NEWS
Nokia and Safaricom launch commercial 5G services in Kenya network with three use cases – 5G hologram , Ultra-HD video communication and virtual fashion shopping .
Peter Ndegwa , CEO , Safaricom , said : “ We are proud to be the first operator in the East Africa market to launch 5G services , bringing the benefits of 5G technology to our customers . 5G capabilities will change a lot of things in unimaginable ways for people and enterprises .
Telecoms equipment vendor Nokia , has announced it is powering East Africa ’ s first 5G commercial services with Safaricom , a leading telecoms operator in in Kenya . Nokia ’ s 5G Single Radio Access Network ( SRAN ) technology and 5G FastMile gateways enable ultra-fast Fixed Wireless Access ( FWA ) services to Safaricom ’ s subscribers across Kisumu and the Western Province of Kenya . 5G technology will enable new applications in areas such as virtual reality , Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence for Safaricom subscribers .
At a launch event in Nairobi , Safaricom showcased the capabilities of the 5G
“ Our long-term partner Nokia ’ s technologies and services expertise helped us achieve this milestone in our journey to provide worldclass broadband services to our customers .”
Amr K . El Leithy , SVP , Middle East and Africa Market , Nokia , said : “ With over 200 commercial 5G agreements with leading customers across the globe , Nokia has been bringing 5G network to every part of the world .”
CaseWare Africa launches CaseWare IDEA
CaseWare Africa , a division of Adapt IT , has released details of its latest product addition , CaseWare IDEA Data Analysis – a comprehensive powerful data analytics tool that guarantees data integrity , accelerates the performance of data analytics , and enables faster , more effective external audits .
“ Auditing teams spend a significant amount of time selecting samples and analysing client ’ s data for audit engagements ,” said Christiaan Steyn , Assurance Product Manager , CaseWare Africa .
“ It is now more important than ever for auditors to look at all of the data in the audit , rather than just a sample .
“ This is because of the explosion of the amount of data available to auditors , together with the fact that risk-based auditing is now the expected standard for external audits , as well as the focus on the analysis and management of risk that ’ s applied within the risk-based auditing approach .”
Steyn said that although auditors cannot be expected to identify 100 % of fraud in all cases , they have an obligation to find material misstatements that would change the audit opinion . “ It does not matter whether it is due to an error or fraud – if it is a material misstatement , auditors need to identify it . With IDEA , auditing teams can increase their data coverage , by investigating a large number of items and potentially covering 100 % of the transactions ,” he said .
www . intelligentcio . com INTELLIGENTCIO AFRICA 9