TV Whitespace can help bridge digital divide

TV Whitespace can help bridge digital divide

With more than 45% of the world still without Internet access, the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) today called for the increased utilisation of TV Whitespace technology (TVWS) to help bridge the digital divide that is still impacting billions of people across the...

Fixed wireless and the promise of universal access

Kathy Gibson is at ITU Telecom World in Durban – Fixed wireless access (FWA) is not particularly well-represented in the connectivity arsenal, but could prove to be a key tool in achieving universal broadband coverage. “We are seeing strong demand for...

Broadband ‘as essential as water and electricity’

A new report issued by the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development shows that a growing number of governments now benchmark the status of broadband in their national broadband plans. This year, the report shows for the first time that at least 15 countries...

BETI improvement, but SA not out of the woods

The South African economy’s decline into a recession, as confirmed by Statistics South Africa’s Q2 2018 GDP figures last week, has been evident in BankservAfrica’s economic transactional index for July with the latest data now pointing to some...

Security breaches cost jobs

When a data breach strikes, the damage can reach further than a business’s finances, reputation, and customer privacy – a breach can also severely impact the careers of individuals at the company involved. According to a new report from Kaspersky Lab and...
SMMEs key to SA’s tech success

SMMEs key to SA’s tech success

Kathy Gibson is at ITU Telecom World in Durban – Small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) are the backbone of the economy, and it is vital that all stakeholders pull together to ensure their success. “SMMEs are key drivers of the economy, so we have to...