The 10th AfricaCom Awards held at The Lookout, overlooking the waters of Granger Bay, Cape Town, proved to be a stellar occasion for not only the entrants to this year\u2019s awards, but for AfricaCom itself, celebrating its 20th anniversary.<\/p>\n
As AfricaCom has grown to embrace all aspects of the digi-sphere, so too have the awards. \u201cWe are delighted to recognise the sterling works performed by companies and personalities that are developing solutions and products to improve connectivity that will drive Africa into the fourth Industrial Revolution. Congratulations to all,\u201d said Tom Cuthell, Portfolio Director of KNect365.<\/p>\n
Here are the 2017 winners:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Best Network Improvement \u2013 Mauritius Telecom for accelerated FTTH deployment
\n\u2022 Delivering Excellence in Customer Experience \u2013 MTN and Huawei for their Customer Experience Management (CEM)
\n\u2022 Best Network Function Virtualisation Solution \u2013 Ericsson for the Ericsson HDS (Hyperscale Datacenter System)
\n\u2022 Changing Lives Award \u2013 UNHCR for the Smart WiFi Kiosk
\n\u2022 Most Innovative LTE Service \/ Application Deployment \u2013 Parallel Wireless for making LTE deployments as easy and as cost-effective as Wi-Fi
\n\u2022 Best Innovation in Broadcast \u2013 Broadband Convergence \u2013 Telkom and Huawei for their Telkom LIT_ Service solution
\n\u2022 Most Innovative Service ‘The Business of Tomorrow’ \u2013 Orange for rural electrification
\n\u2022 Outstanding Data Management or Analytics Solution \u2013 BWTech International Limited for NetChart
\n\u2022 IoT Product \/ Service of the Year \u2013 Mahindra Comviva and Econet Wireless for EcoCash Diaspora
\n\u2022 CXO of the Year \u2013 Ben Cheik Haidara, CEO, Orange, Burkina Faso <\/p>\n
Speaking on behalf of the judges, Matthew Reed, Practice Leader, Middle East and Africa, Ovum said: \u201cThe quality of the entries this year was of an exceptional standard, demonstrating innovation and commitment towards ensuring that all Africans can benefit from access to connectivity and the digital realm. It bodes well for the future of the continent.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 2017 AfricaCom Awards were sponsored by PCCW Global (a founding sponsor), Intelsat and Orange. \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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