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Facebook and Creatives Garage launch # RealpeopleRealstories campaign
Janet Kemboi , Communications Manager for Eastern Africa , Facebook , said : “ At Facebook , we support and invest in various communities across the continent .
“ One of our key roles is investing and supporting African youth with diverse creative talent . # RealpeopleRealstories aims to encourage people to share their experiences and motivate others to find solutions to everyday challenges .”
Liz Kilili , Founder and Managing Director , Creatives Garage , said the partnership will help equip those in the creative industry in Kenya with the right skills to monetise their content .
Facebook and Creatives Garage have launched
# RealpeopleRealstories – a campaign that showcases the stories of ordinary people using creativity and innovation to inspire their communities . Through its partnership with Creatives Garage , a social enterprise that works with creatives , Facebook aims to support the creative industry in Kenya by providing a platform where they can amplify their work and inspire others .
“ Facebook tools have been beneficial for creative and innovative talent across Africa . Now more than ever , creatives need innovative ways to share content that could provide sustainable income streams .
“ While working on the # RealpeopleRealstories campaign , we pulled together a diverse selection of people from across the creative industry in Kenya .
“ We ’ re very excited that our team of creators have been given the chance to tell these ten powerful stories ,” said Kilili .
Nokia enables ultra-fast 5G services for Vodacom South Africa customers with 5G radio
Telecoms equipment vendor Nokia has announced that it is enabling ultra-fast 5G services for Vodacom South Africa ’ s customers by deploying its 5G radio , core and fixed network solutions across Vodacom ’ s network .
Vodacom is using Nokia ’ s 2G , 3G , 4G and fibre access networks , as well as 5G fixed wireless access ( FWA ) and mobile broadband services .
Nokia is supplying its AirScale , Fastmile and Subscriber Data Management ( SDM )/ Home Subscriber Server ( HSS ) products to Vodacom to enhance its service offering and deliver increased operational efficiencies . will be auctioned by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa ( ICASA ) before the end of March 2021 .
Beverly Ngwenya , Technology Director , Vodacom South Africa , said : “ We are committed to providing the most innovative products and highest quality service to our subscribers . 5G technology allows us to deliver ultra-fast mobile networks and support entirely new use cases as we move into the Fourth Industrial Revolution era .”
Tommi Uitto , President , Mobile Networks at Nokia , said : “ Our AirScale 5G and Fastmile fixed wireless access portfolio helps service providers across the globe to build robust and reliable networks to address the growing demand for high-speed broadband services .”
Nokia ’ s AirScale radio network product portfolio will enable Vodacom to deploy 5G services across several spectrum bands , including the new 3500 MHz , 2600 MHz and 700 / 800 MHz bands which
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