MTN Group has announced that Gordian Kyomukama has been appointed as the new MTN South Sudan CEO, effective 21 January 2020.

Gordian is a seasoned telecoms executive, with close to 30 years of experience in the sector, most of which has been with MTN.

He started in MTN Uganda as part of the Opco’s pioneer team and has also undertaken secondment opportunities in Rwanda,"...

Leading pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom has completed the roll out of free Wi-Fi zones across 48 higher and tertiary learning institutions in Zimbabwe as part of its long-term initiatives to equip citizens across Africa with digital skills.

To mark the milestone, Liquid Telecom Zimbabwe, part of Liquid Telecom Group, recently celebrated the success of Edu-Zones, its CSR initiative aimed to help students bridge the digital divide with free"...

The smartphone will remain the dominant consumer device into the new decade, but the arrival of 5G will not guarantee a surge in device upgrades, according to new GSMA Intelligence research. A new report, The Future of Devices, published at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020 in Las Vegas today, provides a wealth of insight on consumer technology adoption trends over the coming years, including the outlook for smartphones, smart speakers, wearables and other emerging categories.

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Improvement in services of the MTN network in South Sudan’s Yei River State has excited several local residents.

Last month, citizens of Yei town complained about the lack of an efficient telecommunications service provider in the area.

MTN and Zain are the only two network providers in Yei town.

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MATRIXX Software today announced that it has been named the Best Digital BSS Systems Provider at the Telecom Review Summit Leaders 2019, the ICT industry’s largest conference in the Middle East. “The winners of this year’s Telecom Review Excellence Awards represent the best of the best in our industry due to their professional achievements,” said Toni Eid, CEO of Trace Media International and founder of Telecom Review. “MATRIXX was recognized with this award because their software, which provides next-generation, cloud native digital commerce solutions, is set to transform how companies carry out their business operations.” The Telecom Review Excellence Awards give industry leaders a chance to celebrate the things they do well, and to receive acknowledgment when it all comes together. The winners are selected by a panel of 15 independent judges selected......

In 2019, Mary Kay Inc. continued its decades-long commitment to skin science research by revealing the results of multiple groundbreaking studies and fostering academic discussion with industry peers at scientific symposiums around the globe. Most recently, Mary Kay was in New York City for the 73rd Society of Cosmetic Chemists Meeting, where the brand sponsored, collaborated, and explored applications of skin microbiome with leading experts in the field.

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The O-RAN Alliance successfully conducted its first worldwide plugfest and proof of concept to demonstrate the functionality as well as the multi-vendor interoperability of network equipment that complies with the recently published O1, A1, and Open Fronthaul interface specifications.

“O-RAN’s first global plugfest showcases the power of the community to document and develop truly open interface specifications with the potential to accelerate"...