Vodacom Business aims to keep Unisa students and staff connected

Vodacom Business has been appointed by the University of South Africa (Unisa) with immediate effect to provide future-ready digital solutions to students and staff of the institution as part of a two-year contract. These solutions will give Unisa students and staff...

NAPAfrica reaches 10-year anniversary

NAPAfrica, the continent’s largest internet exchange point (IXP), celebrates its 10-year anniversary this month. Established in 2012 and running from Teraco’s Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban data centres, NAPAfrica is a neutral internet exchange. The...

RocketNet CEO calls for lower fibre costs for pensioners

South African Internet Service Provider (ISP) RocketNet is calling for reduced fibre internet costs for pensioners in South Africa. In a continuous drive to lower barriers to entry for fibre internet connection, Simon Swanepoel, CEO of RocketNet, is calling for Fibre...

SA gets access to Accelerit’s uncapped fibre

Accelerit’s fibre to the kerb solution, on Vuma’s fibre network, is making connectivity more accessible to South Africans. At a month-to-month offering of R453 per month for the first three months on a 50Mbps upload/download uncapped fibre connection (R843...

OneWeb, Paratus sign multi-year gateway installation agreement

Paratus Group has announced a multi-year agreement with global telecommunications provider, OneWeb, to build a gateway in Luanda, Angola, which will be operational in the second half of 2023. The new gateway will provide low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite services to...