Liquid Telecom extends Kenyan fibre network to 500g

Liquid Telecom Kenya and Nokia have announced a two-year partnership to upgrade their existing fibre network to support OTN/DWDM technology with an initial network capacity of 500G. This will result in a faster and more reliable connection along the route from the...

AR/VR headsets poised for significant growth

Worldwide shipments of augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) headsets are forecast to reach 8,9-million units in 2019, up 54,1% from the prior year according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset...

The rapid rise of connected building automation

According to a new research report from IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the installed base of sensors, actuators, modules, gateways and other connected devices deployed as part of IoT-based building automation in smart and connected commercial buildings was an...

Financial firms embrace hybrid cloud

The latest Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Index Report for the financial services sector reveals that the financial sector outpaces other industries in the adoption of hybrid cloud with its deployment reaching 21% penetration today, compared to the global average of 18,5%....

Fujitsu RunMyProcess signs up IoT.nxt to deliver enterprise value

South African company IoT.nxt has signed a partnership with Fujitsu RunMyProcess to enable enterprises to extract more value from data captured by their Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The Fujitsu RunMyProcess high-productivity application Platform-as-a-Service...

Stranger danger stalks SA

Reckless data sharing online for short-term gains is leaving consumers exposed to more than they bargained for, according to new research from Kaspersky Lab. Despite outrage and worry around high profile data sharing scandals, including when Facebook gave Netflix and...