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FastNet debuts IoT network in SA
FastNet, a machine-to-machine (M2M) operator and part of the Telkom group, has announced its intention to build a network designed specifically for the Internet of Things (IoT) in South Africa. The IoT is considered to be next generation of enabling ubiquitous access...
Cape Town leads in city domain applications
The 623 applications for .capetown (dotCapeTown) city Top-Level Domains (cTLDs) received to date by the ZA Central Registry (ZACR) far outstrip the predicted favourite of .joburg (dotJoburg), which has seen only 297 cTLD applications. The ZACR has received 250 .durban...
Alcatel, Ferrochrome grow network
Hernic Ferrochrome, the fourth largest integrated ferrochrome producer in the world, has implemented a state-of-the-art Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise data network solution. With speed and stability as major requirements, the new Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise core solution...
Household cash flow falls in Q3
Credit health in South Africa has deteriorated for the 11th straight quarter, according to to the CCI – although at a slightly slower pace in Q3 than during Q2 2014. This is according to the Consumer Credit Index (CCI), released today by TransUnion.
WiFi set to go mainstream in SA
The public WiFi market in sub-Saharan Africa is set to see massive growth on the back of the exponential rise in the number of Internet users and overall broadband services.
Data growth hinders compliance
The exponential growth in the amount of data in circulation is challenging sub-Saharan African organisations’ efforts to remain compliant. Speaking ahead of the Hitachi Information Forum 2014 in South Africa this week, Cleo Becker, regional counsel for HDS sub-Saharan...
Data centres vital as Eskom load sheds
Utilising the services of a well-designed and maintained data centre will help companies of all sizes mitigate the risks associated with the power outages that are a result of Eskom’s power crisis and subsequent load shedding. Lex van Wyk, CEO of Teraco says that by...
Crawdaddys offers free WiFi
The Notebook Company has rolled out free WiFi connections at Crawdaddys in Centurion, Menlyn (Pretoria) and Rustenburg. The company will also be installing WiFi at Tzaneen and at Silver Lakes, which will be opening next year. This comes on the back of the initial...
Chips are up as IoT takes off
The processing, sensing and communications semiconductor device portion of the Internet of Things (IoT) will be a rapidly growing segment of the total semiconductor market, growing 36,2% in 2015, compared with the overall semiconductor market growth of 5,7%, according...
Altron’s Venter wins award
Craig Venter, group executive of Altron and CEO of Altech, has been announced as the Continental Winner for the ICT Sector (Africa) in the CEO Communications’ Titans – Building Nations Award for 2014. Venter was recognised for his influence in the information and...
Exergy celebrates 10th anniversary
SilverBridge, one of Africa's premier software solutions providers to the financial services industry, recently celebrated 10 years of excellence of its innovative and advanced insurance administration software - Exergy. Demonstrating its relevance in today’s...
Protection in the IoT age
We all have so many devices and so many technology toys, and we are loving the ability to link our lives to the cloud, says Mark McCallum, Orange Business Services, head of Global Services Africa. We’re learning more about ourselves too, as wearable devices become...
The police car of the future
Vodacom Business and Samsung have partnered to create the police car of the future. This next-generation police car, which uses fixed and mobile network infrastructure in conjunction with the latest hardware, is designed to showcase how innovation and technology can support the South African Police Service (SAPS) to provide the best possible service to the South African community.
FastNet debuts IoT network in SA
FastNet, a machine-to-machine (M2M) operator and part of the Telkom group, has announced its intention to build a network designed specifically for the Internet of Things (IoT) in South Africa. The IoT is considered to be next generation of enabling ubiquitous access...
Cape Town leads in city domain applications
The 623 applications for .capetown (dotCapeTown) city Top-Level Domains (cTLDs) received to date by the ZA Central Registry (ZACR) far outstrip the predicted favourite of .joburg (dotJoburg), which has seen only 297 cTLD applications. The ZACR has received 250 .durban...
Alcatel, Ferrochrome grow network
Hernic Ferrochrome, the fourth largest integrated ferrochrome producer in the world, has implemented a state-of-the-art Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise data network solution. With speed and stability as major requirements, the new Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise core solution...
Household cash flow falls in Q3
Credit health in South Africa has deteriorated for the 11th straight quarter, according to to the CCI – although at a slightly slower pace in Q3 than during Q2 2014. This is according to the Consumer Credit Index (CCI), released today by TransUnion.
WiFi set to go mainstream in SA
The public WiFi market in sub-Saharan Africa is set to see massive growth on the back of the exponential rise in the number of Internet users and overall broadband services.
Data growth hinders compliance
The exponential growth in the amount of data in circulation is challenging sub-Saharan African organisations’ efforts to remain compliant. Speaking ahead of the Hitachi Information Forum 2014 in South Africa this week, Cleo Becker, regional counsel for HDS sub-Saharan...
Data centres vital as Eskom load sheds
Utilising the services of a well-designed and maintained data centre will help companies of all sizes mitigate the risks associated with the power outages that are a result of Eskom’s power crisis and subsequent load shedding. Lex van Wyk, CEO of Teraco says that by...