(AETOS Wire)-- At the occasion of the launch of the first ever eSIM (embedded SIM) service on the Portuguese market, NOS today introduces with IDEMIA an eSIM subscription management commercial service for the consumer market, based on a physical voucher approach and future evolution towards a digital voucher.

As a major actor in the telecom field, IDEMIA is at the forefront of the digital revolution and is"...

The economic value of mobile technologies and services in West Africa is expected to hit $70 billion in 2023 – representing 9.5 percent of the region’s GDP, a new report by Mobile Economy West Africa report has said.

Compiled by GSMA, an association of mobile operators worldwide, it says improvements in productivity and efficiency will bring about an increased take-up of mobile services.

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Huawei has deployed its AI expertise with leading medical research bodies to help safeguard children's eyesight. Huawei is working with IIS Aragon and DIVE Medical to co-create Track AI, an AI-powered assessment designed to detect and diagnose early signs of visual impairment in children.

The World Health Organization estimates there are 19 million children in the world with visual impairment, of which 70 to 80 percent are preventable or curable."...

West Africa’s mobile ecosystem generated more than $50 billion in economic value last year – equivalent to 8.7 per cent of the region’s GDP1, according to a new GSMA study. The 2019 West Africa edition of the GSMA’s Mobile Economy report series is published at the ‘Mobile 360 – West Africa’ event being held in Abidjan this week. The study finds that rising mobile phone ownership and the ongoing migration to mobile broadband networks and services across the region will see the mobile"...

The residents of Maiwut State are now able to make and receive phone calls for the first time in years after a telecom company extended its services to the state.

During the crisis of 2013 and 2016, some areas in the country were disconnected due to the series of fighting and attacks in those areas.

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The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and National Guidance, in partnership with the GSMA, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), UK Department for International Development (DFID) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), held a high-level round table on mobile-enabled digital transformation in Uganda. The event, graced by the Rt.Hon. First Deputy Prime Minister Moses Ali drew the participation of ministers, leaders from mobile network"...