Rain rolls out Africa’s first commercial 5G network

Kathy Gibson is at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona – Rain has officially launched the first 5G network in South Africa, making it not only the first in Africa, but among the first global adopters of the technology too. Mobile data-only operator Rain has built...

The societal impact of mobile money

Kathy Gibson is at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona – Greater financial inclusion has a massive impact on lives, economies and innovation – especially in emerging markets. The GSMA today unveiled its eighth annual State of the Industry Report on Mobile...

Africa and the future of 5G

Kathy Gibson is at Mobile World Congress 2019 in Barcelona – South Africa, along with Kenya, Namibia and Mauritius, will have commercially-available 5G services up and running by 2022. This is according to forecasts by Ovum which cautions, however, that initial...

SA’s first digital bank goes live

TymeBank, South Africa’s first fully digital bank, was officially launched this morning with ambitions to extend beyond the current suite of products over the coming months. TymeBank has launched with its EveryDay transactional account bundled with a unique...

Two in five digital households at cyber risk

Security specialist Avast has revealed that two out of five digital households are vulnerable to cyber attacks. The Avast Smart Home Report 2019 contains insights from over 16-million smart home networks, revealing that 40,3% of homes worldwide have more than five...

SA among trailblazers for digital businesses

South Africa ranks among the top 10 regions leading digital business maturity, implementing systems to provide work-anywhere capabilities and turning data into business intelligence, according to the latest Dell EMC Transformation Index. Companies across the globe are...