Africa’s first mobile VNE goes live

This week marks the launch of Africa’s first dedicated mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE), a platform created following the completion of commercial terms between Cell C, Comverse and Mirage Telecom. This platform will provide cellular network services to potential...

MEA hard copy market returns to growth

After eight successive quarters of decline, the Middle East and Africa (MEA) hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market finally returned to a state of positive growth during the third quarter of 2013, with shipments up 6,6% year on year to total 1,472-million, according to the...

Online festive sales set to increase

Forrester forecasts $78,7-billion in US online sales this holiday season, including mobile and tablet sales. It projects double-digit growth rates for the third year in a row, with a 15% increase over 2012’s $68,4-billion in sales. This year, 167-million...

MWeb increases data speeds, holds prices

MWeb has announced changes to its Standard Uncapped Shaped ADSL and Business Basic products, whereby data speeds will be increased at no additional cost to customers. In addition, MWeb will introduce a 6Mbps product, and reduce pricing on their 10Mbps and 20Mbps...

Businesses respond inefficiently to phishing

Most companies do not have efficient security processes in place to respond to phishing e-mails, which are often the precursor to specific attacks where a company can be seriously hacked. “Spear-phishing attacks against organisations are nothing new, but they are...