28 January 2025

Angela Wamola, Head of Sub-Saharan Africa, GSMA

As African leaders gather in Tanzania for the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, the continent stands at a crossroads. Nearly 600 million Africans — roughly half the population — lack access to electricity, representing 83% of the global electricity access deficit. This energy gap is not just a barrier to development; it is a missed opportunity to leapfrog traditional energy systems and embrace a sustainable, digitally enabled future.

The Summit, hosted by the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, the African Union, the African Development Bank Group, and the World Bank Group, is a pivotal moment to address this challenge. But achieving the ambitious goal of providing 300 million Africans with electricity access by 2030 will require more than just infrastructure investments. 

07 January 2025

Modirum Platforms

Video is one of the most promising and versatile technologies for improving operational efficiency and effectiveness for first responders. Video is now widely considered as a significant capability to improve safety, coordination, collaboration, and quality decision-making, particularly during high stakes, end-user operational scenarios.

A new white paper from TCCA explores what public safety agencies and operators need to consider to successfully deploy video services supporting mission-critical operations, especially where the scale of its usage is considered ‘massive’. This term describes situations where the amount of video could potentially saturate network resources, if not appropriately managed. The overall objective is to ensure that first responders and public safety agencies (and by implication other critical communication sectors) can use video effectively and for operational benefit.