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6 Steps to Properly Collect Data for Your Company
Image sourced from Pixabay In today’s corporate world data is power, and for a business strategy to be worthwhile, it must be supported by substantial data. Moreover, without research, it will be difficult for organisations to identify areas of improvement. It is important for business owners to learn how to collect relevant data. In order to be usable, data must be accurate, complete, timely, and reliable – not just a random set of facts with no purpose. With the right context, data can help your organisation make informed, critical decisions. Why is Data Collection Necessary? For a variety of reasons, several types of data are collected and measured. For example, business owners can look into the purchasing histories of their customers to find out which products are popular among specifi...
UPS Partners with Jumia to Expand its Logistics in Africa
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Equinix Expands to Africa After Buying Nigerian Data Centre Firm for $320M
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Exclusive Networks – Full Year 2021 Financial Results
Full Year Reported Gross Sales at €3.3 billion up 15.1%(1) year over year Full Year Adjusted EBITA €119.2 million up 10.0%(1) year over year Full Year Adjusted Net Income €72.6 million up 85.1% year over year ▪ Successful execution against the strategy as outlined at IPO ▪ Delivered on 2021 sales growth and earnings and upgrading 2022 outlook ▪ Strongly positioned to capitalise on the growth opportunities in the cybersecurity market ▪ Proposed dividend: €0.20 per share payable in cash (1) Including Veracomp in 2020. Veracomp acquired on D...
Why Technology is the Enabler for Excellent Customer Experiences in Hospitality
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Huawei Pays Out $9.65-Billion to Staff
Image sourced from Notebook Check. Chinese multinational tech conglomerate Huawei has paid out dividends totaling $9.65-billion to its current and retired staff in its employee shareholder scheme, the Shanghai Clearing House said. Some 131,507 current and former workers are involved in the shareholder scheme, according to the company’s 2021 annual report released last week, Reuters reported. The filing that was published on Saturday doesn’t break down the dividends, according to reports. Huawei’s full-year revenue dropped 29% to 636.8 billion yuan ($100-billion) last year due to the sanctions imposed by the US on the company. The company’s net profit jumped by 76% which was mainly because of the sale of its budget-brand smartphone unit Honor. The US imposed trade restrictions on Huawei thr...
Telcos Bar 75-Million Unlinked SIMs in Nigeria
Image sourced from Tech Central. On Monday, telecommunication companies in Nigeria heeded the Federal Government’s command to bar every unlinked Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card without National Identification Number (NIN) on their various networks, in a bid to control insecurity, extortions, and abductions. According to The Guardian, the Federal Government through the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy had ordered the operators to bar all ongoing calls to unlinked SIM cards in the country. In December 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari ordered that all phone lines be linked to an identification number to help control incidents of abduction in the country. Officials from some telecom operators have confirmed receiving letters from the Nigerian Communications Commission...
MTN Invests $56.4-Million in Rural Limpopo & Mpumalanga, South Africa
MTN SA has announced a ramping up of investments to modernise existing and deploy new network infrastructure across Limpopo and Mpumalanga, South Africa. The company says ultra-rural villages such as Mtititi and Ga Marishane will benefit the most from the investment. The $56.4-million investment will go toward MTN’s “Modernisation of Network South Africa project” (MONZA) as well as expanded rural reach, 5G expansion and restoration of vandalised network infrastructure, the telco says. “Our aim is to significantly enhance access and open the door to new digital opportunities for many more people across the province. Our investment is specifically targeted at increasing network coverage, improving throughputs, and connecting the previously unconnected,” says Kagiso Moncho, GM: Northern Regio...
Agritech: How Leveraging Technology Can Help African Farmers
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Elon Musk Buys 9.2% of Twitter, Considers Own Social Media Company
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In Pictures: IoT Forum Africa 2022
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Africa Paces Up to Uncover the Next-Gen Developments in Datacentre & Cloud
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