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Safaricom Launches First 5G Network in Kenya
Safaricom has launched its first public 5G network trials in select parts across the country. Safaricom 5G is now available…
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Kenya’s First 5G Network Launching This Week
5G is finally coming to Kenya. As expected, Kenya’s biggest telco operator Safaricom will be the first to introduce the…
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[Column] Josh Aroner: The rapid uptake of 5G and its real potential
In name, it may feel like just one small step from 4G. But the fifth generation of cellular networks is…
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Huawei to Charge Smartphone Companies Using Its Patented 5G Technology
Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei will begin collecting royalties from smartphone makers using its patented 5G technology. Huawei charging for its…
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Nokia Partners with Leading Cloud Providers to Develop New, Cloud-based 5G Radio Solutions
Finnish telecommunications equipment maker had inked a major deal with one of the world’s largest enterprises to develop new cloud-based…
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U.S Government Adds New 5G Licensing Restrictions to Huawei Suppliers
The U.S. government has imposed new licensing restrictions to some Huawei suppliers regarding technology components meant “for use in or…
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HMD Global Advocates 5G to Keep Everyone Connected from Anywhere
The fifth generation of mobile networks, also known as 5G, is slowly but steadily rolling out to countries worldwide. 5G…
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Sophos to provide Intercept X endpoint protection for Qualcomm Snapdragon 5G PCs
Cybersecurity leader Sophos has announced its plans to provide Sophos Intercept X endpoint protection for 5G PCs powered by Qualcomm…
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This One Feature Makes HMD Global’s First 5G Phone, Nokia 8.3 5G, Stand Out
Last year, HMD Global, the licensed maker of Nokia phones, launched its first 5G capable device, the Nokia 8.3 5G.…
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HMD Global Plans to Democratize 5G in 2021 with Nokia Smartphones
HMD Global, the home of Nokia Smartphones, launched Nokia 8.3 5G in September 2020. While it was HMD’s first 5G…
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5G Explained: What It Is, Spectrum Bands, Speeds, Availability and Applications
Everyone is excited about 5G, the up-and-coming wireless standard set to improve various technological services worldwide through ultra-high speeds and…
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Global 5G Deployment to be “Ignited” in 2021
The fifth generation of wireless networks, or simply 5G, has been commonplace talk by research firms for most of the…
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5G Myths Busted: Conspiracy theories about 5G and the Coronavirus
Unfortunately, the onset of the 5G commercial launch by ISPs around the world in late 2019 collided with the first…
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Safaricom has no plans to launch 5G in the Short-term
5G is slowly but steadily being launched by different telcos around the world. In Kenya, we are yet to see…
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Huawei introduces Key Architecture Index to drive 5G network acceleration
At the recent AfricaCom event, part of the virtual Africa Tech Festival, Huawei held an online IP Gala conference with…
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Nokia and Airtel Kenya lay 5G foundations in Kenya
Airtel Kenya has inked a deal with Finish telco equipment maker, Nokia, to modernize Nairobi with high speed 4G and…
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Nokia Achieves Blazing Fast 8 Gbps Speeds on 5G, Setting New Record
Finish tech company Nokia has set a new speed record on 5G. The company announced that it achieved to deliver…
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How Much it Cost Samsung to make the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G Flagship Phone
The smartphone industry provides plenty of options when it comes to price. The high-end of the market, which includes the…
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ZTE Axon 20 5G, World’s First Phone with an Under-display Camera Goes Official
The smartphone industry continues to change how our handhelds work and look, and 2020 will be remembered as the year…
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Huawei 5G passes GSMA’s Network Equipment Security Assurance Scheme
Huawei’s 5G wireless and core network equipment has passed the GSMA’s Network Equipment Security Assurance Scheme (NESAS), which assures that…
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A 5G-powered BlackBerry Smartphone with a Physical Keyboard is Coming
BlackBerry is preparing for a come back in the smartphone market in 2021. The company’s new mark of resurrection will…
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Kenya Won’t Stop Huawei from Taking Part in Construction of the Country’s 5G Network
Kenya won’t cede to US pressure to ban Huawei from taking part in its fifth-generation network, 5G. Speaking about the…
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Huawei conducts 5G technology training for university students in Kenya
Today Huawei Kenya concluded 6 days of 5G training online for over 240 university students from 13 Universities around the…
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Huawei and Rain Launch Africa’s First Standalone 5G Network
Huawei, in partnership with Rain, South Africa’s data-only mobile network, has launched Africa’s first standalone 5G (SA 5G) network. Unlike…
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Building the 5G future on an LTE foundation
The latest report from GSA shows, by the end of May 2020, 386 operators globally had announced they were investing…
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The UK Bans Use of Huawei Equipment in its 5G Network
Huawei has been banned from taking part in Britain’s 5G network. In an order issued yesterday after a meeting by…
