System outages for Standard Bank

Standard Bank has released a statement wishing to apologise to customers who are experiencing disruption to some of their services today. “We would like to reassure our customers that their overall experience with Standard Bank and the services we offer remains our...

Alcatel-Lucent upgrades SAT-3/WASC cable

SAT-3/WASC/SAFE parties and Alcatel-Lucent have completed the fourth upgrade of the SAT-3/WASC undersea cable system, which went live during the first half of 2014. This latest upgrade has doubled the current system capacity, further positioning SAT-3/WASC as a...

Telkom invests in cable upgrade

Telkom’s chief technology officer, Alphonzo Samuels, has announced that the company has contributed to the fourth upgrade of SAT-3/WASC/SAFE submarine cable system. “This cable upgrade further addresses the global capacity demands such as fast internet connectivity,...

Telecoms change drives network revolution

Kathy Gibson reports from SATNAC 2014 – The telecommunications industry – both in Africa and around the world – is at a turning point. That’s the word from Jean-Pierre Lartigue, head of corporate strategy at Alcatel-Lucent, speaking at today’s SATNAC 2014 conference....

T-Systems honoured by Frost & Sullivan

T-Systems in South Africa has been named Frost & Sullivan’s Company of the Year in the IT Services Industry for 2014. Each year, this award is presented to the company that has demonstrated the highest level of excellence in terms of growth strategy and...