MTN, Ericsson pilot LTE-U in Joburg

MTN SA together with Ericsson has successfully trialled LTE-Unlicensed (LTE-U) at MTN’s flagship channel store in Morningside, Johannesburg. LTE-U is a mobile technology innovation that enables higher data speeds, which increase network capacity and...

Who are the leaders in analytics, integration?

International Data Corporation (IDC) has published a new vendor assessment profiling a variety of vendors participating in the worldwide business analytics consulting and systems integration services market. The analysis revealed that buyers believe the primary...
Contact lens camera on the cards

Contact lens camera on the cards

Sony has filed a patent for a contact lens that will allow users to record and play back video images. The proposed design would build on both contact lens and smartphone technology, and will be controlled by the user blinking. The abstract from the US patent...

More capacity needed for African goals

A more co-ordinated and strategic approach to developing capacity is needed if Africa is to achieve the ambitious goals as defined by Agenda 2063. This emerged from the Capacity Development Forum (CDF) in Harare, being held as part of the Silver Jubilee of the African...

‘Designer’ cyber threats on the rise

There is a growing trend among cybercriminals to target and even filter out specific countries when designing ransomware and other malicious cyberattacks. This is one of the findings from SophosLabs research that includes information from millions of endpoints...

Users could be signing away their rights

Many consumers are installing apps on their devices without being aware of the potential consequences. Kaspersky Lab has discovered that a shocking 63% of consumers globally neglect to read the license agreement carefully before installing a new app on their phone and...