Jun 4, 2014
Mobile Internet use in sub-Saharan Africa is doubling year-on-year, with usage expected to increase 20-fold in the next five years. By 2017, 3G technology will outstrip 2G to become the region’s dominant form of mobile connection, and it is predicted there will be...
Jun 4, 2014
Business Connexion (BCX) and Parallels have joined forces in a strategic partnership to provide major African markets with white-label software as a service (SaaS) solutions built on the Parallels Automation platform. As a preferred white-label provider of cloud...
Jun 4, 2014
More South African businesses favour outsourcing than the global average, according to research from the Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR). The survey highlights that almost half (48%) of all local companies surveyed outsource back-office services (or...
Jun 4, 2014
Wearable technology for humans is all the rage, writes Dr Peter Harrop, chairman of IDTechEx. As “the next big thing”, it involves head-on clashes between some of the largest companies on the planet. Those interested in such technologies would therefore be wise to...
Jun 4, 2014
MTN South Africa has become the first mobile operator in the country to launch a streaming music service following an exclusive partnership with South African-based simfy Africa. For R49 per month, MTN customers will be able to listen to all of their favourite music...
Jun 4, 2014
Jasco has been appointed as a value-added reseller (VAR) of Nokia Networks Mobile Broadband (MBB) and wireless access solutions to the southern African market. The move will enable Nokia Networks to leverage additional channels to market to take advantage of...
