Jan 16, 2015
Yahsat, a wholly owned company of the Mubadala Development Company, and Orbital Sciences have completed the preliminary design review (PDR) for the Al Yah 3 spacecraft and payload. Al Yah 3, which is based on Orbital’s GEOStar-3 platform, is an all-Ka High...
Jan 16, 2015
The delivery of accessible and value-adding ICT functionality specifically tailored to South Africans growing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is a key priority for Telkom in 2015. The SME sector is widely recognised as a key contributor to South Africa’s economic...
Jan 16, 2015
2015 will be the year when most online retailers also offer their customers a mobile site. This is according to Dieter Febel, MD of SA Gateway, who adds that m-commerce will take off in 2015, when more and consumers “go mobile” – shopping here and...
Jan 15, 2015
Eskom has warned that the country faces another 10 years of power constraints while the utility gets sorely neglected maintenance back on track. And it will be pushing hard for increased tariffs. At a briefing today, CEO Tshediso Matona told the nation that years of...
Jan 15, 2015
The acceleration of localised content production, the significant increase in the number of over-the-top (OTT) providers, and the defensive stances being employed by telcos and broadcasters against freemium services will all shape the coming 12 months in the Middle...
Jan 15, 2015
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) is deeply concerned about the country’s tenuous electricity situation, and urges South African businesses to find alternative ways of keeping the lights on. SACCI president Vusi Khumalo says: “The South...
