SITA Air Transport Community Foundation Innovation Award 2018 opens applications

The SITA Air Transport Community Foundation, based in the UK, in conjunction with Wits University and the Tshimologong Precinct (a Johannesburg based Tech and Innovation Hub), has launched an innovation competition...

MTN Ghana To Invest $144 Million Into Network Improvement

Leading telecommunication giant, MTN is set to invest over $144 million capital expenditure to improve the quality of their network services.Mrs Pala Asiedu Ofori, the Acting Senior Corporate Services Executive, said...

ERICSSON TAKES ON LG OVER FRAND DISAGREEMENT

Ericsson has sued competitor LG Electronics, accusing it of refusing to agree to a fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) reciprocal licence.The complaint was filed at the US District Court for the Eastern...

BITPESA LAUNCHES IN GHANA TO OFFER ONE-STOP-SHOP FOR MULTI-CURRENCY PAYMENTS

Nairobi-based digital payments startup BitPesa has launched in Ghana, enabling Ghanaians to settle global payments in the local currency, the Ghana Cedi (GHS).In a press release, the Fintech company stated that its services will allow Ghanaians to...

NIGERIA’S 9MOBILE TAKEN OVER BY TELEOLOGY IN A DEAL WORTH UP TO $500M

Investment company, Teleology Holdings has finalised its takeover of 9mobile with payment of $50 million in fulfillment of the terms for the acquisition of the telecommunications company.Having successfully paid the $50...

TELEFÓNICA CREATES A SUITE OF BIG DATA PRODUCTS FOR ENTERPRISES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HUAWEI

Telefónica and Huawei have announced a partnership to launch a set of Big Data products aimed at enterprises that want to develop their own internal use cases as well as to...

JAPAN INVESTS SH9.53BILLION INTO KENYA’S POWER PLANT RENOVATION

Japan has granted Kenya a loan of Sh9.53 billion to rehabilitate its oldest geothermal power plant for increased generation of electricity.The financing agreement was signed between the Treasury Secretary Henry Rotich...

HUAWEI ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH IATA

At the Passenger Terminal EXPO 2018 in Stockholm, Huawei today announced it has joined the Strategic Partnerships Program of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Through this Program, Huawei will use...

QATAR’S HAMAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO GET HIGH-CAPACITY CCTV STORAGE

Huawei, in partnership with Salam Technology, has been chosen to work with Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar on a new high-capacity CCTV storage project. In 2017, Huawei provided a 10...

“ELECTRONIC LIBRARY ON WHEELS” TOUCHES LIVES OF MORE THAN 10,000 CHILDREN IN GHANA

The "Electronic Library On Wheels" an initiative aimed at combating high illiteracy rate in West Africa is reported to have impacted more than 10,000 children in Ghana.Active in over 30 deprived...