New network to boost IoT

IBM Research and Semtech have announced a new technology based on low-power, wide-area networks (LPWANs) that offers significant advantages over cellular networks and WiFi for providing machine to machine (M2M) communications.  For years, the enormous potential of the...

The next phase for the SKA

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA), the world’s largest radio telescope, is to move forward to its final pre-construction phase. The design of the €650-million first phase of the SKA (SKA1) is now defined, consisting of two complementary world class instruments one in...

Tech empowers SA’s women

The Tlhabane Community in the North West Province has entered the digital age with the launch of a new Web site and digital literacy training for the region’s women. The Web site was launched by the Deputy Minister for the Department of Telecommunications and Postal...

Power boost with new plant

A 100 MW solar plant launched near the town of Pofadder in the Northern Cape Province will be capable of providing clean and sustainable power to approximately 80 000 homes in South Africa. The project is a partnership between Abengoa, the Industrial Development...

Missing: Mars water

A primitive ocean on Mars once held more water than Earth’s Arctic Ocean. This is according to NASA scientists, who used ground-based observatories to measure water signatures in the Red Planet’s atmosphere. Scientists have been searching for answers to why this vast...

DiData flies with Saudi project

Dimension Data has secured an ambitious consulting deal with Saudi Arabian Airlines, operating as Saudia, to lead a R14-million project for the company. Saudia has a broad and ambitious vision for what it wants to achieve through technology. One of its most strategic...