Ericsson Vice President Todd Ashton (pictured) believes the spread of 4G across Africa will help create unicorn companies, drawing parallels with Asia, where countries like Indonesia developed such firms through increased connectivity.
Two recent deals in Sierra Leone and Malawi underline the continuing role of Chinese telecommunications in general, and tech giant Huawei in particular, in the ongoing digital development of the African market.
Nokia secured a contract to supply Uzbekistan-based operator Perfectum with equipment and software to construct its standalone (SA) 5G network, in line with the operator’s plan to commercially launch Central Asia’s first SA 5G network.
There’s been a flurry of announcements from Humain, a Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF)-owned company delivering global full-stack artificial intelligence solutions, referencing names like Adobe, Amazon Web Services (AWS), xAI and Luma AI.