30m smart lights to hit the streets by 2023

The installed base of  smart street lights was 10,4-million worldwide at the end of 2018, according to new research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24,5%, the installed base will reach 31,2-million in...

DNS amplification attacks shoot up in 2019

DNS amplification attacks continue to increase in number, growing 4 788% over Q3 2018, according to Nexusguard’s Q3 2019 Threat Report. DNSSEC (Domain Name System Security Extensions) remains the main driver of growth of DNS amplification attacks in the quarter,...

Geopolitical tensions to drive bitcoin price up

Escalating tensions between the US and Iran are likely to drive the price of bitcoin higher, according to the CEO of the independent financial services and advisory organisation deVere Group. The comments from Nigel Green, the chief executive and founder of deVere...

Diversity shields African economies amid GDP slowdown

As the global recession gathers strength, most African economies are relatively unaffected owing to the strength of economic diversity in some regions. This is according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) latest report, Economic...

SA’s fleet management installed base to reach 3,2m units

According to a new research report from the leading IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of active fleet management systems deployed in commercial vehicle fleets in South Africa reached an estimated 1,6-million in Q4-2018. Growing at a compound annual growth rate...

IBM’s tech trends to watch in 2020 and beyond

In the decade now drawing to a close, much of the world’s business and everyday life became fully digital. But innovation is far from over. The 2020s will see further refinement of established technologies and the practical rollout of new modes, like quantum...