South Korea leads in global 5G rollout

Research company Omdia, formerly known as Ovum, has released the first version of its 5G Market Progress Assessment (end-2019) report, showing that South Korea is the leading country for 5G deployment in the 22 leading 5G countries analyzed for their deployment of 5G...

Mobile users and the need to stay vigilant

Following President Ramaphosa’s recent pronouncement that South Africans should “get used to living with the coronavirus for some time to come”, it’s clear that many of us are going to continue working from home during the remainder of 2020....

Technology and the changing world of work

Kathy Gibson is at a Dell Technologies virtual press conference – The nature of work is changing, as is the way workers interact with colleagues and technology. In fact, it has already changed, says Chris Buchanan, director: end user computing Africa at Dell...
Consumers want tech innovation to drive sustainability

Consumers want tech innovation to drive sustainability

Consumers generally want to lead more sustainable lives, and look to technology to tackle environmental challenges. This is among the finding of an Ericsson ConsumerLab report that reveals fresh insights on consumer attitudes toward sustainability challenges, and how...

Telcos and the opportunity on the edge

Growth in edge computing could generate new revenue opportunities for operators. New research shows that mobile and wireline operators can build a platform for the development of edge services while saving massively on costs by combining existing cell tower networks...

Regional PC sales down with no respite this year

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market – made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets – saw shipments decline 10,2% year on year during the first quarter of 2020. According to the latest Quarterly PCD Tracker...