ISPA wins ‘name and shame’ case
The campaign by the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) to name and shame spammers received a boost recently when the South Gauteng High Court upheld the organisation’s right to list Ketler Investments (trading as Ketler Presentations) on its Hall of Shame....Video traffic set for rapid rise in Africa
BlackBerry e-mail and BBM messaging accounts for more than 13% of Internet traffic in Africa and, although video sits at only 6%, it is expected to grow faster on the continent than in any other region. These two key facts emerged from a new Internet traffic trends...Vox promotes Fat Pipe with Apple TV
Vox Telecom will be giving away an Apple TV to customers that sign up for their new 100Gb and above Fat Pipe ADSL packages between now and 31 January 2014. Fat Pipe is a premium ADSL product that offers high-quality bandwidth at less than R4 per Gb. As an added...SA fourth biggest spenders on smartphones
Smartphone users in South Africa spend on average $31.00 (approximately R321) per month on their mobile phone bills, according to new research from Informa Telecoms & Media. Looking at trends in global mobile data usage, the company’s research highlights the fact...Mxit mixes it in device arena
South African mobile social network Mxit has released Mxit 7 for feature phones and will add versions for iPhone and iPad later in the week. The launch forms part of a phased rollout which will see Mxit 7 available on Android and BlackBerry devices in the coming...