Nigeria, Ghana lead MTN growth

MTN has increased its group subscribers increased quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) by 3,5-million to 243,7-million. In its quarterly update for the period ended 30 September, the group reports that active data subscribers increased QoQ by 4,7-million to 87-million, and active...

No end in sight to wearables growth

Worldwide end-user spending on wearable devices will total $52-billion in 2020 — an increase of 27% from 2019. This is according to the latest forecast from Gartner, which predicts that worldwide wearable devices end-user spending is on pace to reach $41-billion...

Liquid Telecom unveils brand-new network

Kathy Gibson reports – Liquid Telecom has done a complete rip-and-replace of its network, today unveiling new transmission, core and access structures. Reshaad Sha, CEO of Liquid Telecom, says the company can now deliver 10-times more connectivity across its...

Survey spotlights SA developers’ quirks

Software developers in South Africa don’t need a university degree to earn a good salary. In fact, one in every four developers are self-taught coders, who actually start out earning slightly more than those with a formal qualification. That’s according to...

DX spend to reach $2,3trn by 2023

Worldwide spending on the technologies and services that enable the digital transformation (DX) of business practices, products, and organisations is forecast to reach $2,3-trillion in 2023, according to a new update to the IDC Worldwide Semiannual Digital...

Only 13% of employees happy with work experiences

Employee experience remains a top talent concern for HR leaders, yet 46% of surveyed employees report they are largely dissatisfied with their overall experience at their organisation, says Gartner. Gartner analysts were discussing the importance of the modern...