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Steps to take before implementing VoIP
Convinced by how far the technology has come in recent years and that the quality of the calls have become just as good as that of calls taking place over landlines, as well as by the freedom and the amazing savings you will have on your phone bill, you have finally...
Rosetta probe touches down
ESA’s Rosetta mission has soft-landed its Philae probe on a comet – the first time in history that such a feat has been achieved. In a world first, those interested were able to follow the space mission live on Twitter.
100Mbps fibre for African households
Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom in Cape Town - Householders in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya and Rwanda will soon be able to get 100Mbps fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) access. Liquid Telecom yesterday announced that the new service is already available in Zambia and Zimbabwe,...
CIOs at a turning point
After a prolonged economic downturn organisations across the globe are setting their sights on stronger growth - and for many companies investment in technology is becoming a strategic priority. According to Kamal Ramsingh, technology leader for Consulting Africa at...
Threats to Android to double in 2015
According to Trend Micro, the 2014 cumulative Android threat volume is likely to double in 2015 as the number of vulnerabilities in mobile devices, platforms and apps pose more serious security risks. Cybercriminals will dig deeper into the gold mine of data available...
The role of satellite in connecting Africa
Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom in Cape Town - Despite the wealth of undersea cables that Africa has connected to over the last few years, satellite remains the best hope of connecting the millions of Africans who live in remote rural areas. The cables have gone a...
Content an elusive opportunity for telcos
Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom in Cape Town - By hesitating to provide over the top (OTT) services, mobile telecommunications operators in Africa could be missing a valuable business opportunity. Pierre Cloete, head of TV, media for engagement practices for...
New opportunities with OTT services
Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom in Cape Town - Over the top (OTT) services are spreading across the value chain and driving new opportunities. John McClure, GM: service provider group at Intel, says there are three different growth paths for operators to take...
WiFi Forum SA plots broadband future
The WiFi Forum of South Africa, a voluntary industry body comprising operators, service providers, technology providers and associated parties, hosted a session for stakeholders in Cape Town this week. The session was attended by various interested parties including...
Africa faces $11,4tn investment shortfall
Africa has the opportunity to quadruple living standards by 2040, but to do so it will need to find additional investment amounting to $11,4-trillion. That is the key finding of a Capital Economics report commissioned by Jersey Finance. While Africa has 15% of the...
Pick n Pay launches Christmas site
Pick n Pay has launched its Christmas campaign, designed to encourage South Africans to embrace the traditional Christmas festivities.The online destination offers everything consumers could need for a hassle-free, South African Christmas.
SunGard leverages GPU technology
To help banks in South Africa address evolving risk requirements, SunGard has developed an advanced analytics engine that enables rapid, credit risk reporting and analysis. The technology is driven by parallel computing and graphical processing unit (GPU) technology,...
Handle content with push video-on-demand
In developing markets where high quality and affordable broadband availability is limited, viewers are looking for alternative ways to obtain current entertaining and educational content. While broadband and Internet service providers are looking to deliver media...
Steps to take before implementing VoIP
Convinced by how far the technology has come in recent years and that the quality of the calls have become just as good as that of calls taking place over landlines, as well as by the freedom and the amazing savings you will have on your phone bill, you have finally...
Rosetta probe touches down
ESA’s Rosetta mission has soft-landed its Philae probe on a comet – the first time in history that such a feat has been achieved. In a world first, those interested were able to follow the space mission live on Twitter.
100Mbps fibre for African households
Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom in Cape Town - Householders in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya and Rwanda will soon be able to get 100Mbps fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) access. Liquid Telecom yesterday announced that the new service is already available in Zambia and Zimbabwe,...
CIOs at a turning point
After a prolonged economic downturn organisations across the globe are setting their sights on stronger growth - and for many companies investment in technology is becoming a strategic priority. According to Kamal Ramsingh, technology leader for Consulting Africa at...
Threats to Android to double in 2015
According to Trend Micro, the 2014 cumulative Android threat volume is likely to double in 2015 as the number of vulnerabilities in mobile devices, platforms and apps pose more serious security risks. Cybercriminals will dig deeper into the gold mine of data available...
The role of satellite in connecting Africa
Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom in Cape Town - Despite the wealth of undersea cables that Africa has connected to over the last few years, satellite remains the best hope of connecting the millions of Africans who live in remote rural areas. The cables have gone a...
Content an elusive opportunity for telcos
Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom in Cape Town - By hesitating to provide over the top (OTT) services, mobile telecommunications operators in Africa could be missing a valuable business opportunity. Pierre Cloete, head of TV, media for engagement practices for...