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Why Cloud Marketplaces Are Critical for True Digital Transformation
Image sourced from Blog dbi services Integrating cloud marketplaces in your supply chain is no longer optional—it’s essential. Cloud-based marketplaces speed up the whole procurement chain, and they enhance control, risk management, and governance for businesses. According to a new Forrester report, software companies selling in AWS Marketplace achieve an average 81% return on investment (ROI), and those buying receive up to 550% ROI. Today, chief procurement officers (CPOs) at leading enterprises face two principal and universal opposing forces. On one hand, they must identify and reduce supply-chain risk—a process that takes time, effort, and patience with suppliers. On the other hand, they must move fast to enable innovative spirit and agility. These two seemingly opposite demands from ...
Reducing the Cost of Rural Connectivity
Danial Mausoof, Head of Mobile Networks Sales and Solutioning for Middle East and Africa at Nokia. With 60% of the African population residing in rural areas, there is an enormous opportunity to connect people in rural communities and villages. In Morocco, a third of the population lives in rural areas, and there is still a need to connect more communities to move the country onto the cutting edge of digital technology and in support of the National Broadband Plan, which aims to provide the entire population with fixed or mobile broadband by the end of 2022. Reducing the cost of rural connectivity in North Africa When it comes to rural connectivity, one of the biggest obstacles is the associated cost. At Nokia we create the technology for the world to act together and that is why we have d...
Liquid Makes Big International Strides with Israeli Tech Acquisition
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MTN Could Sell its Afghanistan Business for $35-Million
South Africa’s MTN Group, the largest telecom in Africa in terms of revenue and subscriber base, has finally received a binding offer to sell off its Afghanistan business for $35-million. The Group will end its Middle East operations after the sale. In 2021, reports began to indicate that MTN was in talks with potential international buyers to sell its wireless business in Afghanistan in part of the company’s larger plans to completely exit the Middle East. At that point, MTN was the market leader in Afghanistan with a 40% share. According to Reuters, MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita told journalists that the Group received the offer from an undisclosed buyer for the gross sum of $35-million. The amount will be paid over a period of time, and the proceeds would be $31-million. Mupita confirmed t...
Exclusive Networks Africa Empowers Women Across Communities & Within Business
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Xiaomi 12 Lite Launches in South Africa: Here’s the Price + Specs
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Crypto Firm Binance Chooses New Leader for its South African Business
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ICYMI: Pre-Orders Open for Galaxy Z Flip4 & Z Fold4 Soon Hitting SA
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7 Vital Online Gaming Safety Tips for Kids & Adults
Sourced from LearnBonds. Following the recent leakage revealing how hyper-popular game Roblox moderates content, cybersecurity experts from antivirus provider Kaspersky has shared a few insights on what cyber threats can harm users, and especially children, in the online gaming space and how these users can protect themselves. The leaked documents give insight into the targeting of children by predators on the platform and how the platform attempts to fight child grooming. Additionally, one issue identified in the documents is that although Roblox’s systems scan 100 percent of submitted abuse reports, only around 10 percent of those are actionable. This suggests that even on a gaming platform, where content is moderated, there remain a large number of risks for children when they game onli...
Could Bitcoin Ever Hit a New All-Time High?
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3 East African Economic Sectors Ripe for Tech Innovation
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8 Ways Edge Computing Can Future-Proof Your Business
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