IPv6 – the Internet protocol with a twist

The adoption and overall success of a new global technology are often driven by a number of factors such as user acceptance, infrastructure readiness or even accessibility, says Dean Young, senior sales Consultant Telecommunications at T-Systems in South Africa....

Mobile is the new VoIP frontier

Just as voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) is in the process of becoming firmly entrenched as a standard approach for “landline” telecommunications, a new frontier is rapidly opening up. The consumerisation of technology has consumers of all kinds...

Choosing optimal base station antennae

The choice of antennae for base stations rarely receives any attention. Antennas are regarded as a cheap commodity that will “do its job” regardless of which antenna users choose, says Bo Jonsson, senior radio frequency expert, CellMax Technologies and Torbjörn Kämpe,...

VoIP phones take over

It is generally agreed that all voice calls will in time be delivered over Internet protocol-based (IP) networks. Just how far we’ve come on this journey may come as a surprise to some, says Rob Lith, business development director at Connection Telecom. The position...

Demystifying small cell backhaul

The world over, mobile network operators and solutions providers have carried on an active discussion of small cell networking, an architectural paradigm shift intended to boost network capacity and coverage, says Siphiwe Nelwamondo, Technical Marketing for Aviat...

Mobile is the new frontier for VoIP

Just as voice over Internet protocol is in the process of becoming firmly entrenched as a standard approach for “landline” telecommunications, a new frontier is rapidly opening up. The consumerisation of technology has consumers of all kinds carrying with...