Canada’s TELUS launches ‘game-changer’ Network as a Service
Written on Sunday, 30 July 2017 12:37
Canadian telco TELUS and Nuage Networks from Nokia have joined forces to launch TELUS Network as a Service (NaaS), a new software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) solution that enables businesses to virtually build, manage and cloud-optimize their networks quickly, easily and cost-effectively through a flexible self-serve platform. For Canadian businesses, establishing or expanding a network, or changing its configuration, can be a complex, expensive and time-consuming process. In fact, according to IDC Analyst Connection, 80 percent of Canadian organizations agree…
Saudi oil giant partners with SAP to launch digital business marketplace
Written on Thursday, 20 July 2017 07:46
SAP is partnering with oil giant Saudi Aramco in creating a new solutions platform to enable Saudi Aramco to launch a digital business marketplace with thousands of Saudi Aramco buyers and suppliers in partnership with SAP Ariba. Saudi Aramco says the move forms part of its digital transformation strategy and will help it and its global subsidiaries to manage and simplify real-time collaboration between their buyers and suppliers. The deal will make it Saudi Arabia’s first company that will run…
Bahrain’s national airline reinforces its network to combat DDoS attacks
Written on Tuesday, 18 July 2017 12:31
Gulf Air recently revealed a cybersecurity step-change as part of an ongoing campaign to safeguard its operations and deliver industry-leading customer service. The national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain has reinforced its network perimeter to pre-empt and combat Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, improve data centre and application-level security and further enhance data and access protection measures. A key component of Gulf Air’s DDoS strategy is the deployment of the F5 DDoS Hybrid Defender. Gulf Air was keen to select…
84% of global firms say digital transformation is critical to their survival
Written on Tuesday, 18 July 2017 06:04
While 84 percent of global companies say that digital transformation is critical to their survival in the next five years, only three percent have completed company-wide transformation efforts, shows a new study from SAP. The study, supported by Oxford Economics, was released at SAP Leonardo Live, held July 11–12 in Frankfurt, Germany. Significantly, the results could spell possible peril for companies lagging in digital transformation: those that have embraced mass digital changes reported significantly higher levels of market share (85…
Huawei strikes partnership to accelerate growth of low-cost mobile-to-money transfers in Africa
Written on Tuesday, 18 July 2017 05:44
Huawei announced a partnership with digital money transfer service WorldRemit, making WorldRemit’s international money transfer service available to all partners of Huawei’s mobile money service platform across Africa. WorldRemit is a leading global provider of remittances, processing 74% of all international transfers to mobile money accounts coming from money transfer operators. The partnership, which was announced at the GSMA’s Mobile 360 conference in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, enables Huawei to add a ready-made solution for remittances - a growing mobile…
ITU survey establishes that Singapore has perfect approach to cybersecurity
Written on Monday, 10 July 2017 09:05
Cybersecurity is once again under intense scrutiny and focus following a spate of recent hacking scandals and crises which have engulfed the ICT sector. The global ransomware attacks served only to show that many nations are still extremely vulnerable to cyber-attacks which can completely destabilize major organizations and institutions, such as the NHS in the UK, which is a high-profile victim of the recent ransomware attack. However, a survey conducted by the ITU on cybersecurity has once again unearthed some…
GENBAND and Vodafone’s innovation partnership delivers next-gen services to the Pacific
Written on Thursday, 22 June 2017 07:21
Genband a leading provider of real-time communications solutions, today announced that its groundbreaking Unified Communications (UC) over Satellite Unified Communications (UC) deployment with Vodafone Fiji won the Enterprise Service Innovation award at the GTB Telecoms Innovation Summit. The awards showcase and celebrate the most successful telco projects from across the globe. “Delivering next-generation services to remote areas was a daunting challenge but we knew that we could take them on successfully in partnership with GENBAND,” said Andrew Kumar, CTO, Vodafone…
Accenture sets goal to achieve gender balanced workforce by 2025
Written on Tuesday, 20 June 2017 09:02
Global management consulting and professional services company Accenture announced that it will achieve a gender-balanced workforce, with 50 percent women and 50 percent men, by 2025. “We believe strongly that gender equality is essential for a high-performing, innovation-led organization,” said Pierre Nanterme, Accenture’s chairman and CEO. “Diversity makes our business stronger and more innovative and, most important, it makes the world better. With this new goal, we are sending an important message to our people and our clients that our…
Rwandan telco Tigo recruits Ericsson to overhaul its BSS ecosystem
Written on Monday, 19 June 2017 08:36
Tigo Rwanda, owned by telecom and media giant Millicom, has partnered with Ericsson to completely overhaul its Business Support System (BSS) ecosystem. Tigo has been operating in Africa since 1993, in Rwanda since 2009, and serves more than 25 million customers in Africa. Tigo Rwanda is the first operator across the Millicom group that has transformed its BSS operations and gone live with Ericsson's 'as a Service' model for its complete BSS needs. The solution covers the full spectrum of…
Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report offers advice on cybercrime
Written on Monday, 19 June 2017 08:16
Each year, Verizon issues its Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), providing a view into the current world of cybercrime. The report discusses what you need to know about the latest threats and tips for how to help protect yourself from becoming a victim of cybercrime. As cybercriminals continue to change their approaches, cyber-espionage and ransomware attacks continue to rise. The report outlines how cyber-espionage cases originate from phishing emails, while ransomware involves a type of malware and aims to extort…
Orange launches €50m investment initiative devoted to African startups
Written on Monday, 19 June 2017 07:29
French telecom group Orange is strengthening its corporate venture strategy by creating a new Africa section in its flagship program for investment in startups, Orange Digital Ventures. As part of this initiative, the Group is committing 50 million euros corresponding to half of the direct investments made via its new Orange Digital Ventures Africa program; the other half is devoted to indirect investments through specialized funding for Africa. Orange Digital Ventures Africa is the Group’s investment vehicle for early-stage innovation…
Nokia modernizes network supporting Switzerland’s air traffic control system
Written on Tuesday, 13 June 2017 08:29
Nokia and Skyguide, which provides air navigation services for Switzerland and certain adjacent parts of neighboring countries, announced the first stage of a successful modernization of the mission-critical communications network that is at the heart of Switzerland's air traffic control system. The new network from Nokia, which will continue to be rolled out over the course of 2017, is enabling Skyguide to enhance the management of both civil and military air traffic throughout the country, and is also supporting services…
