Aug 8, 2017
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has gazetted a notice that it intends to regulate how telcos let unused data expire. The regulator aims to amend the End-user and Subscriber Service Charter Regulations. This will change the way telcos...
Aug 8, 2017
As nationwide strikes get underway in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Internet capacity has been throttled to prevent pictures being transmitted via social media. In an apparent attempt to prevent citizens from spreading news of strikes and other civil action, the...
Aug 8, 2017
Avaya has filed an amended plan of reorganisation and disclosure statement, with support of major stakeholders, representing an important milestone in the company’s restructuring process and giving a “clear and viable path to emerge from Chapter 11 in the...
Aug 8, 2017
South Africa was the top programming team in Africa, finishing ahead of Morocco, Nigeria, and Tunisia in a computer programming contest, the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI). South Africa was also the only African team to bring home IOI medals from Tehran....
Aug 8, 2017
More students access the Internet on their mobile phones than using their own laptops or tablets. – and education that does not embrace this reality is not meeting students where they are, an expert says. “A survey of students in preparation for the...
Aug 8, 2017
As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to gain traction, organisations will have to reassess their security practices to accommodate the increase in security alerts. According to Patrick Rhude, head of product management in Nokia’s Security Product Unit, security...
