The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) views geospatial technology as a significant component that will help push Africa’s transformative development agenda even further, said Oliver Chinganya, director of the Commission’s African Centre for Statistics (ACS)
The global market for IoT-focused satellite services, focused on end-device connectivity hardware and the annual connectivity fees charged, will grow to US$5.9bn in 2025, after taking off in the 2021-2022 period, according to Rethink Technology Research
Inmarsat, global mobile satellite communications provider, has joined forces with RESOLVE, the Washington DC-based non-profit environmental and health organisation, to develop a satellite-enabled solution to safeguard endangered wildlife across Africa
Internet of things (IoT) solutions will be primarily driven by the manufacturing, process manufacturing and transportation industries, accounting for nearly a third of total worldwide spend by 2023, according to IDC’s IoT spending guide
Azuri Technologies, a provider of pay-as-you-go solar home solutions for off-grid households across Africa, has launched its 24-inch solar satellite television and home lighting system in Zambia at the British High Commission in Lusaka
Bringing direct-to-cell satellite connectivity to 4G smartphones in no coverage areas
Orange Tunisie rolls out satellite broadband in Tunisia
Digitally track and locate tools with Brady’s RFID solution. (Image source: Brady Corporation)
Satellite partnership expands African connectivity
Oluwamuyiwa Akinmejiwa explains how data sovereignty laws are reshaping digital infrastructure choices for West African banks
Africa’s rising digital talent opportunity
The satellite network will be integrated with the Yas core infrastructure across its markets
Exploring new energy supply options for powering the continent’s data centres
Hurricane Electric expands network reach in Durban
From orbit to outpost, Vodafone and Amazon Leo reshape rural connectivity with satellite-powered mobile backhaul
Satellite partnership targets Southern Africa’s connectivity gap
Technological innovation remains fundamental to AMN’s approach
