Paratus completes metro fibre ring around Gaborone
08 June 2023
Paratus Botswana has completed its new metro fibre ring around Gaborone. The fibre network will provide fully secured, high-speed connectivity to businesses and individuals in the area.
Country MD of Paratus Botswana, Shawn Bruwer, says that many of its financial services clients, including leading banks, have already switched over to the new network.
Find out more Safeguarding your business and customers from digital threats and the rise of SIM swap fraud
08 June 2023
Mirza Bukva, head of telecom partnerships: Africa, Infobip
The last few years have seen a sharp rise in SIM swap fraud, placing the mobile and digital sectors at risk of disrepute. This can have great implications for all participants in the value chain, including mobile users, mobile operators, digital services, and financial services providers.
This type of fraud involves an account takeover scam that exploits a mobile operator’s ability to port a phone number to another SIM card. While this is typically a convenient feature in legitimate cases where a user has lost their mobile device and wants to keep their mobile number, it can also be abused.
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Into the future: Premium connectivity takes centre stage
08 June 2023
Roque Lozano, Senior Vice President Network, Infrastructure, Middle East & Africa, Nokia talks, premium connectivity and its impact on the network
Networks have been providing customers and consumers with multiple variations of connectivity for decades. The 3G and 4G revolutions shaping the market alongside LTE and fibre and now, 5G capabilities. The latter is easily defined as a step up from standard connectivity to premium - a network revolution that redefines what connectivity can do, how it can do it, and where it can take the business. However, premium connectivity goes beyond just the technology - it shifts the telecom company opportunity and the potential for revenue generation by up to 20%.
Premium connectivity is a technology evolution, but it is also an enabler of how other technologies and systems will evolve themselves. It forms the foundation for the realistic application of the Internet of Things (IoT), Wi-Fi 6, mobile applications and ecosystems, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and edge to cloud compute. Today it is the most advanced connectivity solution available, and it is one that pulls the hype and potential of connectivity together to deliver truly enhanced ecosystems, solutions, and digital transformation.
Find out more ELM and Central African Republic sign MoU for digital transformation
08 June 2023
Elm has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Digital Economy, Posts, and Telecommunications of the Central African Republic.
The MoU is aimed at promoting business opportunities and driving the country’s digital transformation. It will require implementation of comprehensive digital platforms that offer superior consultancy services, and Elm accordingly will provide the necessary assistance and technologies to develop and implement these innovative digital platforms, thereby enhancing the degree of competency among Central African industries engaged in the digital economy.
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