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Telkom’s 5GB Night Data Bundles Now Work from 10pm to 6am
After quietly increasing the cost of its 5GB night data bundles from 39 bob to 50 in May, Telkom Kenya…
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5G’s Impact on Global GDP over $7.5 trillion
Huawei recently held its 5G+, Better World Summit, where various operators and industry partners shared their experiences of how 5G…
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Commerce Department says U.S. companies can work with Huawei on 5G and other standards
The United States (US) Commerce Department is easing some restrictions it had laid to the Chinese telecom giant Huawei. The…
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Huawei’s Patents on 5G means the US will pay despite Trump’s ban – Report
Chinese tech giant Huawei owns most 5G patents than any other tech company, reveals a study done by two firms…
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Telkom Kenya Quietly Increases The Cost of Its 5GB Night Data, Revises Daily 700MB Package Offering
Just late last night, I wanted to purchase my usual 700MB Telkom Data bundles which cost 50/= after my daily…
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Deloitte report highlights how 5G can help fight Coronavirus
5G can enhance the effectiveness of pandemic prevention and treatment, and drive the digital transformation of healthcare systems in response…
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Nokia 8.3 5G Specifications, Price And Availability In Kenya
HMD Global has finally unveiled its new mid-range device, Nokia 8.3 5G. It supports 5G and is powered by Qualcomm’s…
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[Column] 5G security is all-important for governments
The 5G revolution is about to flip us from a society that “uses networks” to one that “runs on networks”.…
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The Road To 5G: Understanding What’s New With The Next-Gen Network
In 2019, 5G came to the world. In 2020, it’s going mainstream, and bringing with it an entirely new mobile…
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Commercial 5G Network Is Now Available In 24 Countries Around The Globe
Talking about the next generation of wireless technology, 5G, sparks excitement. 5G not only changes the network architecture but brings…
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Nokia Appoints New CEO After Missing Out On 5G
Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri is stepping down after over six years as the face of the company, Nokia said on…
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Safaricom Will Consider Huawei To Build Its 5G Infrastructure
By now it’s presumed that you are aware of 5G, the next generation of wireless technology that takes over 4G.…
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UK Allows Huawei To Take Part In The Country’s 5G Network Despite US Pressure
Contrary to what their close allies from the West wanted, Britain has given Huawei permission to take part in the…
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Safaricom Reportedly Plans To Launch 5G In Nairobi This Week
Kenya’s largest telco Safaricom is reportedly planning to roll out 5G in some parts of the country. This is according…
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MTN Uganda Begins 5G Trials In Partnership With China’s ZTE
Last week on Friday, China’s ZTE, together with MTN Uganda, officially began trials of the Standalone 5G network in the…
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Qualcomm Announces Three New 4G Powered Mobile Processors For Non-5G folks
Towards the end of 2019, Qualcomm unveiled its next-gen chips that will power most of 2020s premium and high mid-range…
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Liquid Telecom Is launching First 5G Wholesale Roaming Network Service In SA
We are all excited about 5G and we are all looking forward to when it will be available to all…
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Huawei Sold 6.9 Million 5G Devices In 2019
Huawei has announced its 5G smartphone sales for 2019. The Chinese tech giant said it managed to sell 6.9 million…
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U.S. Government Officials Visit The U.K. To Push For Huawei 5G Ban
Every day brings with it a new Huawei story. Well, for today, the U.S. officials are mobilizing the U.K. to…
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#CES2020: HP Elite Dragonfly G2 Laptop Unveiled, Another 5G Powered Machine With Intel’s 10th Gen CPU
HP has unveiled the Elite Dragonfly G2, a business convertible laptop that succeeds last year’s Elite Dragonfly laptop. It is…
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Samsung Shipped More Than 6.7 Million Galaxy 5G Devices In 2019
Samsung Electronics has announced that it shipped over 6.7 million 5G capable Galaxy Phones in 2019. The company, being among…
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Vodafone Australia partners with Nokia to begin rollout of 5G services
Vodafone Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) has announced a new partnership with Nokia to roll out 5G services in Australia, the two…
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Huawei in talks with US telco Companies to license its 5G Business
A recent EXCLUSIVE story says Huawei is in early negotiations with US firms to license its 5G business to them.…
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LG’s ThinQ AI, 5G Technology and SmartThinQTM App Offers Limitless Opportunities
Watching movies gives you the impression that the future of technology is far-fetched, but the reality is it has arrived.…
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Huawei Continues with Mass production of 5G base stations without US Supplies
It has not been easy for Huawei upon the US trade ban, but the company is having to take the…
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Network operator rain commissions Africa’s first 5G network in South Africa
South African network operator rain is making 5G network available to its existing customers in certain parts of Johannesburg and…
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Huawei CEO Interested in Selling their 5G Technology to a “Western buyer”
