Internet, social media drive African change

Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom in Cape Town – Access to the Internet can help people to improve their lives and can uplift economies. But there is controversy around Internet.org’s introduction of free Internet services to previously unconnected users in...

Unlimited calls with new Telkom package

Telkom has launched Unlimited Lite, which offers unlimited calling on Telkom’s mobile and fixed line numbers. “Unlimited Lite is a lighter version of the very popular Completely Unlimited plan already available from Telkom,” says Megan Nicholas, managing executive for...

Kaspersky lights up ‘Darkhotel’ bug

The “Darkhotel” espionage campaign, which has lurked in the shadows for at least four years while stealing sensitive data from selected corporate executives travelling abroad, has been uncovered by Kaspersky Lab. “Darkhotel” hits its targets while they are staying in...

Boxer rolls out promotions engine

Bytes Managed Solutions’ professional services division has developed a promotions engine for national supermarket group Boxer Superstores’ new promotion, “Win a trip to Idols with Khaya”, which has been integrated into the group’s point-of-sale (POS) system. The...

Africa prepares for a VoD future

The rapid rise of video-on-demand (VoD) presents an opportunity for African telecom operators as well as content producers and distributors to grow their revenues and position themselves at the forefront of an emerging technology that will disrupt multiple industries...