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Save with PayGate fraud protection service
Payment service provider PayGate says its automated fraud protection service PayProtector continues to save online businesses from lost revenue due to online fraud attempts, says Brendon Williamson. “At one regional airline in Africa we reduced their incidence of...
Debunking myths about content charges
Continuing its campaign to promote responsible cell phone use, VAS aggregator Mira Networks, has set about dispelling some common misconceptions about mobile content charges. Explains Deon Odendaal, GM of Mira Networks: “Carrier billing or premium SMS, is a convenient...
Cheap breathalysers ideal for policing
South African police and traffic officials are faced with a number of challenges when it comes to reducing the rate of drink driving incidents on our roads. Breathalysers are commonly employed by police in random checks and roadblocks, however, there are a number of...
Lower MTRs cut into Vodacom revenue
ICASA’s 50% cut in mobile termination rates (MTRs) reduced Vodacom’s service revenue by almost R1-billion in the six months ended September 2014. According to the group’s interim results released today, Vodacom’s South African service revenue declined by 1,3%, mainly...
Joburg’s network progress slow
Kathy Gibson reports from the Ericsson Business Innovation Forum in Stockholm – Johannesburg ranks 29th out of 40 cities studied for the 2014 Networked Society Cities Index. Despite the relatively poor showing in the Index, Johannesburg has seen increased ICT maturity...
IBM’s festive shopping season forecast
IBM has forecast another strong shopping season, with online sales projected to increase 15% over the five-day period between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday. This is among the predictions for the 2014 holiday shopping season based on billions of online and in-store...
Africa takes to WhatsApp for messaging
WhatsApp is the leading third-party messaging application in Africa, according to new research from Sandvine, and accounts for 7% of total traffic on mobile networks. In North American and European markets, WhatsApp accounts for less than 2% of total traffic. This is...
How the IoT could drive revenue
While almost everyone agrees that the Internet of Things (IoT) is poised for explosive growth and represents boundless opportunities - billions of connected things driving trillions in revenue – understanding where the revenue opportunities lie across different...
Operators adapt to global digitalisation
Kathy Gibson reports from the Ericsson Business Innovation Forum in Stockholm - The Internet of Things presents enormous opportunities for telecommunications operators. Helene Barnekow, senior vice-president and chief commercial officer at Swedish operator...
Code of conduct for mobile operators
The GSMA has launched a code of conduct for mobile money providers, outlining a series of common business principles to enable the development of safe and responsible digital financial services. The first mobile network operators (MNOs) to endorse the Code are Airtel,...
Metacom solution boosts visibility, control
Industrial and commercial communications operator Metacom has launched its web-based Metacom Management Centre to clients, allowing them unprecedented insight into network performance. “We solve difficult communications problems for banks, retailers and utilities,”...
What’s your credit score?
Most people see credit as a means to an end. It enables us to purchase something when our budgets are stretched, or alternatively to fund a big-ticket item that exceeds our cash flow. Credit also plays a significant role in building wealth. Used wisely, credit can...
Choosing the right IT partner
In our current economic environment, it is essential that businesses deal with the “right” suppliers and partners, as this can make the difference between success – or even mere survival – and failure. That’s the view of Debbie Pretorius, GM of business connectivity...
Save with PayGate fraud protection service
Payment service provider PayGate says its automated fraud protection service PayProtector continues to save online businesses from lost revenue due to online fraud attempts, says Brendon Williamson. “At one regional airline in Africa we reduced their incidence of...
Debunking myths about content charges
Continuing its campaign to promote responsible cell phone use, VAS aggregator Mira Networks, has set about dispelling some common misconceptions about mobile content charges. Explains Deon Odendaal, GM of Mira Networks: “Carrier billing or premium SMS, is a convenient...
Cheap breathalysers ideal for policing
South African police and traffic officials are faced with a number of challenges when it comes to reducing the rate of drink driving incidents on our roads. Breathalysers are commonly employed by police in random checks and roadblocks, however, there are a number of...
Lower MTRs cut into Vodacom revenue
ICASA’s 50% cut in mobile termination rates (MTRs) reduced Vodacom’s service revenue by almost R1-billion in the six months ended September 2014. According to the group’s interim results released today, Vodacom’s South African service revenue declined by 1,3%, mainly...
Joburg’s network progress slow
Kathy Gibson reports from the Ericsson Business Innovation Forum in Stockholm – Johannesburg ranks 29th out of 40 cities studied for the 2014 Networked Society Cities Index. Despite the relatively poor showing in the Index, Johannesburg has seen increased ICT maturity...
IBM’s festive shopping season forecast
IBM has forecast another strong shopping season, with online sales projected to increase 15% over the five-day period between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday. This is among the predictions for the 2014 holiday shopping season based on billions of online and in-store...
Africa takes to WhatsApp for messaging
WhatsApp is the leading third-party messaging application in Africa, according to new research from Sandvine, and accounts for 7% of total traffic on mobile networks. In North American and European markets, WhatsApp accounts for less than 2% of total traffic. This is...