Discover Digital gears up for Internet TV

South African digital entertainment company Discover Digital has concluded its first sports content deal in anticipation of the launch of Internet television in South Africa later this year. The company has acquired the streaming, download and electronic sell through...

Education a big mobile app driver

Educational apps rank ninth among all app categories, with 17% of mobile media users across the globe downloading an educational app. This is a slight decline from 20% in 2012, but should be taken in the context of the trend in overall app consumption identified in...

DiData aims for $4bn data centre by 2018

Dimension Data plans to quadruple the size of its data centre business to $4-billion in the next five years. The group’s existing $1-billion data centre business has a significant presence in all major regions. It’s looking to aggressively grow and scale these...

Pinnacle director’s bribery case postponed

The bribery case against Pinnacle executive director Takalani Tshivhase has been postponed until June. Tshivhase appeared in court yesterday (24 April), and the case was postponed to 2 June 2014. Tshivhase is alleged to have offered a lieutenant-general of the South...

Wireless Technologies Forum set to meet

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has engaged the Wireless Access Providers’ Association (WAPA) to assist in bringing stakeholders from the regulatory field and industry together to discuss new and innovative technologies, products and...