East African Business Notifier

Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL), in partnership with Mastercard, Diamond Trust Bank, Network International, has launched the Airtel Money Global Pay Card,   a virtual prepaid card designed to give Ugandans a secure and convenient way to make international payments . The Airtel Money Global Pay Card sits independent of the customer’s day-to-day Airtel Money wallet. This prepaid card allows customers to load only the amount they need, offering better control over spending for a range of services like e-commerce, entertainment, education, travel, and digital advertising. Accessible through the MyAirtel App, the card is free to create, free to fund from the customer’s wallet or free to withdraw making it convenient for the customers in the growing connected world. Speaking at the launch, Japhet Aritho, Managing Director Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited, stated, “We are delighted to launch a product that reflects our commitment ...

  As the global transition to renewable energy accelerates, weather and climate insights are becoming increasingly important to ensure the reliability and resilience of energy systems and planning of electricity demand and supplies, according to a new report. 2023 Year in Review: Climate-driven Global Renewable Energy Potential Resources and Energy Demand  finds that climate-informed and diversified energy solutions are essential if the world is to meet targets to triple renewable energy capacity and double energy efficiency by 2030. The report was jointly produced by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the  International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)   and the  Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) , operated by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). “Whether it is solar power generation in drier-than-average conditions, wind power generation in regions experiencing shifts from La Niña to El Niño conditions, or hydropower g...

At MWC 2025 Barcelona, Dr. Peter Zhou, President of Huawei Data Storage Product Line, delivered a keynote speech on AI-Ready Data Storage Accelerates Telco-to-Techco Transformation. The speech, delivered at the product and solution launch event. Dr. Peter Zhou believes the AI-powered transformation of various industries is creating a golden era for data. Global carriers are continuously exploring business value by capitalizing on and monetizing application scenarios, such as smart home and digital factories. And that means higher demands on data storage, service capabilities, and business models. To address these challenges, "Huawei Data Storage provides the AI-Ready data lake solution, diverse data storage services, and the FlashEver business model, empowering carriers to turn their disordered data into high-quality assets to unlock the value of data," as Dr. Peter Zhou said. The AI-Ready data lake breaks data silos, making data visible, manageable, and available For mission...

During MWC Barcelona 2025, Huawei is gathering carriers, industry partners, and opinion leaders from around the world to explore the intersection of 5G networks and AI, and how they can support one another to unlock new growth opportunities. The company is showcasing a sweeping range of solutions: l  AI-to-X  – Shorthand for AI-to-Consumers, AI-to-Businesses, and AI-to-Homes, including a series of solutions that can help carriers expand into AI services for new, more targeted domains and achieve business growth l  AI-Centric Network solution – Helping carriers build networks that can meet the challenging demands of new AI applications to ensure a smooth and superior experience l  AI-powered O&M  – Using AI to revitalize network O&M, and helping carriers achieve L4 autonomous networks (AN) for fully intelligent O&M These discussions come at a time when high-quality, open-source AI models are developing fast, powering a new, more diverse wave of innova...