Jul 29, 2016
According to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 343.3 million smartphones worldwide in the second quarter of 2016 (2Q16). This was relatively flat, up 0,3% from 2Q15...
Jul 29, 2016
The race is on to establish the next generation of mobile networks. Each generational change in wireless networks has been prompted by a different force. New service demand sparked the move from 1G to 2G; regulation and licensing were the triggers for the migration to...
Jul 29, 2016
Absa partnered with UnionPay International (UPI) to allow Chinese UPI cardholders living in or visiting South Africa to transact at any of Absa’s point-of-sale (POS) terminals and withdraw cash at Absa’s 9 153 ATMs nationwide. Larry Wang, chief business...
Jul 29, 2016
Oracle has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire cloud company NetSuite in a transaction is valued at $109.00 per share in cash, or approximately $9,3-billion. “Oracle and NetSuite cloud applications are complementary, and will coexist in the...
Jul 29, 2016
Telkom is to offer Telkom e-Education, a new value-added e-learning service at no charge to existing and new mobile and fixed post-paid customers. The online service, provided by Extramarks, is a structured and interactive of its kind currently in the marketplace. It...
Jul 29, 2016
South Africa’s hotel industry is set for steady growth in the next five years driven by an increase in the number of foreign visitors into the African continent. Pietro Calicchio, industry leader of hospitality and gambling at PwC Southern Africa, says:...
