The solution, developed by Adroit Technologies, monitors, controls and manages a geographically distributed set of mobile and fixed generator sites.
MTN's?IOT?platform is rolling out across Africa, and its Mind2Machine Challenge has identified top local IOT and?M2M technologies.
The awards will be presented at a gala event on Thursday, and are staged in partnership with The Innovation Hub and Intel.?
Cloud computing, convergence and the Internet of things are catalysing major change in organisations and the way their IT is structured, says MTN Business.
The company has 47 data centres across Africa and has invested in its global?MPLS infrastructure across the continent, says CEO Alpheus Mangale.
The companies unveiled MTN Business's cloud platform, powered by Microsoft Azure and underpinned by MTN's pan-African network.
MTN Business will deliver hybrid solutions powered by the company and Microsoft Azure Platform, and allow clients to utilise Microsoft Express Route.
SA's power problems present compelling reasons for companies to move to the cloud, says Itumeleng Kobedi, product manager of Group Cloud Services at MTN.
MTN Business' indirect channel in SA has welcomed its pan-African?Internet of things?platform.
A key benefit of the new M2M and IOT platform, the flat rate on data charges, is already operational, the company says.
IOT technologies present a number of opportunities for African innovators to address challenges unique to Africa, says Mteto Nyati of MTN Group.