Nov 6, 2013
The Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has taken issue with statements attributed to Telkom Group CEO Sipho Maseka regarding local loop unbundling (LLU). The Telkom CEO was reported in late September 2013 as stating that the incumbent would fight LLU as it...
Nov 6, 2013
Acer founder Stan Shih is driving a new transformation of the company, following the resignation of chairman and CEO JT Wang. Wang will remain in the chairmanship until the end of his tenure next June, while corporate president Jim Wong will succeed him as the new CEO...
Nov 6, 2013
Most global organisations have too many data centres in too many countries, according to Gartner. Gartner says that in order for businesses to save costs and optimise service delivery, they need a twin data centre topology for each continent of major business...
Nov 6, 2013
MTN SA has launched commercial LTE (long term evolution) in Bloemfontein, serving the central region of South Africa. Data explosion is here to stay says Eben Albertyn, chief technology officer at MTN SA. “Data traffic continues to grow exponentially, led by video and...
Nov 6, 2013
A new mindset and culture are needed to match the thousands of unemployed young people to the jobs available in the IT industry. There are currently 829 000 jobs that are vacant for highly-skilled workers in South Africa, most notably in the medical, accounting,...
Nov 5, 2013
David Drummond, who recently rejoined Acer Africa, has been named as the new vice-president of Acer Middle East and Africa. He will continue to serve as country manager for Acer Southern Africa, while taking on the additional responsibility of the Middle East and...
