PHUTI MOSOMANE
TELKOM and Wits University on Thursday signed a partnership agreement to establish a research and development (R&D) lab to bring key industry solutions.
The Telkom Industry Solutions Laboratory was described by the partners as a commercial research and development facility dedicated to accelerating synergistic collaboration between industry and academia.
Bringing together multi-disciplinary teams from Wits and Telkom Group, it is expected to pave the way for state-of-the-art innovations in telecommunications and the development of transformative digital solutions for various industries.
BCX CEO Jonas Bogoshi, on behalf of the Telkom Group, and the vice-chancellor and principal of Wits University, Professor Zeblon Vilakazi, signed the agreement at the launch of the venture on Thursday.
“We are excited to sign the strategic agreement that puts this partnership with Wits into effect. We see the Lab as a platform to translate academic research into commercially viable and socially impactful solutions,” said Bogoshi on
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