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Huawei to Release Cloudified Video Platform in Africa at Africacom

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Huawei to Release Cloudified Video Platform in Africa at Africacom

Huawei is set to release its Envision Video Platform in Africa during Africacom to be held on 7- 9 November in Cape Town, aiming to assist carriers in developing and optimising video as a fundamental service with the best user experience.

The cloudification architecture platform will support the latest 4K/Ultra High Definition, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality; these technologies will improve the users experience with high quality video and enable user interaction. This platform can also optimize video streaming services based on network conditions.

“By releasing this platform during Africacom, we want to deliver a message to operators and our partners, that in this golden era for video business, especially 4K video, we are ready and capable of helping them shape their video strategies to drive new revenue,” says David Chen, Director of Marketing & Solution Sales of Huawei Southern Africa Region.

Africacom is the premier Pan-African technology, telecoms and media event which takes place in Cape Town, South Africa annually. Celebrating its 20th anniversay this year, the event promises to showcase cutting edge ICT innovations and host high level discussions on Accelerating Africa’s digital revolution. Over 400 exhibitors and 11 thousand delegates are expeted to attend.

As a key particpant, Huawei’s theme for AfricaCom 2017 is ROADS to New Growth, with a focus on working together with operators and industry partners to explore ways to build a successful ecosytem that will speed up return on investment (ROI) and achieve value-driven new growth.

Huawei kicks off AfricaCom with the highly anticipated local launch of its flagship smart phone the Mate 10 series which is powered by the AI Kirin 970 chip featuring a dedicated Neural Processing Unit (NPU).

South Africa will be among the first countries to have the Mate Series devices in country, with the HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro and the PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate 10.

“We are delighted to bring the Mate 10 Pro and the Porsche Design Mate 10 to South Africa as we believe these devices will cater for the South African consumer needs as we enter the age of AI,” said Likun Zhao, GM, Huawei Consumer Business Group SA.

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Innocent Kawooya, NIM, is an award-winning Ugandan entrepreneur, media innovator, digital transformation leader, and the Chief Executive Officer of HiPipo. He is widely recognised for his contribution to digital innovation, financial inclusion, youth empowerment, healthcare, education, media, and technology-driven social transformation across Africa. He is a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Diamond Jubilee Medal awarded by His Excellency, the President of Uganda, in recognition of his contribution to national development, digital innovation, and financial inclusion. He is also recognised as the first Ugandan under the age of forty to receive a National Independence Medal from the President of Uganda for his outstanding contribution to digital innovation, financial inclusion, youth empowerment, and national development. Innocent Kawooya has further been recognised as FinTech CEO of the Year (Middle East & Africa) for 2024 and 2025, while HiPipo has received multiple continental recognitions, including Most Innovative Financial Inclusion Organisation in the Middle East & Africa. From his school days, Innocent Kawooya served as Head Prefect, Head Boy, Chairman of Writers and Debating Clubs, where he developed a deep passion for storytelling, journalism, public speaking, and influence. Since then, he has written and contributed to hundreds of thousands of articles, stories, opinion pieces, digital campaigns, and media publications focused on technology, finance, entrepreneurship, innovation, healthcare, entertainment, and social transformation across Africa. He is widely recognised as one of the pioneers of Africa’s digital media and social networking space, having co-led the development of HiPipo.com, probably Africa’s earliest social networking platform. Through the platform, he helped shape digital conversations and online communities across the continent at a time when social media adoption in Africa was still in its infancy. Over the last two decades, Innocent has championed major initiatives in digital financial services, healthcare innovation, renewable energy, youth empowerment, media, and creative industries. His work through initiatives such as Digital Impact Awards Africa (DIAA), Include Everyone, Women in FinTech, My Doctor, Solar M7, and HiPipo University continues to influence and empower millions of people across Africa and beyond.
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