ITU meeting opens in Durban

Kathy Gibson is at ITU Telecom World in Durban – The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) today kicked off ITU Telecom World, hosted by South Africa in Durban. “Everyone deserves the benefits of a modern connected life,” says Rob Shuter,...

AI’s potential to enhance patient care

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning are two of the most talked about technologies today and are predicted to achieve miraculous things and remarkable shifts in how healthcare is managed and delivered. However, the reality today is not quite the hyped up...

Mobility solutions to reach $1,8trn by 2022

Worldwide spending on mobility solutions is forecast to reach $1,8-trillion in 2022, according to a new update to the Worldwide Semiannual Mobility Spending Guide from IDC. While annual growth will vary somewhat over the 2017 to 2022 forecast period, the research firm...

MEA PC market stabilises

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market, made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, declined 7,7% year on year in Q2 2018, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). The global...

China Telecom establishes inter-connection hub at Teraco

China Telecom (Africa and Middle East) Limited (CTMEA) says it is establishing an inter-connection network and telecommunications hub to support growing traffic demands at Teraco Data Environments, Africa’s first vendor neutral data centre. CTMEA has established...

Local small businesses being undermined

Despite their stated commitment to B-BBEE and to supporting the growth of small business, SA state organisations and large enterprises can hamper small business growth through their procedures and procurement approaches. This is according to small business experts who...