Aug 11, 2017
A massive 75% of end user organisations would be willing to pay more for 5G mobile capabilities, with only 24% of the respondents in a new Gartner survey unwilling to pay more for 5G than for 4G. “Those in the telecom industry are more likely to be prepared to...
Aug 11, 2017
Lycamobile, the world’s largest mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), has partnered with Cell C to start rolling out its low-cost calling, texting and data services in South Africa. This development expands Lycamobile’s global network reach to 23...
Aug 11, 2017
The #datamustfall campaign is dangerous populist disinformation that has government ministers, ICASA and the communications portfolio committee trying to force price control on the private sector, based on a social media campaign and a false meme. This is according to...
Aug 11, 2017
The total worldwide wearable band market grew 8% year on year in Q2 2017, led by Xiaomi with shipments of 3,5-million units, closely followed by Fitbit, which shipped 3,3-million units, a 34% year-on-year decline. The top two vendors overtook Apple, which only sells...
Aug 11, 2017
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) urges all South African to end a “conspiracy of silence” around the abuse of women. The organisation has issued the following statement: National Women’s Day offers an opportunity to recognise the...
Aug 11, 2017
Driven by faster broadband and widespread take-up of connected devices, the cumulative number of children’s video on-demand services grew 136 percent from 74 services in 2012 to 175 in 2016, according to IHS Markit. An increase in original exclusive online...
