5G key for autonomous vehicle connectivity

5G networks may be as much as 10 times more efficient than 4G networks, allowing communications service providers (CSPs) to secure future market opportunities with manufacturers of autonomous vehicles (AVs) in the fields of driver safety and data processing and...

MTN, Ericsson in 5G driving demo

MTN South Africa and Ericsson have demonstrated fifth generation (5G) wireless technology in a live feed from a car on a skid pan at the Gerotek testing facility in Pretoria. Mounting terminals in a vehicle on a live 5G network trial, using 100MHz of spectrum in the...

Industry 4.0 ripe for malware attacks

The trend for digitalisation, including increased connectivity and IoT, is growing among industrial organisations such as power plants, manufacturers, and water treatment centres, which rely on industrial control systems (ICS) for their operations. It’s a trend that...

Trade war leads to malware escalation

Ping-ponging tariffs between the US and China, have already sparked new Chinese hacking campaigns and a shift toward attacks that are increasingly targeted, and most likely aimed at carrying out government espionage. This is according to Jeremy Samide, CEO of...

Andy Diggle, Chris Sprouse set for Comic Con Africa

British comic book writer Andy Diggle and comic artist Chris Sprouse will be participating in Comic Con Africa 2018. The two talented comic aficionados will be part of the Comic Con Africa ‘s talent Line-up that includes Jason Momoa and Kevin Sussman, and other...

Positive risk-reward changes for southern Africa

Broad political change has led to an improvement of the risk-reward score in many southern African economies, according to the 2018 Africa Risk-Reward Index from Control Risks and Oxford Economics. Zimbabwe, leading with the largest positive change, Mozambique and...