More suburbs get Telkom LTE-A
Following a successful launch in Parkview, Johannesburg, Telkom’s new super-fast LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) network is now live in five more suburbs: Illovo and Melrose in Gauteng; Sea Point and Three Anchor Bay in Cape Town; and Umhlanga in KwaZulu-Natal. These suburbs now...Connectivity merges into daily consumer life
Ericsson ConsumerLab’s annual report shows that consumers want technology and connectivity to be integrated into all facets of daily life. Consumers are becoming more comfortable with ideas that once seemed beyond imagination – like robots in the home and...Global economic growth set to increase
The global economy is expected to expand at a rate of 3% or slightly higher in 2015 after three years of global growth stuck in the 2,5% range, according to a forecast from Nariman Behravesh, chief economist for HIS. Solid and improving growth in the US and a slight...Wearables to become inconspicuous
As the smart wearables market continues to grow and evolve, Gartner predicts that by 2017, 30% of smart wearables will be completely unobtrusive to the eye. “Already, there are some interesting developments at the prototype stage that could pave the way for...African communications set to boom
The communications market in Africa has been characterised as “highly competitive”. ICT infrastructure is now more developed in urban areas and the voice market is rapidly reaching maturity. The demand for fast Internet and data services is also beginning to increase....