Federated Wireless launches private wireless-as-a-service offering

Federated Wireless CCO: ‘Enterprises want to buy private wireless as a subscription, as something they can scale’ Federated Wireless has announced a new private wireless-as-a-service offering that enables enterprises to deploy a turnkey private cellular network using CBRS spectrum. According to Chris Swan, chief customer officer at Federated Wireless, enterprise customers don’t want to buy…

YC-backed fintech Numida raises $12.3M led by Serena Ventures to extend loans to MSMEs beyond Uganda • TechCrunch

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across Africa make up the bulk — over 90% — of businesses in the continent but are still marginalized in accessing credit from formal institutions because of the nature of their operations; for instance, many often lack the kind of collateral that is acceptable by banks. To bridge the…