Author: Huawei
Huawei has again been ranked among South Africa’s top employers in the Top Employers Institute’s annual Top Employer rankings. This marks the seventh consecutive year that Huawei has made the list and is a validation of the ongoing work and commitment to progressing its employees. Being certified as a Top Employer showcases an organisation’s dedication to a better world of work and exhibits this through excellent HR policies and people practices. The Top Employers Institute programme certifies organisations based on the participation and results of their HR Best Practices Survey. This survey covers six HR domains consisting of 20 topics…
African data centres will have to focus more on environmental protection, data security, and privacy protection in the coming years. That’s according to Zhou Yilin, Huawei Director of IT Consulting & System Integration. Speaking at the Pan African Data Centres Exhibition & Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, Yilin expanded on the forces driving those trends while also outlining some of the other challenges and opportunities facing the sector. Yilin notes that factors such as increasing requirements for data storage and processing, drive the rapid development of data centres. At the same time, he says, the sector faces new challenges, including…
At the 25th AfricaCom (AfricaCom 2022) themed “Driving Inclusive, Sustainable Growth Through Tech Investment”, Openserve and Huawei jointly unveiled the new home networking solution — fiber to the room (FTTR). In addition, Openserve outlined its plan to put FTTR products into commercial use in the near future, aiming to provide optimal fiber broadband experience for users across South Africa. As a subsidiary of Telkom SA, Openserve is the largest fixed network operator in South Africa, and is committed to providing premium broadband networks for home and enterprise users. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, home office, online learning, and…
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU), African Union (AU) and Huawei jointly released the “Africa IPv6 Development White Paper” today. This first regional Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) white paper on the African continent systematically analyses the development of IPv6 in Africa and shares the IPv6 innovation practices of several top operators in Africa. Launched during the fourth Broadband Africa Forum at AfricaCom 2022 – the continent’s largest ICT conference – the white paper aims to provide guidance and reference for IPv6 technology innovation and development in Africa, thereby accelerating the construction of network digital infrastructure and promoting the development of…
Mauritius has entered the gigabit era with Mauritius Telecom’s Internet offer of 1Gbps. This superfast internet connectivity is unrivalled in the Mauritian market. It was launched on 9 September by Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth and Mauritius Telecom CEO, Sherry Singh, during an event in Pailles. Mauritius Telecom CEO Sherry Singh said that it was essential for Mauritius Telecom to adapt its offerings to meet the needs of its customers. “Expectations have changed. Each family, each person is different, with different needs and it is our job to adapt. Today customers are looking for entertainment, bandwidth and connectivity as a one…
Huawei South Africa, in partnership with the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies, has officially launched the Women4Tech digital skills training programme, with an attendance of 107 women entrepreneurs. This initiative aims to help women advance their skills and use new technologies to grow, improve, and digitise their businesses. The programme aims to help tech-forward women entrepreneurs with three specific technological skillsets: cloud computing, digital marketing, and introduction to app development. Aside from the training, the attended will also be afforded a networking opportunity with other successful women entrepreneurs, including an award-winning woman app developer within the Huawei Mobile App…