Author: ITPulse

The African continent has been witnessing rapid growth in its tech ecosystem, with innovative startups and talented professionals driving technological advancements across various sectors. Data scientists have emerged as significant contributors among these trailblazers, utilising their skills in analytics and machine learning to address challenging problems and spur innovation. In this spotlight article, we expose five outstanding African data scientists that are making waves in their fields by utilising data to provide significant solutions. Daniel Oyeduntan: Is a highly talented data scientist and software development enthusiast from Nigeria, who specialises in intelligent automation, machine learning models, business intelligence, and interactive…

Global business communications provider, Infobip has partnered with Senegal mobile operator Expresso to provide WhatsApp-based customer communication and contact center services, it disclosed in a statement. The partnership will allow Infobip to leverage its Conversations CPaaS-based contact center solution to Expresso, the leading mobile operator in Senegal. “We’re delighted to partner with Expresso Senegal and provide them with the latest trend in customer communication. This is well beyond just a trend, this is a momentous change in the way businesses engage with their customers, and we are certain Expresso will see an immediate improvement and increased customer satisfaction,” quoted Mirza…

The Chief Executive Officer of MainOne, Ms. Funke Opeke has urged Small and Medium Scale Enterprises operating in Nigeria to pay greater attention to business intelligence in their quest to survive and deliver impactful products and services in the country. Ms. Opeke, who gave the advice during a radio program, Fidelity SME Forum in Lagos, also argued that SMEs, individuals or teams trying to build their startups into multinational companies need to first find their niche, develop a comprehensive business plan and prove that they can deliver great services and add value to their customers. “In a country like Nigeria…

Fiam Wi-Fi today announced it is expanding its use of Facebook Connectivity’s Express Wi-Fi platform to Ajegunle, a densely populated and lower-income area in Lagos, Africa’s most populous city. This initiative is supported by Facebook Connectivity as part of efforts to boost internet access across Lagos, Nigeria. Over the next three months, Fiam Wi-Fi will roll out additional Express Wi-Fi services in some of the most deprived communities in Lagos – including Makoko, a community built partly on stilts across the Lagos Lagoon and Naty Village, both shing communities without any public infrastructure. “With millions of Nigerians unable to afford…

Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity company has released financial malware attacks for the first quarter of 2021, with the result showing the overall number of financial malware attacks in Nigeria has decreased in the first half of 2021 when compared to the same period in 2020, The report disclosed that 14.4% of the 4 812 attacks recorded in the country targeted corporate users. This, according to Kaspersky is a cause for concern. “As local businesses have continued to adjust to remote work scenarios and the rest of the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, we have continued to witness cybercriminals using this…

As the data center market continued to witness a steady interest from major global cloud service providers such as AWS and Microsoft, along with Huawei, the market has been projected to reach a whopping $3 billion by 2025, growing at a compounded annual growth rate of over 12 percent during the period. The growth in the market, according to Markets & Research is driving by the growing demand for cloud-based services and modular data center solutions among enterprises, especially in SMEs and government agencies. The report also disclosed that it is expected over 70 percent of organizations operating in the…

New data presented by Finbold indicates that about 4.74 billion people, representing 60% of the global population will have access to 5G coverage by 2026, as the network is projected a major technology take-off in the next few years. The data revealed that as of June 2021, 1.97 billion people, representing 25% of the global population already had access to 5G network coverage. Elsewhere, 3GPP accounts for the biggest share at 95%, while LTE has 86%. In 2023, 2024, and 2025, 5G network coverage is projected to account for 39%, 46%, and 53% of the global population, respectively. Meanwhile, the…

Ttore, a frontline retail platform, has partnered with leading telecoms giants, MTN and 9Mobile to offer bargain-hungry shoppers mouthwatering freebies on every purchase of specific models of Tecno and Infinix smartphones. The offer, tagged Jara Sales, is available in various MTN and 9Mobile partner stores nationwide. Equally important, shoppers who walk into any of these stores to purchase any of the specified devices instantly gets a free powerbank or headset. The offer applies to shoppers who purchase either the Tecno Camon 17 series, Tecno Spark 7, Infinix Note 10 series and Infinix Note 10T series.   To benefit from the unmatched…

According to a recent report, Africa needs 700 data centre facilities to meet the growing demand for capacity and density in today’s digitally-driven operating environment. This is easier said than done given the power, land, and water requirements of modern data centres. And yet, this has become a non-negotiable at a time when cloud adoption has accelerated and become a top business priority. “These mission-critical facilities require resilient infrastructure to ensure uninterrupted services that enable business, operations, and systems to function effectively and continuously – especially given the ongoing lockdown conditions still experienced in many African countries, but for a…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said the media report indicating that MTN Nigeria has renewed its Unified Access Service Licence ((UASL) by the Commission for another period of 10 years is not true. In a statement by its Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, the telecom regulator stated that while MTN Nigeria has applied for the renewal of the Unified Access Service Licence ((UASL) granted to it by the Commission, the application is yet to be approved as it is still undergoing required regulatory processes. The statement, according to NCC is issued for the guidance of our general stakeholders.…