Nov 11, 2014
Applications now define a business’ relationship with its customers and fuel the productivity of its employees. This is the word from Mike Gregoire, CEO of CA, in his CA World keynote address where he discussed the new dynamics of the Application Economy and the...
Nov 10, 2014
ICASA’s 50% cut in mobile termination rates (MTRs) reduced Vodacom’s service revenue by almost R1-billion in the six months ended September 2014. According to the group’s interim results released today, Vodacom’s South African service revenue declined by 1,3%, mainly...
Nov 10, 2014
Kathy Gibson reports from the Ericsson Business Innovation Forum in Stockholm – Johannesburg ranks 29th out of 40 cities studied for the 2014 Networked Society Cities Index. Despite the relatively poor showing in the Index, Johannesburg has seen increased ICT maturity...
Nov 10, 2014
IBM has forecast another strong shopping season, with online sales projected to increase 15% over the five-day period between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday. This is among the predictions for the 2014 holiday shopping season based on billions of online and in-store...
Nov 10, 2014
WhatsApp is the leading third-party messaging application in Africa, according to new research from Sandvine, and accounts for 7% of total traffic on mobile networks. In North American and European markets, WhatsApp accounts for less than 2% of total traffic. This is...
Nov 10, 2014
While almost everyone agrees that the Internet of Things (IoT) is poised for explosive growth and represents boundless opportunities – billions of connected things driving trillions in revenue – understanding where the revenue opportunities lie across different...
