Smart technology set for Tanzania business renovation

Cumii International, a company that deals in innovative connective technology to transform lives and businesses and the global economy has developed new “smart” disruptive technology flagship brands that will transform the lives and businesses of millions of Tanzanians.  

The “smart’ technology which can be applied to health, telecommunications, insurance and logistics sectors will be launched in Tanzania in the next one month.

The innovative brands focus on the Internet of Things (IOT), that is connecting people to devices, and connecting devices to other devices, are expected to revolutionise the existing smart technology market of Tanzania, as they will provide practical and essential solutions to consumers in both urban and rural areas.

Norman Moyo, CEO of Cumii International is thrilled about being a pioneer flagship brand in Internet of Things, which can help transform the lives and businesses of millions of Africans. 

 “We have received great interest from telecommunications, logistics, insurance and healthcare sector in Tanzania. So much so, that we are accelerating our implementation plans to bring Cumii Car, Home and Health products into the market much sooner than we had originally planned,” Moyo said.

According to him, over the last 15 years most African countries have been focusing on connecting people to people through various solutions with mobile technology emerging as leading solution in Africa. In Tanzania, for example, mobile technology has enabled connectivity to about 33 million people. 

He said mobile technology has allowed Africa to leap-frog connectivity and is now rolling out 4G technologies, while many countries in Europe and USA have not rolled out similar networks. Mobile data is experiencing exponential growth in Africa mainly driven by social media.

Moreover, Mobile Money revolution has resulted in greater financial inclusion and economic growth, has proved that technology can solve challenges facing Africa and improve the social and economic lives of millions.

“Whereas connecting people has been a major achievement of the mobile industry, we believe a new era of connectivity will emerge and we at Cumii International are placing our bet on the next revolution being that of connecting people to devices, and devices pointing to other devices, otherwise known as the IOT ,” remarked Moyo, former Helios Towers Tanzania Executive.

He added “Africa is on the threshold of a new era of innovation and change with the convergence of industry powered by computing, analytics, low cost sensing and higher level of connectivity. This is bringing a profound transformation to many aspects of daily life and our ways of working”.

The flagship brands that will be launched in Tanzania include: Cumii Health, that seeks to provide efficient management of Diabetes in Tanzania, Cumii Connected Car the fleet management and asset tracking solution and Cumii Energy - a centralised energy management solution.

Tanzania is part of Cumii International‘s key Pan African markets that includes Kenya, Zambia, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, South Africa, DRC, Uganda and Nigeria rolling out connected services as part of its suite of IOT services in Africa.

source:BUSIWEEK