Microsoft and Viasat have announced a new partnership to help deliver internet access to 10 million people around the globe, including 5 million across Africa. Viasat, a global communications company, is the first satellite partner [c]
African telecommunication service providers have set a new target to deepen internet connectivity by at least 35 percent by the year 2035. The pledge, signed by several operators including Kenya’s Safaricom, South Africa Telkom, Tunisia [c]
Huawei has joined a global digital alliance led by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to bring more than 120 million people living in unconnected rural areas to the Internet. Known as Partner2Connect, the international digital [c]
Huawei has unveiled a raft of new technologies for local telecoms operators that are designed to drastically cut energy costs. Generally, the energy consumption of mobile antennas has been increasing as mobile operators continue to [c]
Internet users in Africa will soon have faster access to services on the Internet and better protection from cyberattacks. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), in cooperation with its regional partners, is [c]
Mobile device and lifestyle brand OPPO made its debut in Kenya’s 5G mobile device segment with the Reno6 5G in September 2021. With the introduction of Reno6 5G, OPPO became one of the pioneer entrants [c]
Safaricom has announced the availability of 5G Wi-Fi to empower its customers with superfast internet at home and at work, complementing its growing fibre network. Safaricom became the first service provider in Kenya to announce [c]
The ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development has ratified the first multi-stakeholder study aimed at creating practical tools and actions that could enable nearly 3 billion more people to access and use the internet through [c]
The return of Africa Tech Festival with all its face-to-face merit, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), from November 7 – 11, 2022, is once again set to spur discussion, debate and networking [c]
Faiba, the fixed broadband brand from Jamii Telecom (JTL), offered subscribers the best broadband internet performance and connectivity in Kenya during the last two semesters – that is the period from July to December 2021 [c]
Today, millions of Kenyans are connected to the internet. The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) sector statistics reports ending March 2022 shows that current internet subscriptions stand at 46.5 million. With these high internet connections, [c]
The world’s fastest-growing smartphone brand, realme, recently introduced the realme 9 (4G) smartphone in the region as an addition to the number series catalogue. The realme 9(4G) has ultra-high specs to power a growing demand [c]
Telkom has launched the Changa Bundle to enable Kenyans share data, minutes, voice and SMSs. Telkom prepaid customers now have the opportunity to acquire 100 GB of data, 200 on-net minutes, 50 off-net minutes, and 200 SMSs for Kshs [c]
Safaricom has announced the return of Nyakua 100% Data Bonus, a campaign which was unveiled earlier this year for customers to enjoy 100% bonus data upon attaining their daily data targets. The campaign, which builds [c]
Eutelsat Communications and Intersat, a major provider of internet solutions in Africa, have signed a multi-year deal representing several hundred Mbps to address the connectivity needs of enterprises, institutions and individuals in Gambia, Guinea Bissau [c]
The Kenya government is stepping up its drive to ensure more Kenyans are connected to the internet as part of a broader policy to deliver better public services. In order to do so, the ICT [c]
The Ministries of ICT and Education, ICT Authority, Huawei and UNESCO have launched the DigiSchool Connectivity Project as part of a new nationwide Schoolnet project that seeks to connect all schools in Kenya to the [c]
By Gopher Ogembo As adults, we look into our childhood years and reminisce the memories that made us into who we are today. We cherish our family and friends who defined our yesteryears and appreciate [c]
Airtel Africa, a provider of telecommunications and mobile money services with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, has announced that its B2B division, Airtel Business, has formed a new partnership with Cisco to provide [c]
UNICEF and African e-commerce platform Jumia have announced a partnership in support of Giga’s work to connect every school to the Internet and every young person to information, opportunity, and choice. Jumia’s data science capacity [c]
Machine learning has a very long history before deep learning reached its peak. The rise of the internet and the greater availability of useful data helped machine learning evolve to a new level in the [c]
Airtel Africa and UNICEF have announced a five-year pan-African partnership to help accelerate the roll-out of digital learning through connecting schools to the internet and ensuring free access to learning platforms across 13 countries. By [c]
Coming off the back of reaching a 100,000 km fibre network milestone in Africa, Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid) in the Democratic Republic of Congo is investing extensively in the country by bringing innovative, super-fast and [c]
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) has welcomed its 49th member state after the Republic of South Sudan was formally admitted into the Union through an announcement made in Nairobi, Kenya at the ATU Headquarters. South [c]
Kaspersky analysed anonymised data, voluntarily provided by Privacy Checker, a website that contains helpful advice on privacy settings for various Internet services and platforms. The results reflect which services and platforms’ Internet users have the most privacy [c]
After its internet boost, sports betting and online gambling in Africa have become a highly sought-after activity amongst many. However, not all countries consider gambling a legal activity. All the 54 countries in Africa today [c]
Nokia has come together with multiple stakeholders – including Safaricom, UNICEF and Kenya’s Ministries of Education and ICT – to connect close to 90 schools to the internet in Kenya. Both rural and disadvantaged urban [c]
A suspected prolific child sexual abuser has been arrested by Guatemalan law enforcement in a police operation supported by INTERPOL. In an investigation that began in February 2017, specialized law enforcement officers from around the [c]
Equity’s mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), Equitel, has launched its fourth generation (4G) services. The new 4G high-speed broadband network offers faster speeds to browse, stream, download and upload for customers in line with current market demands. [c]
Safaricom has joined forces with former Global Teacher Prize winner, Peter Tabichi, to equip Keriko Mixed Secondary School in Nakuru County with computers and internet connectivity. The installation of the ICT infrastructure valued at Kshs [c]
Africa is poised for a data centre boom as internet penetration rates rise and the continent begins to play catch-up with other regions. For the time being, Africa accounts for less than 1% of the [c]
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