Huawei is keen to be at the forefront of addressing the issues of sufficient, affordable, and reliable energy supply within Africa. At a recent virtual digital power event, Huang Su, director of Huawei Southern Africa Digital Power Business, emphasized that digital and intelligent technologies can be of great help to bridge the energy gap.
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Huawei partners with Jumia to boost e-commerce platform
Petal Search, an easy-to-use application and search engine, pre-installed on new Huawei smartphones running on EMUI 10.1 or later, has announced a partnership with Jumia, the leading e-commerce platform in Africa. The partnership enables customers in Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Nigeria, and Kenya searching for products on the Petal Search shopping channel to conveniently click through to the Jumia product page and buy instantly.
Cellulant authorized to become payment solution service provider in Tanzania
The Bank of Tanzania (BOT) has issued an approval in principle to Cellulant Corporation to operate as a payment solution service provider (PSSP) in Tanzania having satisfied all the necessary requirements.
New cutting-edge IoT solutions set to drive global digital transformation
The opportunity to connect the unconnected has never been more prevalent. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is enabling an IoT ecosystem of 13,000+ IoT customers to date, helping to accelerate the digital transformation and development of connected products. Today, Qualcomm Technologies extends its support for the IoT ecosystem by introducing seven new solutions to help enable the proliferation of next-generation IoT devices: Qualcomm® QCS8250, Qualcomm® QCS6490/ QCM6490, Qualcomm® QCS4290/ QCM4290, and the Qualcomm® QCS2290/ QCM2290.
Nokia and Vodafone roll out new machine learning product for network anomalies detection
Nokia and Vodafone have launched a jointly developed machine learning (ML) product, running on Google Cloud, to quickly detect and remediate network anomalies before they impact Vodafone customers.
Nokia reinforces 5G security with new platform
Nokia has launched its NetGuard XDR Security Operations platform and MDR services to provide communication service providers (CSPs) with stronger protection for their 5G networks, as well as new, revenue-enhancing security offerings.
Nokia, Africell to deploy a 5G-ready network in Angola
Nokia has signed a deal to deploy comprehensive network technologies such as its AirScale Single Radio Access Network (S-RAN) to Angola’s new mobile telecommunications operator, Africell. This collaboration would enable 2G, 3G, and 4G services in the capital city of Luanda and expand the footprint of both Nokia and Africell in Africa.
Huawei launching its homegrown new OS undeterred by US pressures
Chinese tech giant Huawei will launch a homegrown new mobile operating system proving its position in the smartphone arena after the United States blocked it from using Android.
Huawei pens deal with African Telecommunications Union
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with tech giant Huawei that will see African countries and organizations build capacity for ICT transformation.
Huawei aims to “lead the world” in software
Chinese tech giant Huawei said it would launch a long-awaited new operating system for smartphones next week, part of an all-out push into the software industry aimed at weathering US sanctions and taking on Google's Android.