Broadband drives economic, social development

Kathy Gibson reports – The deployment and adoption of broadband is critical to economic and social development. This is the word from Mathhew Reed, chief analyst: service provider at Omdia, who points to the World Bank’s estimate that a 10 percentage point...

African broadband adoption slips

Kathy Gibson reports – Although broadband adoption in Africa is increasing quickly, the continent is still some way off from achieving many of its connectivity goals. Martin Creaner, director-general of the World Broadband Association, says there is general...

Privacy risks in using ChatGPT for businesses

Today, many people rely on neural network-based language models like ChatGPT for their jobs – a Kaspersky survey in Russia revealed that 11% of respondents have utilised chatbots, with nearly 30% believing in their potential to replace jobs in the future; other...

Healthy growth for IT healthcare services

The globalhealthcare IT services market is expected to reach $382,27-billion by 2030, according Grand View Research, and is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 13,2% from 2023 to 2030. This growth is fueled by substantial government investments worldwide to enhance the...

How to make roads on the moon

With civilisation comes roads – and that is going to be especially true on the moon, just to keep the dust away. Lunar dust is ultra-fine, abrasive and clingy. In the Apollo era dust clogged equipment and eroded spacesuits. Notably, when the Apollo 17 lunar...

Smart devices will spur growth in consumer electronics

The global consumer electronics market is expected to reach $1,78-trillion by 2030 at a CAGR of 6,6%, according to a new report from Grand View Research. Recent technological advancements have led to the miniaturisation of smart devices and are expected to be key...