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Vodafone reveals Instant Classrooms for refugees in Africa

Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork The Vodafone Foundation has announced the Instant Classroom initiative, a digital ‘school in a box’, which according to Vodafone, can be set up in a matter of minutes. The initiative is intent on helping pupils in refugee camps as well as offer them the opportunity to continue their education. The […]

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Video Interview: 5G technology set to change the way we connect – Ericsson

Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork At Mobile World Congress 2015 (MWC), IT News Africa caught up with Erik Dahlman who is currently one of Ericsson’s top 5G experts. During the course of the interview, Dahlman gives a brief overview of what 5G technology is. Additionally, he discusses when 5G will be rolled-out as well as

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Nigeria: Diamond Bank reveals mobile fingerprint feature

Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork Follow us on TiowtterDiamond Bank has revealed the launch of a fingerprint recognition feature, which has been incorporated within the Diamond Mobile app. The new service has been incorporated utilising the iOS Touch ID feature, and allows users of the app to log into their account’s. Ayona Trimnell, Divisional Head,

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Vérone Mankou launches first store in Abidjan

Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork VMK, a company founded by Vérone Mankou, the Congolese entrepreneur behind the first tablet made in Africa, announced the opening of its first VMK store in Abidjan. Located in the Treichville commune at Zone 3 C, Immeuble Rive Gauche, this point of sale – which will sell products from the

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Samsung launches Smart School in Senegal

Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork The Ministry of Education in Senegal and Samsung Electronics Africa have announced the launch of a mobile education solution, which is aimed at creating positive change and providing an advanced and interactive classroom experience for learners. Installed at the Plan Jaxaay Secondary School, the Samsung Smart School initiative is an

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MTN set to empower African businesses with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Direct Connect to business customers

Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork MTN Group today announced it would be the first African company to offer Amazon Web Services (AWS) Direct Connect to business customers across multiple countries on the continent. The new service will leverage the extensive footprint of MTN’s Global MPLS network, to provide customers with connectivity between their data centres

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MainOne‘s MDX-i tier III Lekki data center in Lagos in open

MainOne, a major provider of telecommunications services in West Africa, has opened its US$40 million data center in Lagos. The Tier III purpose-built facility, the largest of its kind in the region, was originally expected to come online in the third quarter of 2014. MainOne‘s MDX-i tier III Lekki data center in Lagos, Nigeria is

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How Nigerians and Kenyans use their phones

Follow us on Twitter: GoAfricaNetwork Two surveys – one low-tech and one high-tech – gathered data on phone habits among market traders and mobile bankers. A recent study by telecoms firm Ericsson predicts there will be more than 635m mobile telephone subscriptions in Africa by the end of the year, with this set to rise

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Stuck in the waiting room

Follow Us On Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork A long-touted health-care revolution may at last be about to arrive Oct 11th 2014 | ROME | From the print edition THE idea of telemedicine—health care provided using telecommunications equipment—has a lengthy history. Radio News, an American magazine, devoted its cover to a patient at home consulting a doctor in

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Firefox OS set to expand into Africa

Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork Mozilla has revealed that the Firefox OS will soon expand to Africa. The Firefox OS ecosystem has gained support from three new key partners in the region: Airtel, MTN South Africa and Tigo, operated by Millicom, are the first carriers working with Mozilla to soon bring first Firefox OS smartphones

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