Ethio Telecom hosts workshop to introduce cloud-based core banking solution
13 June 2025
Ethio Telecom recently conducted a workshop aimed at empowering microfinance institutions and SACCOs across Ethiopia, focusing on the introduction of a new cloud-powered core banking system designed to modernise financial operations at the grassroots level.
The event brought together participants from various microfinance and cooperative institutions to demonstrate how the innovative platform can enhance operational efficiency, service quality, and digital security.
Find out more Powering Africa’s future: the intersection of telecoms and renewable energy
28 January 2025
Angela Wamola, Head of Sub-Saharan Africa, GSMA
As African leaders gather in Tanzania for the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, the continent stands at a crossroads. Nearly 600 million Africans — roughly half the population — lack access to electricity, representing 83% of the global electricity access deficit. This energy gap is not just a barrier to development; it is a missed opportunity to leapfrog traditional energy systems and embrace a sustainable, digitally enabled future.
The Summit, hosted by the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, the African Union, the African Development Bank Group, and the World Bank Group, is a pivotal moment to address this challenge. But achieving the ambitious goal of providing 300 million Africans with electricity access by 2030 will require more than just infrastructure investments.
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Managing Massive Mission Critical Video for First Responders
07 January 2025
Modirum Platforms
Video is one of the most promising and versatile technologies for improving operational efficiency and effectiveness for first responders. Video is now widely considered as a significant capability to improve safety, coordination, collaboration, and quality decision-making, particularly during high stakes, end-user operational scenarios.
A new white paper from TCCA explores what public safety agencies and operators need to consider to successfully deploy video services supporting mission-critical operations, especially where the scale of its usage is considered ‘massive’. This term describes situations where the amount of video could potentially saturate network resources, if not appropriately managed. The overall objective is to ensure that first responders and public safety agencies (and by implication other critical communication sectors) can use video effectively and for operational benefit.
Find out more WBA announces 10 predictions for 2025
07 January 2025
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has shared 10 predictions, laid out by its President and CEO, Tiago Rodrigues, for Wi-Fi in 2025.
Detailed in full in the WBA Annual Industry Report 2025, these trends reflect how Wi-Fi is evolving to meet the demands of increased connectivity, higher speeds, better security, the growing number of devices connected to the internet and a greater focus on energy efficiency.
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