaches can no longer keep pace with. As a result, […]

Ujuzy is revolutionizing businesses in KENYA

Ujuzy App lets you connect quality service providers to potential clients, and it’s great on both ends.

13/03/2019
By Afritech Media
Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing
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Liquid Telecom Increases Microsoft Azure reach in Africa

Liquid Telecom announces availability of Azure across its pan-African network further increasing access to its cloud services

Vista Bank picks Temenos to power its digital transformation across Africa

Vista Bank chooses cloud-native, cloud-agnostic Temenos Infinity and Temenos T24 Transact to provide innovative, customer-centered banking services Vista Group, a pan-African financial institution specifically designed to meet the needs of retail and commercial customers, has partnered with Temenos (SIX: TEMN) (Temenos.com), the banking software company, to power its digital transformation journey. Vista Bank is transforming […]

Kenya among Four African countries attacked by mobile malware

The number of mobile malware attacks doubles in 2018, as cybercriminals sharpen their distribution strategies Kaspersky Lab researchers have seen the number of attacks using malicious mobile software nearly double in just a year. In 2018 there were 116.5 million attacks, compared to 66.4 million in 2017, with a significant increase in unique users being […]