Orange Business Services, a global network-native digital services company, and Fortinet, a global provider of automated cybersecurity solutions, have partnered to deliver a disruptive approach to Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) by integrating Fortinet’s Security-driven Networking technologies into the Orange telco cloud infrastructure. The partnership reinforces security and networking convergence, while optimising performance regardless of […]

Airtel Africa, a telecommunications and mobile money services provider with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, has announced that its B2B provider, Airtel Business Africa, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Avaya Holdings Corp, to better equip organisations across the continent to deliver effortless customer and employee experiences by providing customer control […]

The wave of Digital Transformation sweeping across Egypt is rapidly advancing the maturity and competitiveness of the businesses in the country. At the epicentre of this evolution has been the country’s telecom operators, serving as custodians of this change by providing the infrastructure that makes possible the delivery of mobile and internet services to millions […]

Safaricom Telecommunication Ethiopia Plc, a part of an international consortium dubbed Global Partnership for Ethiopia, has selected VMware as its Telco Cloud Platform partner. The move comes after Safaricom Ethiopia Plc was granted the second Unified Telecommunication Service License in July 2021. Currently, Safaricom Ethiopia is building a telecom network for commercial launch and to […]

New cloud region in Johannesburg delivers superior performance, built-in security, and high availability. Oracle now has 37 cloud regions globally and plans to open an additional seven cloud regions by the end of 2022. Tech giant Oracle has announced the availability of its first cloud region in Africa to meet the rapidly growing demand for […]

As global spending on Digital Transformation is projected to reach US$1.78 trillion in 2022, James Bayhack, Director, Sub-Saharan Africa at CM.com, looks at innovations that will reshape the business landscape in Kenya in the future. As 2021 has come and gone, many businesses are still responding to changes in the business environment brought on by […]

Specialist digital infrastructure solutions and consultancy company, AMS Helix, has announced the appointment of James Feeney as Senior Technical Director. Focusing on the operation, design and delivery of critical infrastructure and complex technical services, Feeney will head up technology development and innovation and will help AMS Helix to continue to deliver innovative solutions to exceed […]

Vanrise, a Lebanese provider of telecom solutions, has announced a new partnership with SAS, the international AI and analytics platform provider, to launch an offering that caters to resolving telecom fraud. Vanrise’s immense experience in fighting telecom fraud and its rule-based Data Analysis System, coupled with the analytics and advanced case management capabilities of the […]

Veteran industry executive Jody Yee has been appointed global industry solution director for technology, media and telecom (TMT) at Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty (AGCS). Throughout his 18 years in corporate insurance and alternative risks transfer, he has specialised in developing innovative solutions to drive growth and scale business development. Yee’s appointment follows the successful […]

Mondia Digital, a consolidation of the Mondia Group’s digital content distribution business, an end-to-end, product-centric and data-driven company with a focus on opportunities in the B2B segment, and its digital payments company, Mondia Pay, have joined the VodaPay app offering. The VodaPay Super App, designed in collaboration with Alibaba Group-owned FinTech services platform Alipay, allows […]