The Nigerian Communications Commission will convene the first Digital Awareness and Sensitization Fora on November 13, 2025, addressing infrastructure development and policy coordination to reduce barriers in accessing digital services. The session titled Leaving No One Behind: Digital Assets, Equity, and Empowerment brings together regulators, academics, private sector representatives, and development organizations to examine the…

GlobalData released a white paper during AfricaCom, naming Huawei Cloud as the leading carrier-grade hybrid cloud provider in Sub-Saharan Africa based on research spanning 13 countries and consultations with 25 telecommunications operators. The analysis positioned Microsoft second within the leadership category while designating AWS and Google as dominant competitors. VMware and Oracle received challenger classifications…

Intel Corporation has added Craig H. Barratt to its board of directors with immediate effect, appointing the 63-year-old technology executive as an independent board member. Barratt previously guided Atheros Communications through its initial public offering before its 3.1 billion dollar acquisition by Qualcomm and later served as senior vice president at Intel, overseeing Ethernet, photonics,…

Airtel Money has deployed a cloud-native mobile money system developed by Comviva across markets operated by Airtel Africa, beginning with Kenya, before expanding to additional territories throughout the next 12 months. The platform serves 49.8 million customers through more than 50 features and 120 application programming interfaces, enabling accelerated partner integration and fintech service expansion….

The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority established the United Arab Emirates 6G Initiative during the inaugural session of a national committee comprising federal agencies, telecommunications operators, academic institutions, and international mobile technology corporations. The program seeks to advance the country beyond its current fifth-generation network infrastructure, covering more than 99.5 percent of inhabited regions…

Paramount partnered with Bahrain’s National Cyber Security Center to provide MITRE D3FEND training during the Arab International Cybersecurity Conference and Exhibition, combining the agency’s governance oversight with the provider’s technical instruction capabilities. The program covered 245 defensive countermeasures spanning behavioral analysis, system hardening, network isolation, deception technologies, and threat mitigation through a two-day workshop featuring…

e& enterprise has achieved Tier S recognition through the Dubai AI Seal program administered by the Dubai Centre for Artificial Intelligence, marking the framework’s highest certification level for governance standards and economic contributions. The digital transformation division secured the designation based on the deployment of more than 200 artificial intelligence implementations spanning government operations, banking,…

JetBrains has formed a strategic alliance with the DMCC AI Centre to accelerate artificial intelligence innovation and technical development throughout the United Arab Emirates technology sector. The software development tools provider will grant DMCC member organizations six months of free access to integrated development environment products, team collaboration platforms, and AI Assistant Pro subscriptions, with…

Ericsson and the Information Technology Industry Development Agency have formalized a three-year partnership to advance Egypt’s information and communications technology sector through workforce development and digital infrastructure expansion. The agreement was signed during the Global Offshoring Summit 2025, attended by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, and forms part of 55 corporate commitments supporting the Digital Egypt…

Ericsson and e& have opened enrollment for the second year of Excelerate&, a 12-month program preparing Emirati professionals in 5G networks, cloud infrastructure, and artificial intelligence applications aligned with the UAE Centennial 2071 objectives. The initiative, launched in 2024, provides participants with technical instruction, mentorship opportunities, and business strategy training through combined industry exposure and…