Broadband space comms possible

When NASA’s Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) begins operation aboard the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) mission managed by NASA’s Ames Research Centre, it will attempt to show two-way laser communication beyond Earth is possible,...

TV, video viewing patterns changing

By Kathy Gibson in Stockholm, Sweden – The way we consume media and entertainment is changing rapidly in a shift that is both being enabled by newer and faster networks, and driving the need for these networks to offer continuous improvements. An Ericsson...

Sweden to renew SA trade ties

By Kathy Gibson in Stockholm, Sweden – A high-level Swedish trade and political delegation will meet with South African government in a few weeks to further the two countries’ bi-national trade agreements and to discuss ways to promote and further the use of ICT...

Huawei SA gets new chief

Chinese ICT giant Huawei, which has recently been making huge strides in the South African market, has appointed a new CEO for the local subsidiary. Wilson Liu, who joined Huawei in 2000 and has held a number of senior management positions with the company –...

Govt needs to engage for broadband high road

The Wireless Access Provider’s Association (WAPA) has commended the new Minister of Communications, Yunus Carrim, for tabling his plan of action to the portfolio committee, but has warned that more is needed to get South Africa back on the “high road” of broadband...