The role of optimisation in 5G networks

5G will bring about a significant change in the ability to meet increasingly complex consumer demands, says Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 Networks. As we all know, 4G and LTE are designed to improve capacity, user data-rates, spectrum usage and latency....

ADSL could be holding your business back

Internet access isn’t just necessary for businesses to exist; it offers potentially unlimited opportunities for growth. Unfortunately, many businesses are using an obsolete, tired, old Internet connection medium. Michael Colin, sales director for BitCo, explains...

Can carriers keep up with the data explosion?

Disruption fuels massive changes at three levels: technology, strategy and ops, writes Eckart Zollner, business development manager at New Telco SA. The migration from traditional voice to new IP based technologies and services – alongside a data explosion and...

How to use data with off-grid telecom power

Consumers in off-grid areas are rapidly increasing their use of mobile Internet services, writes Thomas Rahkonen, chief technology officer and vice-president: eCentre at Flexenclosure. At the same time they not only expect service to become more reliable, but they...

FTTX adds value to communities

South Africa has recently seen fast-paced developments in the implementation of Fiber to the x (FTTX), which includes fibre to the business (FTTB) and fibre to the home (FTTH). FTTX broadband network architecture, which makes use of optical fibre, offers unsurpassed...

Why omni-channel is the only way to communicate

ICT has progressed to a point where it makes no sense for businesses to use single or one-dimensional channels. Today, the advent of social networks, social media and other interactive platforms means that any sized business in any sector or industry can extend their...