Cisco reaffirms commitment to SA

Kristine Snow, global president of Cisco Capital, has re-affirmed the company’s commitment to conduct business in South Africa, as well as pledging support for the government’s goal to expand South Africa’s broadband network to reach universal penetration by 2020....

Durban Action Plan to implement ITRs

African Member States have agreed on an action plan to implement the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) as adopted last December at the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai. The Durban Action Plan formulated at a Joint...

Multiple directorships cause concern

Research by risk solutions firm Inoxico has found that JSE-listed companies in the telecommunications, technology and health industries have the highest governance risk at board level compared to other industries in South Africa.  The research examines all JSE-listed...

Cyber attacks can take months to control

Advanced cyber attacks being made by state-sponsored cyber terrorists can take months to control even after being detected, a leading IT security company was warned. Alex Fidgen, director at MWR InfoSecurity, made the comment following the publication of the Annual...

BlackBerry aids fight against rhino poaching

BlackBerry is aiding the fight to protect southern Africa’s endangered rhino population through its support of a new Stop Rhino Poaching internship programme. The internship is an initiative of the international Young Presidents Organisation and World Presidents...

Internet could be 100x faster

The use of graphene in telecommunications could dramatically accelerate Internet speeds by up to a hundred times, according to new research by scientists at the University of Bath. In a paper published in physical Review Letter, researchers from the Centre for...