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Cassava Technologies launches autonomous network powered by NVIDIA to transform African connectivity
Cassava Technologies has announced the launch of Cassava
Autonomous Network, an Agentic AI solution designed to significantly improve network performance across Africa.
The platform is the first African-ready autonomous network built to self-optimise mobile Radio Access Networks( RAN) and address the unique complexities of Africa’ s connectivity landscape.
Powered by NVIDIA AI infrastructure, NVIDIA NIM microservices and the NVIDIA Network Configuration Blueprint, Cassava Autonomous Network introduces policy-driven automation that replaces manual network adjustments with continuous, intelligent optimisation. The system is designed to reduce operational
bottlenecks and increase efficiency by up to 75 %.
Cassava Autonomous Network runs on CAIMEx, a localised multi-model platform that provides unified access to leading AI models through regional AI factories.
Ahmed El Beheiry, Group COO and Group Chief Technology & AI Officer, Cassava Technologies,
Ahmed El Beheiry, Group COO and Group Chief Technology & AI Officer, Cassava Technologies
said:“ Cassava Autonomous Network combines NVIDIA’ s AI infrastructure with the inclusivity of Africa’ s networks’ needs and Cassava’ s extensive experience in the telco industry. With this solution, we are delivering on a significant step toward intelligent, self-healing, autonomous networks that drive coverage, quality, profitability and improve customer experience across the continent.”
African telecom operators currently manage increasingly dense and complex networks under tight resource constraints. While 4G remains dominant across the continent, 5G continues to expand, meaning daily optimisation tasks often remain manual and time-consuming.
Powerfleet secures major public sector contract for South Africa government fleets
Powerfleet, a provider of AIoT SaaS solutions for mobile asset management, has announced it has been awarded a milestone public sector contract to deliver integrated video intelligence and real-time fleet visibility services for an extensive range of South African government departments overseeing more than 100,000 vehicles.
The agreement is anticipated to represent a major deployment in the company’ s history and is expected to generate material recurring SaaS and services revenue over a minimum fiveyear term following phased implementation. Preliminary department enrolments are highly encouraging and ahead of initial internal expectations.
The contract also expands Powerfleet’ s existing partnership with MTN, supporting nationwide delivery through secure connectivity and managed network infrastructure.
Steve Towe, Chief Executive Officer, Powerfleet, said:“ This award is highly meaningful for Powerfleet and reflects the increasing scale at which public sector organisations are adopting datadriven fleet technologies in partnership with tier one providers. Programs of this size typically anchor long-duration customer relationships and create a foundation for additional software and analytics adoption over time.”
Tumi Chamayou, Chief Enterprise Business Officer, MTN, said:“ Our collaboration with Powerfleet supports the rollout of secure, enterprise-grade connectivity for large public sector operations and advances the modernisation of critical transport infrastructure.”
Financial terms were not disclosed. Deployment is expected to begin mid calendar year, with revenue commencing upon installation and scaling as subscribers are brought onto the platform. www. intelligentcio. com
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