Lusaka, Zambia |Â Xinhua |Â The leading mobile services provider MTN in Zambia has launched its fifth-generation mobile (5G) network which will enable consumers to have fast-paced and indestructible internet speed. The network launched on Thursday will also enable signal carriers to transfer data at a fast speed and users to download …
Read More »Huawei signs global ITU pledge to help 120 million people in remote areas connect to the digital world
In Africa alone, Huawei has laid more than 250,000 kilometers of optical fibers, enabling 30 million households to access high-speed broadband Shenzhen, China | THE INDEPENDENT | Huawei has signed a global commitment to join the International Telecommunication Union’s Partner2Connect digital alliance, which will bring connectivity to about 120 …
Read More »Kenya’s Safaricom partners with Huawei to launch 5G network
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua |Â Kenya’s mobile service provider Safaricom said Thursday that it has partnered with Chinese technology firm Huawei to commercially launch the 5G network in the east African nation. Peter Ndegwa, CEO of Safaricom told journalists in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital that it has 35 active 5G sites spread …
Read More »Team Uganda wins prize at Huawei global ICT competition
Shenzhen, China | THE INDEPENDENT |Â Uganda university students have won one of the top prizes at the recently concluded Huawei Global ICT Competition. Teams from the southern Africa region represented a great success in the competition, which lasted for one year and attracted 150,000 students from 85 countries all over …
Read More »Kenya, Huawei sign agreement to boost ICT capacity
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya and Huawei on Friday signed an agreement to boost the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capacity in the country. Joe Mucheru, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs said in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, that under the agreement, a total …
Read More »China plans to deepen influence in Uganda with digital projects
However, the trade volumes between the two countries are in favour of the Asian nation Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | China plans to deepen its influence in Uganda with the implementation of the China-Africa Digital Innovation initiative alongside other pledges in investment, trade and access to coronavirus vaccines. Chinese …
Read More »Huawei launches smart solar energy solution for Kenyan households
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua |Â Chinese telecom firm Huawei has launched an integrated solar energy solution for Kenyan households amid a quest to promote carbon neutrality in the country. CEO of Huawei Kenya Will Meng said the launch of LUNA 2000, the flagship product of Huawei FusionSolar Residential Smart PV Solution, …
Read More »Huawei’s HarmonyOS 2 users exceed 40 million
Shenzhen, China | Xinhua |Â The users of HarmonyOS 2, the operating system for the smartphones of Chinese telecom giant Huawei, have exceeded 40 million, the company said at a new-product launch event on Thursday. Huawei officially launched HarmonyOS 2 on June 2. Since then, an average of eight users per …
Read More »Huawei pledges support to Africa’s green energy revolution
Huawei harnessing renewable energy with smart PV solution Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua |Â Chinese telecoms firm Huawei will be on the frontline of powering the green energy revolution in Africa through provision of digital enablers, an executive said on Monday. Huang Su, director of Huawei Southern Africa Digital Power Business, said …
Read More »Huawei, ATU sign MOU to boost digital transformation in Africa
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua |Â The African Telecommunications Union (ATU), a specialized agency of the African Union (AU) and China’s technology firm, Huawei on Thursday in Nairobi signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost capacity for ICT transformation in the continent. John Omo, ATU secretary-general said under the agreement, Huawei …
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