Amidst the on-going US trade ban and the US-China trade wars, Huawei CEO has revealed plans of selling their 5G…
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Huawei Unveils Kirin 990, a 5G Integrated Processor to Power Mate 30 Series
Recently Samsung announced the world’s first 5G integrated SoC, Exynos 980. Following that suit, Huawei at IFA 2019 also announced…
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Samsung Launches Exynos 980 SoC Integrated with 5G
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics on Wednesday launched its first “first artificial intelligence mobile processor with an integrated 5G…
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[Column] Potential of 5G in Africa
Africa is as capable of embracing the huge potential of this technology as the rest of the world, even within…
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Nokia Will Launch Affordable 5G Phones in 2020
It is no secret that available 5G phones are so expensive. Look at the Huawei Mate 20X 5G, Samsung Galaxy…
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Huawei Founder says the UK won’t say no to them on 5G Rollout
Huawei Founder and Chief Executive officer Ren Zhengfei in an interview with Sky News stated that the UK “won’t say…
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South Koreans are Adopting 5G at a Fast Rate, Subscribers Approaching 1.5 Million
South Korea has been on the upfront on the 5G launch with its first commercial use starting back on April…
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Nokia showcases 5G potential in Nigeria, reiterates commitment to supporting operators and enterprises
Nokia has showcased how 5G technology can transform the way people live and work as well as enhance the industrial…
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Apple Bets On 5G as it Acquires Intel’s Modem Business For $1 Billion
Apple has today announced taking over the majority of Intel’s modem business valued at $1 billion. This means that Apple,…
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Samsung Starts Mass Production of 5G and AI –Ready 12GB LPDDR5 DRAM Chips
The speed of processors and CPU in mobile phones is being improved now and then, and ensuring the faster CPUs…
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Huawei’s First 5G Device Mate 20X 5G Officially Launched
Huawei has finally launched their first 5G powered phone, Huawei Mate 20X 5G. The 5G powered Mate 20X is identical…
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South African President Wants Huawei to Bring 5G in The Country
In a tussle that has been ongoing between Huawei and the United States government, the US has been insisting other…
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China Awards Key 5G Contracts to Huawei, Nokia, and Ericcson
5G is around the corner, and China the home of the world’s largest telecom operator in terms of subscribers is…
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Brazil has no plans of restricting Huawei from 5G network-Vice President
Huawei, since the US trade ban the company has faced some rejections in three countries so far in terms of…
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Huawei signs deal to develop 5G for Russian Telecoms
Amid the China-US trade war that has escalated to higher levels last month, Russian telecoms MTS has signed a deal…
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MediaTek eyes a share of Qualcomm’s 5G chip glory with their new Integrated 5G SoC
5G technology – the next generation of wireless data connection has developed interests from tech companies. The race is already…
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Nokia showcases a series of 5G technology demos in Nairobi
Nokia is hosting a series of Innovation Days in Nairobi to showcase how 5G technology can transform the way people…
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Safaricom All In One monthly bundles now comes with free 5GB YouTube access
The Kenyan industry has seen a steep rise in both video and music streaming needs. Thus there has been an…
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[Column] Great 5G runs on top of great 4G! So, who leads in 4G performance?
By Arne Schaelicke You cannot miss the excitement as the 5G race intensifies. And it is not just the operators…
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Parallel Wireless’ 5G RuralFirst initiative exploring new network deployment strategies for rural areas in Africa
Despite significant strides in the telecom industry, which have been made in terms of technology and reach, the spread of…
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rain and Nokia launch first commercial-ready 5G network in South Africa
South African operator rain and Nokia have announced the launch of the country’s first commercial-ready 5G network in Cape Town,…
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MWC 2019: LG unveils the LG V50 ThinQ 5G, alongside the new LG G8 ThinQ
LG Electronics unveiled its newest G and V series flagship smartphones at the Mobile World Conference 2019 in Barcelona. The…
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LG makes the shift to 5G
Imagine a world where houses are self-cleaning and electrical grids responding automatically to fluxes in energy demands. Think about virtual…
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What’s Good for 2019? 5G Network
2018 has been a great year for technology. It is the year that saw the awe-inspiring scientific and technological advances…
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Nokia partners with rain to roll out 5G in South Africa
Nokia has deployed its 5G site for the South African operator rain in time for the operator to launch 5G…
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IT & Leadership: Deon Geyser – The 5G imperative
It has been just a decade since the mobile phone spread rapidly across Africa, leapfrogging the landline and bringing literacy,…
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Nokia launches ReefShark chipsets that deliver massive performance gain in 5G networks
Nokia has unveiled its new ReefShark chipsets, which leverage in-house silicon expertise to dramatically reduce the size, cost and power…
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Broadband Forum CEO on 5G: “What’s fixed got to do with it?”
