The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed US$80mn in loan financing to support the development of the Ekiti Knowledge Zone (EKZ) in Nigeria EKZ, located in the heart of Ekiti State, is being delivered as a place to catalyse digital entrepreneurship, generate 26,000 jobs and inject US$14mn annually into the economy.Continue Reading
At its 9th annual Cyber Security Weekend – META 2024, experts from Kaspersky, a global cyber security and digital privacy company, explored the evolution of Africa’s cyber threat landscape with dangers continuing to diversify and become more sophisticated While in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for the conference, attendees focused on the securityContinue Reading
Airtel Africa has unveiled Airtel Africa Telesonic Limited, a new initiative aimed at transforming the wholesale data market in the continent. Telesonic will harness Airtel Africa’s extensive ground and undersea cable assets to meet the surging demand for data services, offering a mix of terrestrial fiber and undersea cable solutionsContinue Reading
A leader in smart solutions for construction project management, WakeCap, has announced the launch of VerifyTime, a cloud-based workforce management solution designed to automate, verify, and streamline the manual timekeeping process on construction sites The launch represents a significant milestone in construction timekeeping. Fast and effective timekeeping is the bedrockContinue Reading
CMC Networks, a leading global Tier 1 service provider, has unveiled its Air Connect solution aimed at delivering wireless connectivity to businesses throughout South Africa Air Connect represents a revolutionary Wireless to the Business (WTTB) solution designed to offer dependable, high-speed connectivity and ensure business continuity, even in some ofContinue Reading
Caterpillar, a global leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives, has joined the Africa Data Centres Association (ADCA), a trade organisation encouraging the growth and awareness of data centres In the announcement statement, Caterpillar made reference to howContinue Reading
Vertiv, a provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has launched the Vertiv Modular Designer Lite, a new tool designed to transform and simplify the configuration of prefabricated modular (PFM) data centres, to the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) market With an array of features included to enhanceContinue Reading
Flyability, a provider and market-leader in confined-space drones, has partnered with Cygnus Instruments, a leader in ultrasonic testing (UT) technology, to further improve its flagship Elios 3 drone This enhancement takes the form of a new ultrasonic thickness measurement (UTM) payload which has been designed for spot thickness measurements ofContinue Reading
Kaspersky, a global cyber security company, has published the results of its ‘Connecting the future of business’ study, revealing that 55% of surveyed companies across the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region have implemented artificial intelligence (AI) while 44% are making use of Internet of Things (IoT) The studyContinue Reading
Metso, a provider of end-to-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries, has announced an expansion to its solvent extraction offering and has introduced the VSF X solvent extraction plant with extended scope “Solvent extraction is a crucial step in the production of essential batteryContinue Reading
