The value of transactions processed through mobile money and mobile banking increased by 23.2 percent to Shs87.0 trillion and 80.0 percent to Shs1.6 trillion respectively during the year ended September 2020, Bank of Uganda has revealed. This growth was mostly registered during the half-year to September 2020, as banking institutions
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At the recent AfricaCom event from November 9-12, part of the virtual Africa Tech Festival, Huawei held an online IP Gala conference with its industry partners to introduce the Key Architecture Index (KAI) and share its applications. The theme of the conference was “Leading intelligent IP networks, accelerating intelligent connectivity”.
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Chen Lei, President of Huawei Southern Africa Region Technology is getting us through the pandemic, and technology can also drive our continent’s recovery in the post-pandemic era, writes Chen Lei, President of Huawei Southern Africa. For most of us, 2020 has been a year of almost dramatic, almost traumatic change.
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Dr. Mohammed Madkour There are significant business opportunities in the mobile-broadband space in building an ecosystem of affordable mobile devices to support user migration to 4G and 5G cellular network technology. This was the message emerging from the 5th Huawei Africa Mobile Broadband Salon taking place at the online Africacom
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The Ugandan Information and communications technology sector, including information technology (IT) and business process management (BPM) is “approaching maturity”, a report titled ‘African Market Trends In Technology Services’ released by International Trade Centre today has revealed. The report, based on research and interviews, analysed the tech sectors of 11 African
Read MoreThe South African government is ramping up policies aimed at using digital technology to reduce inequality, create opportunities and reap the benefits of ICT for a post pandemic social and economic revival. This was the message from Minister of Communications, Telecommunications and Postal Service Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams today. The minister was
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The new Ford Ranger Raptor being unveiled in Busiika today The Cooper Motor Corporation (CMC) has today officially unveiled the all-new Ford Ranger Raptor at Busiika Motor Race Track. As one of the most highly anticipated new models for 2020, the all-new Ford Ranger Raptor is now officially available in
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While mobile subscriptions dropped by 11%, internet subscriptions registered subdued growth, leaving mobile money as the standout performer, according to the latest market performance report that highlights the effects of COVID-19 on the ICT sector. The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) report indicates that mobile subscriptions dropped from 28.4 million at
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L-R (back) Huawei MD Gaofei, Kyambogo Dean Justus Kwetegeka, Muni Vice Chancellor Prof Christine Dranzoa, Permanet Secretary ICT Ministry Hon BagirreVicent, MartrysNkozi Vice Chancellor Prof John Chrestom and Huawei PR Gaojian PLUS Team Uganda (in front) Huawei Uganda has today awarded three students who represented Uganda in the Huawei ICT
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Women in Uganda use the internet far less than men according to a new survey from the World Wide Web Foundation which found that 27% of men in the country are online, compared with just 19% of women. Uganda had by far the largest gender gap in internet access among
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