5G trials in full swing

Eighty-two percent of mobile operators participating in a 5G study conducted by IHS Markit are busy trialing and testing the technology, mainly in North America and Asia, with 12% – all from North America – planning commercial 5G rollouts by year-end....

Pitches for LaunchLab Ideas Programme invited

Nedbank Stellenbosch University LaunchLab together with partners, Nedbank, Mercedes-Benz SA and WineTech hsve launched the second season of its 2018 LaunchLab Ideas Programme, with the aim of accelerating entrepreneurs and startup founders to begin to build from their...

Beware the threat from within …

Kathy Gibson is at the IDC Security Summit in Johannesburg – Hackers are becoming prolific, they are good, and they are often professionals working inside your organisation. “They can make good money as hackers,” says Anyck Turgeon, cyber-resiliency...

Five emerging technologies to watch

The 35 must-watch technologies represented on the Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2018 reveals five distinct emerging technology trends that will blur the lines between humans and machines. Emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI),...

Cell C says it’s still on track

Despite a net loss of R645-million for the period ended 30 June, Cell C says it remains on track to deliver substantial growth through its strategic initiatives. “Following the measures put in place as part of our turnaround strategy, we are seeing both a...

Mobile consumers forcing change in industry

The mobile industry is changing at an exponential rate as new influences shape the way consumer expectations rise and the competition, new and old, pile on advancements such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) as being differentiators. “The potential to monetise the...