Huawei Uganda Archives

Dec282020 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Huawei DQ ODN Named Leading Innovation by IDATE DigiWord

The ODN: Market Driven by Innovation report released by IDATE DigiWorld rated the Huawei DQ ODN as a leading innovation thanks to its fast fiber deployment and enhanced digital management for optical distribution network (ODN). As a renowned analyst organization, IDATE DigiWorld observes and reports on the progress of FTTH/B network deployment all over the world. Their latest white paper analyzes the development trend and potential of the ODN industry, and evaluates more than 50 global mainstream ODN vendors in terms of product and solution innovation and integration capabilities, providing a reference for telecom operators to select vendors and solutions. The Huawei DQ ODN solution was recognized as a leading innovation, indicating that Huawei’s innovation and investment...

Nov192020 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Huawei Cloud Support Drives Success For African e-Commerce Platform

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By Our Reporter Cloud and app store support play a critical role in ensuring the success of e-commerce platforms in Africa. This was the view from Lulu Haangala Wood, co-founder and CMO of Afrishop, an e-commerce hub offering convenient, quality shopping and affordable logistics to the African market. She was speaking at the Huawei Cloud & AI Forum at the online AfricaCom 2020 event, part of the Africa Tech Festival from November 9-13. Afrishop launched its offering supported by Huawei Cloud, providing convenient online shopping and affordable logistics and courier services. Afrishop’s aim is to create a more convenient and affordable delivery service for consumers looking for quality goods from China. In its launch and development, Afrishop got support from Huawei Cloud i...

Nov112020 by Abel kawereNo Comments

‘Technology Is Key To Reducing Inequality In Africa’-Experts

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By Our Reporter The South African government is ramping up policies aimed at using digital technology to reduce inequality, create opportunities and reap the benefits of ICT for a post pandemic social and economic revival. This was the message from Minister of Communications, Telecommunications and Postal Service Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, who was speaking at the Better Africa Summit at AfricaCom2020, the largest telco, media, and technology event in Africa, taking place online from November 9 to 12th. Ndabeni-Abrahams said President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) commission has already made several key recommendations that have been approved by Cabinet. These include a commitment to invest in human capital, the establishment of an Artificial Inte...

Nov12020 by Abel kawereNo Comments

First Prize of Huawei Sub-Saharan Africa ICT Competition Goes to Tanzanian， Ugandan, Nigerian and South African Students, Global Final Awaits

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Students from Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria and South Africa have all come out tops in the Huawei Sub-Saharan Africa ICT Competition. Attended by high-ranking government officials, industry leaders and students, the Awards Ceremony was held online on Oct 29, 2020. They all move on to compete in November’s Global Final. The Tanzanian, Ugandan, Nigerian and South African teams stood out from more than 40 African teams during the fierce regional competition. This year, more than 50,000 students from 14 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa participated Huawei ICT Competition, the biggest attendance so far. The move to online also allowed more students to be part of this event. Mr. Hou Tao, Global Vice President of Huawei, highlighted the impressive enthusiasm of the students, which is much neede...

Oct192020 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Huawei Reveals an Excellent Watch for 2020; Watch Fit Review

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It's 2020. Depending on where you live in the world, you might be working from home, you might be stuck at home, and local gyms may be closed. One thing is for sure; you've been affected in some way by the COVID-19 pandemic, and if you're like me, you've gained some weight. Being a technology journalist, one of the things that interests me is technology that can help people to get proactive about their health, especially now. That's why the Huawei Watch Fit caught my eye. I already appreciate Huawei's LiteOS smartwatches and how good they are with fitness tracking, but this device adds guided workouts. With guided workouts, the device offers an array of workouts that vary in their degree of difficulty. Most importantly, you don't need for your gym to be open to do it, and you do...

Sep302020 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Minister Obua Concludes 2020 Huawei Seeds For The Future Program

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By Keefa Nuwahereza The State Minister of Education and Sports Hon. Hamson Obua has today concluded the 2020 Huawei seeds for the future program. During the ceremony organized on Zoom video system, the Minister commended Huawei for ‘walking the talk’ through the seeds for the future program that skills students to become Information and Communication Technology ( ICT) experts. “We want to salute Huawei that they are walking the talk. I feel honored to associate myself with this program that trains Ugandan students to become ICT experts. We are proud of the training opportunities you’re according to the citizens of Uganda. We are not taking that for granted,” said Hon. Hamson Obua. This comes after 37 top ICT students from various universities participated in the seeds for the...

Sep202020 by Abel kawereNo Comments

How to Throw a Wedding Safely Amid COVID-19

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"The celebration will still be just that: a celebration of your love for one another among family and friends." Due to social distancing orders, many to-be-weds have organized "minimonies," microweddings or elopements to celebrate. If you're planning a wedding during the pandemic, we're here to help. We've put together a guide on how to have a COVID wedding so that you can celebrate safely. With everything from conversations to have with your vendors to creative favors, we'll help you plan an unforgettable (and safe) wedding during this uncertain time. Here's the good news: you can still have a wedding and celebrate with your loved ones. You and your partner simply need to rethink certain aspects of the wedding to ensure everyone (including you) can stay safe. It...

Aug292020 by Our ReporterNo Comments

Huawei Fulfils its Pledge to Makerere by Donating ICT Study Equipment.

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Huawei, a leading global ICT solutions provider, has on 28th August donated ICT study equipment to Makerere University College of Computing and Information Science. This equipment is to aid in the hands-on study in the Huawei ICT Academy that was launched in 2019 at the college. The event that took place at Makerere University College of Computing and Information Science was attended by the Vice Chancellor of Makerere Professor Barnabas Nawangwe, Executive Director of NITA-Uganda Dr. Mugasa Hatwib, Deputy Vice Chancellor Finance and Admin Professor Hisali Eria, Huawei Managing director Mr. Gaofei, the and Principal College of computing Professor Tonny Oyana among others. The Huawei ICT Academy was launched in May 2019 at Makerere University and is to train and certify 1000 ...

Aug252020 by Our ReporterNo Comments

Huawei Uganda announces Seeds for the Future Program 2020 edition despite Covid-19 Pandemic

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By Keefa Nuwahereza Huawei to train top ICT Ugandan Students Online through the newly launched Sky Seeds for the Future. Huawei, a leading global ICT solutions provider, has announced the 2020 edition Seeds for the Future Program known as the “Sky Seeds for the Future” despite the Covid-19 pandemic. The announcement was made by the Public Relations Manager Ms Lina Cao who emphasized that the company shall carry out the program this year through online/e-learning platforms. President Museveni flags off the 2016 Seeds for the Future. Ms Cao encouraged universities in Uganda to recommend their students to take advantage of the world class training program aimed at equipping and nurturing students through exposing them to the latest industry technology trends. Hon. Fr...

Aug162020 by Our ReporterNo Comments

The absurdity of TikTok spying allegations

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Opinion By Fabian Schmidt Whether a Chinese, US or European firm runs the platform where people share data makes no difference. If users want to show themselves, everyone will get their data, writes Fabian Schmidt. The zeal with which the Chinese regime collects data is really quite frightening. The Communist Party imposes total surveillance on its citizens that puts to shame even the horror scenarios of George Orwell's 1984. After all, when Orwell wrote his book in 1948, he could not have predicted what the internet era would one day make possible. In light of Beijing's aggressive expansionist policies, we should indeed be worried about protecting our data. Among other things, this means not relying on Chinese G5 technology, as security experts in the West cannot verifia...