a pan-African start-up which is placing its bet on the next revolution being that of connecting people to devices, and devices pointing to other devices, otherwise known as the Internet of Things.
Over the last 15 years most African countries have been focusing on connecting people to people through the mobile communications and they have managed to reach about 33 million Tanzanians.
Cumii International 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.
Cumii Health is working with healthcare providers in Tanzania to introduce a dual blood sugar and blood pressure monitor which automatically sends the information so that your doctor can see it remotely. This connects the patient to the doctor and means that the patient’s diabetes and blood pressure can be monitored constantly.
It also means family members who often live far away from the patient can monitor and intervene sooner, resulting in happier, healthier and longer lives.
In 2015 there were 822,800 cases of Diabetes recorded in Tanzania, however up to 80 percent of diabetics remain undiagnosed. Furthermore, 1 in 4 adult Tanzanians suffer from hypertension with 4.3 percent of cases turning into emergencies.
Speaking to the Guardian over the weekend in Dar es Salaam, Cumii International CEO Norman Moyo, said that he was excited for 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 we are accelerating our implementation plans to bring Cumii Car, Home and Health products into the market much sooner than we had originally planned,” he noted.
Mobile technology which has allowed Africa to leap flogged connectivity 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. It has also 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 Internet of Things,” remarked Moyo, former Helios Towers Tanzania Executive.
He further noted “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 Internet of Things (IOT) services in Africa
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