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Datacentrix recognised as IT Services Partner of the Year by Huawei
Datacentrix has been recognised as IT Services Partner of the Year by Huawei . The award was presented at the recent Huawei Africa Connect 2024 event . Taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg , Africa Connect featured a number of expert Huawei speakers , a 2,500m 2 exhibition space and over 2,000 participants .
According to Louis Van den Berg , Business Development Manager at Datacentrix , the company has continued to excel with Huawei locally . “ Datacentrix earned the title of IP Services Partner of the Year in 2023 for its prowess on the networking side of the business , in addition to previously being recognised as Cloud Partner of the Year and Energy Partner of the Year ,” he explains .
“ More recently , Datacentrix has successfully deployed several Huawei storage-related projects , involving national and cross-border datacentre rollouts . These implementations have proven Datacentrix ’ s storage services deployment capabilities and were the key reasons behind us receiving the IT Services Partner of the Year award .
“ Huawei was recently named as a Provider in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Wired and Wireless LAN Infrastructure , the only vendor positioned in the Leaders Quadrant headquartered outside of North America . This acknowledgement proves that Huawei ’ s strength within the enterprise wired and wireless LAN infrastructure space ,” Van den Berg continues .
“ We look forward to continuing our close collaboration with Huawei in South Africa in order to continue to meet the needs of local businesses .”
Datacentrix provides ICT integration services and solutions to South African organisations , ensuring their success and sustainability into the digital age . The company ’ s approach is to partner with its customers , equipping them with valuable insight and helping to align their ICT undertakings with their business strategy . The company is recognised for its agility , indepth industry knowledge , proven capability , and strong overall performance .
Liquid Intelligent Technologies and Globalstar partner to deliver high-speed 5G access solutions
Liquid Intelligent Technologies announced a strategic partnership with American connectivity innovator Globalstar to deliver advanced 5G connectivity solutions across Africa , the Middle East , and the Gulf .
The partnership will provide Liquid with exclusive rights in the Gulf , Middle East and Africa regions to sell and distribute Globalstar ’ s XCOM RAN private networks 5G access solution . This innovative technology that enhances the 5G experience , also supports AI-driven applications and is set to revolutionise the mining industry in Africa and high-end markets in the Middle East and Gulf regions .
5G XCOM RAN product fundamentally differs from traditional wireless solutions and enables mission critical high performance wireless applications . Combining XCOM RAN with the globally licensed Globalstar n53 midband spectrum , creates an offering for private and enterprise 5G networks . Together , Liquid and
Globalstar will accelerate advanced wireless technology deployments in Africa , Middle East and Gulf regions .
Liquid will provide comprehensive customer support for Globalstar ’ s products and services , including technical support and warranty services . The collaboration also includes potential expansion to Globalstar ’ s satellite , Band n53 spectrum and IoT solutions on a non-exclusive basis .
“ Globalstar is pleased to join in partnership with Cassava and Liquid , a group of wellrespected leaders with a sharp focus on technology deployments ,” said Dr Paul E Jacobs , CEO of Globalstar . “ The regions where Liquid is a provider are large and growing markets for our technologies which enable safe automation and remote control of mobile equipment in high value environments .
Strive Masiyiwa , Founder and Chairperson of Liquid Intelligent Technologies said , “ I am really excited by the connectivity solutions now emerging from breakthroughs in 5G private networks technologies . With this technology we are now able to provide services to large businesses like mines with their own 5G private networks that can also enable NextGen services like AI ; this is huge ”.
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