Massive gaps in Africa’s telecoms landscape

A colossal disparity exists between fixed and mobile communication penetration rates across Africa. While mobile communications captured 96,4% of the subscriber market share in 2013, fixed communications held a mere 3,6%. The rationale is that fixed line communication...

Use your vote to improve the channel

ICT resellers are urged to use the power of their vote in the 2014 Channelwise Awards to ensure they get the best possible products and services from their vendors and distributors. Online voting for SME and Consumer resellers in the 2014 Channelwise Awards is now...

EMEA PC shipments continue to grow

According to International Data Corporation (IDC), PC shipments in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) reached 23,7-million units in the third quarter of 2014 — a 10,4% increase year on year and a clear return to growth for two consecutive quarters after a...

MWeb Business extends Mimecast email offerings

MWeb Business’s Cloud-based solutions offering has been expanded and now includes the full Mimecast suite of e-mail solutions. MWeb Business has been a Mimecast partner for several years, providing the Mimecast Archiving solution to its Hosted Exchange customers. Now...

Renewed spending for global semiconductors

Worldwide semiconductor capital spending is projected to total $64,5-billion in 2014, an increase of 11,4% from 2013 spending of $57,8-billion, according to Gartner. Capital equipment spending will increase 17,1% in 2014, driven by strong memory average selling prices...