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...

Don’t be lured by ISP honey traps

As the fibre to the home (FTTH) market explodes in the South African market, consumers are faced with a flood of Internet Service Provider (ISP) options, writes Calvin Collett, CEO of iConnect Telecoms. Choosing the right one is increasingly difficult. There can be...

Are you getting the speeds you have been promised?

The Internet is an essential part of our daily activities, at home and at work, writes Calvin Collett, CEO at iConnect Telecoms. As a result, the performance of your Internet connection can significantly affect productivity and impact leisure activities such as...

Telcos risk becoming single-digit-margin businesses

Over the past two decades the telecommunications industry has been driven by new and faster technology, coupled with strong demand for connectivity – moving from the wireline arena to the mobile boom, and finally to the convergence of voice and data services, De...

Appetite for data creates mobile operator challenge

The 21st century has been declared the era of mobile communications, and appropriately so, writes Dale Engelbrecht, key account manager at Jasco Carrier. In 2014, according to Cisco’s Visual Networking Index (VNI) the total number of connected mobile devices...