Smartphones top 64m in MEA sales
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) handset market grew to its largest size in ten quarters in Q2 2014, expanding 27% year on year to total 64-million units. The latest insights from global advisory and consulting services firm International Data Corporation (IDC) show...Poor SA growth mirrors global woes
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut South Africa’s growth outlook to 1,4% in 2014 and 2,3% for 2015 in its October report. This is down from the July set of forecasts (for 1,7% and 2,7% respectively) and below the most recent forecasts of the South African...Use your vote to improve the channel
ICT resellers are urged to use the power of their vote in the 2014 Channelwise Awards to ensure they get the best possible products and services from their vendors and distributors. Online voting for SME and Consumer resellers in the 2014 Channelwise Awards is now...MTN Nigeria rolls out 100G fibre optic network
Alcatel-Lucent is opening up Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria, to the benefits of ultra-broadband connectivity by launching a superfast, 100Gbps fibre optic network with MTN Nigeria. MTN Nigeria, which covers more than almost 90% of Nigeria’s land mass and 86,2%...Massive growth for file synchronisation and sharing
International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts that the file synchronisation and sharing (FSS) market will grow at a 23.1% five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) through 2018 to $2,3-billion. The healthy growth rate through 2018 will continue to be driven by the...