In The Spotlight
Smart cities are a new idea, but they're not a new concept. The idea itself is to make the most of the resources that already exist within the city, and to do so in a way that takes into account the needs and desires of all its citizens. Smart cities are becoming more and more prevalent, with many of the world's metropolises now using some degree of smart technology in their infrastructure. The smarter cities become, the more livable and responsive they will be.
Digital citizenship can be defined as the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology use. Since the rise of the Internet, we have become more and more present online, governed by a specific set of regulations which we have to abide by. We are citizens of this digital world if we live, work, learn, do business, and communicate in it the same way we do in real life.
Across all of Africa, mobile networks are the dominant telecom provider. These networks carry up to 98% of all voice and data traffic and are responsible for the largest share of voice and internet connections, according to the GSMA. When telecom services became more common, it was more economically viable for operators to provide services via mobile infrastructure rather than to build out copper-based wireline networks. To this end, the mobile platforms began their gradual build.
The Board of Airtel Networks Kenya Limited has appointed Louis Onyango Otieno as Chairman and Ashish Malhotra as Managing Director to jointly oversee the firm’s next phase of growth.
Transformational pan-African data center operator Open Access Data Centers (OADC) announced the appointment of African data center industry leader Dr Ayotunde Coker as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with immediate effect.
By Kevin Susman, VP of Brand and Communications, MATRIXX Software
MTN Sudan has chosen MobiMind/Xceed to become their master aggregator, thus highlighting an important milestone in the company’s journey.
To support the accelerated execution of their Ambition 2025 strategy, MTN Group announced the appointment of new CEOs for operations in Cameroon, Rwanda and Uganda effective 1 September 2022.
Pesapal, an alternative to Paypal and a provider of online and mobile payment solutions, is able now to offer its mobile payment services in Uganda. The Bank of Uganda recently granted the company a license as a payment system operator which will allow it to revolutionize the digital payment ecosystem by offering “innovative, convenient and secure digital financial services.”
US-China war is once again triggered, pushing a TikTok ban to set afoot within the US grounds. With fresh privacy concerns for the Chinese-owned short-form video app arising, the government responds alarmingly.
PROSE, the spinoff of Rosenberger Technologies' antenna and wireless product portfolio, was announced in early 2022. We connected with Vick Mamlouk, the Senior Advisor at Rosenberger Technologies, to shed light on the essence of this new brand, their current business environment, and the growth outlook within the wireless industry.
An established and accomplished engineer and manager; multilingual standardization expert and holder of 23 patents, Tunisian born Dr. Bilel Jamoussi is currently chief of the study groups department of ITU secretariat’s Standardization Bureau in Geneva Switzerland where he is responsible for the organization and management of the ITU-T study groups, focus groups, global standardization initiatives, joint coordination activities, and their secretariat.
Telecom Review Africa conducted an exclusive interview with Eng. Ahmed Mekky, Chairman and CEO of Benya Group, to discuss Benya’s milestones and its efforts to support the innovative emerging projects in the Middle East and Africa.
