2018: calling in the debts

Wynand Smit, CEO of Inovo, writes that companies find themselves in the unenviable position of having to recoup debts owed to them by consumers to maintain profitability, and this is likely to increase in 2018. Collecting debts can be managed in two ways: the first...

Wading through the continuum of app technologies

Trying to wade through the continuum of application technologies sometimes feels like you’re strolling through a swamp in an astronaut suit, writes BBD’s Mike Geyser. But if you take a step back you’ll see a logic to how web, native, and progressive...

Tech impacts on contact centres

Jed Hewson, joint-CEO and co-founder of 1Stream, examines the knowledge gleaned from last year to predict some of the business trends and influences that will impact on the economy. * Fibre – South Africans are finally having fibre delivered to them. With the...

Virtualisation will reshape telecoms

The hype around software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualisation (NFV) is growing in the telecoms industry. The hope is that these technologies will enable service providers and network operators to drive down capital expenditure, simplify...

LG outlines plans for 2018

LG plans to continue pursuing an innovative, energy efficient and a premium product market strategy, positioning the company as a technology innovator with a flair for convenience, design and style. The company aims to accelerate premium product strategy by enhancing...

What’s needed for large-scale satellite networks

Research undertaken by ITU into the online and offline population shows that four-fifths of the offline population are located in Asia-Pacific and in Africa. While absolute numbers of offline individuals at a regional level show that Asia-Pacific bears the...