Technology is fundamental to the retention of customers, for one simple reason. Technology facilitates and drives the development of services, expected by the tech savvy client. People are always looking for ways to make their payment processes faster, safer and more convenient. Fintech adoption has rapidly escalated amid the pandemic, which has meant that banking […]
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When the pandemic in Africa hit Tanzania in mid-April, President John Magufuli announced three days of national prayer to seek God’s protection from the pandemic. Nearly a month later, he claimed victory over the disease and encouraged tourists to visit his nation. The rush to reopen came despite concerns from the World Health Organization (WHO) […]
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The past five years have been rough for Hyundai in the U.S. as it scrambled to catch up with a massive shift in consumer preferences from cars to trucks and SUVs. The South Korean auto company ran through multiple leaders as it added utility vehicles to […]
Roughly five hours after an internal email went out Friday to Amazon employees telling them to delete the popular video app TikTok from their phones, the online retailing giant appeared to backtrack, calling the ban a mistake. “This morning’s email to some of our employees was sent in error,” Amazon emailed reporters just before 5 […]
Covid-19 mass testing should be an integral part of any plan to navigate the pandemic. The main objective across the board would be to incrementally ease lockdowns, curfews, and restrictions, open up and revive the economy, all while avoiding a second-wave. Testing is key to all of this. Without proper strategic testing, we cannot effectively […]
It seems that the 2020 nightmare continues for the Chinese telecom giant Huawei. As an inexpensive equipment provider, the company has been accused by the US for cybersecurity issues. The US has been calling its allies to ban Huawei’s involvement in the deployment of 5G networks. On July 9, 2020, Telecom Italia (TIM) has excluded […]
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, people are relying on social media platforms to connect with their friends and families. Data from consulting firm Kantarshows that WhatsApp has seen a 40% increase in usage as people have been looking to stay connected. In addition, Spain registered a 76% increase in time spent on WhatsApp. To limit […]
BOSTON (AP) — At the behest of the U.S. government, German authorities have seized a computer server that hosted a huge cache of files from scores of U.S. federal, state and local law enforcement agencies obtained in a Houston data breach last month. The server was being used by a WikiLeaks-like data transparency collective called […]
On June 25, 2020, the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications in Colombia has granted five radio spectrum permits for 5G technical network tests. Empressa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogotá S.A., Colombia Telecomunicaciones S.A. E.S.P (Movistar), Comunicación Celular S.A. Comcel S.A, (Claro) Xiro Investment Group SAS, and ITICS S.A.S were given 3.5GHz spectrum for a six-month 5G […]
The National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has ranked Orange Egypt as first in the speed in data services according to Benchmarking Report No. 11 issued in May 2020. Four telecom operators – Vodafone, Orange, Etisalat, and Telecom Egypt (WE) were evaluated based on international standards. Orange Egypt outperformed in terms of the quality of data […]