2016 a mixed year for switches and routers

The worldwide Ethernet switch market (Layer 2/3) recorded $6,29-billion in revenue in the third quarter of 2016 (3Q16), an increase of 2% year over year. Meanwhile, the worldwide total enterprise and service provider (SP) router market finished at $3,56-billion in...

How to ensure availability during the holidays

Summer is here and many people are already turning their thoughts to their impending December break and some well-deserved rest and relaxation. Claude Schuck, regional manager for Africa at Veeam, cautions that this does not mean expectations of continuous access to...

WASPA reaches 370-member mark

South Africa’s Wireless Application Service Providers’ Association (WASPA) recently passed the 370 member mark some 12 years after it was first incorporated. Formed in 2004 to represent and self-regulate the then fledgling wireless content and applications...

Strong growth for enterprise WLAN

The combined consumer and enterprise worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) market segments increased 1,8% year over year in the third quarter of 2016 (3Q16), and increased 6,7% on a sequential basis to finish at $2,47-billion. According to the International...
Learning hub for young Lions

Learning hub for young Lions

Xerox together with the Golden Lions Rugby Union (GLRU) has launched the Xerox Lions Learning Hub, a long-term development programme for players within the Lions Rugby Union. The programme will support both the current performance demands and their future personal and...

Super-quick battery charging on the cards

Huawei has announced a major breakthrough in its research into Li-ion batteries, unveiling what is believed to be the world’s first long-lifespan graphene-assisted Li-ion battery able to withstand high temperatures. The announcement was made by Watt Laboratory,...