Tanzania gets true 4G

Smile Communications Tanzania, a subsidiary of Smile Telecoms Holdings, has launched the first commercial Fourth Generation Long Term Evolution (4G LTE) broadband network in Tanzania.  In 2012, Smile began revolutionising communication in East Africa when it chose...

Accsys, Integr8 offer local cloud services

Two industry leaders, Accsys and Integr8, are working together to enhance cloud service delivery across Africa.  Both Accsys and Integr8 are owned by Business Connexion and Accsys is a national supplier of people management software and hardware solutions within the...

Personal storage grows in Q1

The worldwide personal and entry-level storage (PELS) market grew 73,4% year-over-year, with 20,2-million units shipped in the first quarter of 2013 (1Q13), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Personal and Entry level Storage Tracker. ...

Tarsus bombshell as Spies resigns

The local channel was hit by a bombshell this morning when it was revealed that one of its leading chief executives – Tarsus’ Pierre Spies – has resigned from the company after 21 years. While an official statement from Tarsus’ holding company MB Technologies is...

European PC shipments plummet

PC shipments in Western Europe totalled 12,3-million units in the first quarter of 2013, a decline of 20,5% from the corresponding period of 2012, according to Gartner. “The first quarter of 2013 brought the worst quarterly decline in Western Europe since...

Sterling growth for CEMA storage

The external storage market in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa (CEMA) ranked among the fastest growing globally in 2012. Even though the fourth quarter proved to be very challenging, with almost flat revenue performance, the market demonstrated...