Liquid Telecom Kenya, part of the leading pan-African telecoms group has rolled out nationwide Internet of Things network covering 78% of the Kenyan population. The 158 IoT base stations across the country is an increase from 20 base stations that the telecoms group had in 2018.

The base stations, connected to Liquid Telecom’s fibre network aim at delivering guaranteed reliability and speed"...

Liquid Telecom South Africa has partnered with Qorus, a sales and marketing enablement platform, to enable cloud channel partners to locate, create, collaborate and track sales content.

According to Liquid Telecom, the Qorus software includes a full complement of Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) information and is used to build marketing assets and market-ready sales proposals by accessing formation"...

Vivo smartphone brand has announced plans to launch a new smartphone, Vivo Y19 in Kenya to expand its Y-series portfolio in Kenya.

The device is said to have decent specifications, with a 5000mAh battery, a FullView™ Display, and an AI Triple Rear Camera setup. According to the company which launched in Kenya in 2019, these specifications guarantee superb photography, best user experience and"...

Somalia's telecom market has been sustained despite tremendous difficulties. The country's economy has made it difficult to sustain investment in infrastructure, and the Al Shabaab Islamic militant group has on occasion forced the closure of internet services in many areas of the country.

Furthermore, there has been a lack of guidance from a central government or sector regulatory entity"...

The smartphone will remain the dominant consumer device into the new decade, but the arrival of 5G will not guarantee a surge in device upgrades, according to new GSMA Intelligence research. A new report, The Future of Devices, published at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020 in Las Vegas today, provides a wealth of insight on consumer technology adoption trends over the coming years, including the outlook for smartphones, smart speakers, wearables and other emerging"...

MTN has announced that its mobile money service, MoMo will go live in January 2020, allowing customers to send, receive, save and spend money as well as pay for goods and services using their mobile phones.

The announcement comes as MTN finalised its engagements with all the relevant regulatory bodies and authorities including the South African Reserve Bank.

MTN"...

In 2019, Mary Kay Inc. continued its decades-long commitment to skin science research by revealing the results of multiple groundbreaking studies and fostering academic discussion with industry peers at scientific symposiums around the globe. Most recently, Mary Kay was in New York City for the 73rd Society of Cosmetic Chemists Meeting, where the brand sponsored, collaborated, and explored applications of skin microbiome with leading experts in the field.

“New"...

The O-RAN Alliance successfully conducted its first worldwide plugfest and proof of concept to demonstrate the functionality as well as the multi-vendor interoperability of network equipment that complies with the recently published O1, A1, and Open Fronthaul interface specifications.

“O-RAN’s first global plugfest showcases the power of the community to document and develop truly open"...