Africa on a mobility growth trajectory

Africa has accounted for about 20% of the new mobile data subscriptions notched up globally in the last quarter. This is one of the findings of the latest Ericsson Mobility Report, which determined that there were about 113-million new mobile subscriptions in the...

The rise and rise of the iWorker

New research commissioned by Japanese IT giant Ricoh indicates that the number of global intelligent workers – reliable and skilled employees with 24×7 access to all the information necessary to meet business and client needs – will increase sharply over...

Seacom enhances SA services

Seacom has made additional major investments in infrastructure across South Africa in order to improve connectivity between major network interconnection points in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Mtunzini and Yzerfontein. These new investments are critical components...

ISPA wins ‘name and shame’ case

The campaign by the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) to name and shame spammers received a boost recently when the South Gauteng High Court upheld the organisation’s right to list Ketler Investments (trading as Ketler Presentations) on its Hall of Shame....

Video traffic set for rapid rise in Africa

BlackBerry e-mail and BBM messaging accounts for more than 13% of Internet traffic in Africa and, although video sits at only 6%, it is expected to grow faster on the continent than in any other region. These two key facts emerged from a new Internet traffic trends...