Jun 24, 2015
South African businesses are wasting up to 20% of their telecommunications spend every year. This adds up to R20-billion – and means that for every R5 spent, R1 is being lost. These figures are according to a white paper, Wastage in South Africa’s Telecoms Sector, released by telecoms professional services firm Nebula. Nebula estimates that the telecommunications market in South Africa is worth around R200-billion – or equivalent to the government’s spend on education. Half of this is business spend – and one-fifth of this is wasted. There are a number of reasons for this, but key is that because of the complexities involved, many businesses are unwilling to take a closer look at inefficiencies and wastage in their own telecoms systems.
Jun 23, 2015
More than one-third of risk professionals throughout Africa, Europe and the Middle East have experienced a material or significantly disruptive loss relating to a data breach or security exploit in the past 24 months, with the average financial impact of these incidents in the region of $2,1-million. The most common EMEA cyber incident was an attack that caused disruption to business and IT operations, according to Aon Risk Solutions in a research report undertaken during March 2015.
Jun 17, 2015
The introduction of affordable smartphones designed specifically for emerging markets has been a game changer for Africa and has made an impact on WiFi demand. According to published reports, mobile penetration in sub-Saharan Africa is expected to increase from 52% in 2012 to 79% in 2020, making it the fastest-growing region globally – with mobile broadband connections anticipated to quadruple from its 2012 figure to reach 160-million in 2016. WiFi in Africa has predominantly been reserved for businesses and airport business lounges but this has fast changed says Fletcher.
