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June 9, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Opinion •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on What will drive Africa’s digital economy
Access to technology changes people’s lives, improves business and drives economic growth – that much is a fact of life. Universal access to internet connectivity is even being punted as a basic human right. Huawei’s recently released GIV...
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June 7, 2018 •
Top Stories •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on Facebook confirms data-sharing partnership with Chinese Firms
Social Networking service company, Facebook has confirmed on Tuesday, 05 June 2018 that a Chinese phone maker deemed a national security threat by the US was among companies given access to data on users. According to reports by The New York Times, Huawei was...
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May 18, 2018 •
Cloud Computing, Internet of Things, Southern Africa •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on MTN and Huawei Launch the First NB-IoT Spectrum Sharing Solution
In a global first, MTN SA have successfully commercially deployed Huawei’s CloudAIR 2.0 solution to share spectrum between 2G, 3G, 4G and NB-IoT radio technologies in the 900MHz band. Following the launch of the first 5G trial in Africa, MTN SA and Huawei...
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May 13, 2018 •
Opinion •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on Form vs function in mobile phones: how design aesthetics have evolved
When cellphones first entered the market in the 1980s, it was obvious that form had been sacrificed on the altar of function. There was nothing remotely aesthetically appealing about the good old ‘brick’, from its bulky body, to its scrawny pull-out...
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May 8, 2018 •
Internet of Things, Mobile and Telecoms •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on MTN and Huawei unveil Africa’s first 5G field trial
MTN and Huawei have unveiled what they call Africa’s first 5G field trial with an end-to-end Huawei 5G solution. The field trial demonstrated a 5G fixed-wireless access use case with Huawei’s 5G 28GHz millimetre-wave technology in a “real-world”...
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April 26, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on Huawei plans to launch world’s first foldable smartphone
While smartphone giants are working on foldable phone there were expectations that Apple will be the first to launch a foldable smartphone in 2020. However, it seems that Chinese Smartphone brand has come first in the race of Foldable Smartphones as Huawei...
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April 22, 2018 •
Southern Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on South Africa gets gold in Huawei Southern Africa ICT Skill Competition
Huawei hosted an award ceremony for the winners of the first Huawei ICT Skill Competition Southern Africa. The competition garnered over 1000 participating students from over 8 universities in various countries across Sub-Saharan Africa, including South...
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April 19, 2018 •
General, Top Stories •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on Huawei Vision 2025 report lays out the blueprint for the ICT industry
Huawei has released its Global Industry Vision (GIV) 2025, a new report that provides quantitative and qualitative predictions about the future of industry and society. The report, GIV 2025 has its own unique research methodology. It adopts a mix of data and...
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March 29, 2018 •
Internet of Things, Opinion •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on Advances in IoT driving adoption of smart cities
Communities around the world are turning to innovative information communication technologies (ICT) to re-imagine the way in which residents live, work and play, and the Internet of Things (IoT) is playing a growing role in turning safer, smarter cities from...
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March 20, 2018 •
Gadgets and Gaming •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Honor 9 Lite & Honor 7X release in South Africa
Honor, according to the Huawei Group, breaks new ground and destroys the floor with its latest phone launch: Honor 9 Lite; which features segment-leading dual-lens 13MP+2MP cameras on both the front and rear, setting a new standard and technology trend...
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February 26, 2018 •
Gadgets and Gaming, Top Stories •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Mobile World Congress: Huawei unveils MateBook X Pro and MediaPad M5
On Sunday 25 February 2018 at the Mobile World Congress, Huawei unveiled the Huawei MateBook X Pro and MediaPad M5 series at an exclusive launch event at the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona. MateBook X Pro: The MateBook X Pro is the first...
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February 21, 2018 •
Features, People, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Huawei’s safety expert unpacks the need for mission-critical communication in Africa
IT News Africa recently spoke to Peter Goulding, Global Public Safety Expert, Enterprise Business Group, Huawei Technologies who unpacked the importance of establishing mission-critical communications in Africa at the Technology Innovation Conference held in...
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February 9, 2018 •
General, Mobile and Telecoms •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Analysys Mason and Huawei study: Digitalisation is reshaping telecoms operations
On Wednesday 7 February 2018, consultancy and telecommunications research firm, Analysys Mason, in collaboration with global ICT solutions provider, Huawei, released a study titled, ‘Digitalisation reshaping operations: a new digital operational model for...
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February 5, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Huawei showcases 4K video streaming solution with FTTH
Huawei Technologies is piloting its 4K video streaming solution in a residential complex in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa. In a first for South Africa, according to the company, supported by Telkom’s deployment of a 100mbps fibre to the home (FTTH),...
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December 19, 2017 •
Internet of Things, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on MTN and Huawei launch connected driver IoT solution in South Africa
On 18 December 2017 MTN Business announced the launch of a connected driver, usage-based insurance (UBI) solution in partnership with Huawei. MTN will be the first mobile operator in South Africa to commercially deploy a connected driver solution, which...
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December 13, 2017 •
East Africa, Finance, Mobile and Telecoms, North Africa, Online & Social, Southern Africa, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Huawei, Xpress Money partner to grow African mobile money footprint
On 13 December 2017, ICT solutions provider, Huawei, announced a partnership with Xpress Money, a money transfer brands, to drive mobile money services to more of the worlds unbanked, with a focus placed on the African market. The partnership will give the...