The 28 billion devices expected to be connected to 5G will never achieve full functionality through wireless networks alone and…
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72 network operators across the globe already testing 5G
As mobile operators race to deliver next-generation services for subscribers and IoT connectivity, the pace of 5G field trials and…
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OPPO partners with Qualcomm, announces plans to launch 5G Devices in 2019
OPPO has announced a new partnership with Qualcomm Technologies in to explore ways toward mobile technology innovations in the 5G…
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Nokia to supply 5G equipment to NTT DOCOMO in support of launch of commercial 5G service
Nokia has signed an agreement with NTT DOCOMO, Japan’s largest mobile operator, to supply 5G baseband products for aiming to…
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CES Announces it has added 5G Keynote to CES 2018
Ahead of CES 2018, to be held from January 9-12 in Las Vegas, The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), owner and…
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Nokia and Vodacom sign MoU to conduct 5G trials in South Africa
Nokia and Vodacom have signed an MoU to conduct Nokia 5G technology trials in South Africa. The trial is also part…
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Major operators and vendors commit to promote unified global 5G standards
Major telecommunication operators and vendors in the world have committed to a unified 5G ecosystem. The companies made the…
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MediaTek and Nokia Collaborate to Enable First Wave of 5G Networks and Devices
MediaTek and Nokia have announced plans to collaborate on the design of a next-generation mobile communication system for 5G technology.…
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Nokia launches next generation fiber technology delivers high capacity, low latency mobile transport solution for 5G era
Nokia has announced that it is introducing a broad set of next-generation fiber access solutions that deliver on the capacity…
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#MWC16: Nokia outlines plans to seize new opportunities in 5G and IoT
Nokia today outlined its approach as a renewed company for leading the development of next-generation 5G technology and the Internet…
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AT&T partners with Ericsson and Intel to begin First 5G trials this year
5G remains one of the most buzzed about topics in the wireless world right now. It is probably something most…
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Samsung Galaxy Fit 3 with 1.6-inch display, IP68 rating officially launched
Samsung Galaxy Fit3: Samsung has officially announced the release of the Galaxy Fit3, its newest fitness tracker that the company…
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HMD Global Multi-brand strategy explained: Nokia Icon is on the way
By now we all know that HMD Global, the makers of Nokia phones, will soon be launching HMD-original devices. CEO…
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Oppo Reno11 Series Comes With An Updated UI, Thanks To ColorOS14
OPPO Reno11 Series has been selling in the local market for a few weeks now. OPPO officially unveiled the series…
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South Africa struggling with high broadband prices
Despite many efforts to improve broadband infrastructure and reduce costs, ensuring affordable broadband remains a formidable challenge in South Africa,…
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Solcon Capital and IFC partner to provide growth capital to deep tech companies in South Africa
IFC and Solcon Capital have announced an agreement to support deep tech startups in South Africa and India. This strategic…
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Samsung, Vodafone complete first Open RAN call with AMD processors
Samsung Electronics and Vodafone, in collaboration with AMD, have have successfully demonstrated an end-to-end call with the latest AMD processors…
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OPPO Reno11 Series Imaging Technology Explained
OPPO is at the forefront of portrait photography innovation, and the Reno Series, in particular, showcases just how far smartphone…
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Three ColorOs14 features to check out on the OPPO Reno11 series
OPPO recently unveiled its Reno11 Series in Kenya. The Series comes in two variants – Reno11 5G and Reno11 Pro…
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Series Launched in Kenya
Xiaomi has today introduced the Redmi Note 13 Series in Kenya. The series comprises the Redmi Note 13 Pro+ 5G,…
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Redefining mobile performance with the stable and smooth ColorOS 14: OPPO’s Journey to Ultimate Smoothness
As the landscape of computing evolves, so does the definition of performance. In recent years, there has been a shift…
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