Extracting more value from network investments

Based on a survey of 200 leaders within Communications Service Providers (CSPs), Accenture’s “Start at the centre: Network-led transformation for growth” report reveals that 82% of CSP leaders are expecting to increase network spending by 6% to 10%...

ChatGPT beats Google in blind test

Two-thirds (65,3%) of people selected the websites provided by ChatGPT as a better match for their query than websites provided by Google, says a new study from digital marketing consultancy, ClickPop. For the research, ClickPop created a tool to compare...

Data centre security solutions downgraded

Enterprise spend on network security technologies focused on campus, branch, and user edge deployments will offset the increased weakness of data centre security solutions, according to a new report from Dell’Oro. “During the depths of the Covid-19...

SA Entrepreneur of the Year competition revived

Despite a few harrowing years marked by lockdowns, persistent infrastructural problems, the ongoing energy crisis, and muted economic growth, South Africa’s entrepreneurs have continued to show their mettle – and the relaunch of the Business Partners...

Chinese smartphone market declines

According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, 65,7-million smartphones shipped in China in 2Q23, a narrower decline of 2,1% compared to the same period last year. In the first half of the year, the Chinese market saw 130,9-million shipments, down 7,3%...