By Angeline Mgbele, Correspondent Abuja In its commitment to implement the Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan SRAP 2021-2024, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has identified Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a pillar in the SRAP document, as one of the driving forces to place Nigeria as a key entrepreneurial country...

By Juan Pedro Tomás Saudi telco STC has announced a partnership with Sensoneo with the aim of providing customers in Saudi Arabia with smart waste management technology. The smart waste management technology uses smart ultrasonic sensors embedded with STC NB-IoT SIMs to monitor waste levels and pick up the status...

By Juan Pedro Tomás Steel producer ArcelorMittal France, Orange Business Services and Ericsson announced the launch of 5G Steel to test 4G/5G connectivity at ArcelorMittal’s industrial sites in France over the next three years. The French government supports this initiative as part of the France Recovery plan. Orange Business Services,...

By Jonathan Easton TV maker Vestel has signed a multi-year EPG agreement with metadata specialist Simply.TV. The deal will see Simply.TV provide metadata services to all Vestel-produced smart-TVs across more than 50 countries. Simply.TV has been tasked with migrating Vestel’s complete EPG operations within a few weeks for more than...

By Cyber Era NG Special Correspondent A leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services & solutions, Tech Mahindra has partnered with Tanzania Electric Supply Company Ltd. (TANESCO) for one of the biggest Utility Transformation deals. The deal is aimed at enabling digital transformation for TANESCO in order...

By Juan Pedro Tomás Ericsson and King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) have announced an initial three-year research and development (R&D) partnership focused on three research projects aimed at advancing telecommunication networks with innovative technologies. In a release, the Swedish vendor said that the partnership aims to understand...

By Jonathan Easton Wanda Sports Group-owned Infront has announced a partnership with OTT sports specialist StreamAMG to launch the Ski and Snowboard Live DTC service for the US market. As the name would suggest, the platform is dedicated to winter sports, and will stream coverage of FIS World Cup events....

By Stuart Thomson Telefónica’s pay TV service Movistar+ and Amazon have consolidated their partnership to include Amazon Prime Video in the user experience of the Movistar+ platform. The integrated offering is being launched in a progressive implementation to be completed on November 24. Movistar+ customers with a Prime subscription will...

By Ron Chen, Correspondent ASEAN Region Sony Group Corporation has announced that it has extended its sponsorship contract for the Sony Open in Hawaii with the PGA TOUR and Friends of Hawaii Charities, the tournament host, for another four years until 2026. Additionally, to support the efforts of both professional...

By Ron Chen, Correspondent ASEAN Region Huawei Technologies (Thailand), Bangkok Post, ASEAN Foundation, and over 50 ICT industry partners from across Thailand have come together for “Powering Digital Thailand 2022: Huawei Cloud & Connect and Asia Pacific Innovation Day”, running from November 17-19, 2021, in Bangkok. The event considers how...