Fak’ugesi Digital Africa to explore tech
The Fak’ugesi Digital Africa Conference is a retrospective and expansive academic conference to be held in early December 2014. This intimate but intensive conference, organised by Tegan Bristow from Wits Digital Arts, falls under the umbrella of the recent and very...New Yahsat satellite opens African comms
Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom in Cape Town – Yahsat will launch a new satellite covering Africa and opening up 17 new countries to Ka-band. The Al Yah 3 satellite will cover much of Africa and Brazil, with particular emphasis on countries with low...What SA needs to do to roll out broadband
Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom in Cape Town – It’s all very well to talk about the services that will be enabled by broadband connectivity in Africa, but none of it can become a reality unless the networks are in place. Shiletsi Makhofane, head of...Industries fail to unlock connected value
Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom in Cape Town – The next wave of connectivity – where devices are connected into an intelligent network – offers huge value potential, but much of this potential is being left on the table. Cisco’s Ian Kennedy, points out that,...