Northern phase of public network done
Building of the installation sites for the “northern ring” of state-owned Broadband Infraco’s new national network has been completed by Plessey. Broadband Infraco was founded with the purpose of improving market efficiency in the long distance connectivity segment by...Cybercrooks have gamers in their sights
There were about 7 000 attempts to infect gamers around the world in 2012, according to data from Kaspersky Labs. These attacks are launched in an attempt to gain access to personal user data, such as passwords to online games and online banking systems. Where games...Next interconnect rate cut coming
The mobile termination rate glide path implemented by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) in 2010 will see one final drop in wholesale interconnect rates. On 1 March 2013, these rates will be slashed to R0.40, from a high of R1.25 three...Record growth for PayPass
MasterCard Worldwide has announced record growth of its contactless payments technology, MasterCard PayPass, across the Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) region in 2012, citing a 28% year-on-year increase in merchant locations. MasterCard’s PayPass...Personal data fatigue sets in
Digital consumers around the world are starting to tire of their personal data being collected across the Internet, says Ovum. The global industry analysts paint a threatening scenario for the Internet economy, as consumers seek out new tools that allow them to remain...