5G-powered IoTs: New fuel for innovation

Not long ago, we were in the 2G era of cellular communication. The ubiquitous availability of cellular service at an affordable cost made the dream of voice communication for all a reality. Moreover, basic data service offered by 2G networks also brought revolution in some key service deliveries, including mobile...

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Africa: The age of the internet calls for younger leaders

Days before Algeria's 82-year-old strongman president Abdelaziz Bouteflika was ousted from power, the country made one last ditch attempt to keep control: it shut down the internet.A few weeks later, 75-year-old Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir's rule ended with a picture of mainly female protestors going viral on social media...

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