APIs, co-operation crucial for wholesale telecoms
Data volumes continue to grow at an exponential rate, driven by the continuing thirst for cloud services and hosted video content, and turbocharged by the rise in AI services. This growth should be positive news for telcos who own networks, especially in the wholesale...
Cost-effective WiFi 7 to drive adoption
Wireless LAN (WLAN) revenues are expected to drop 13% in 2024, with lower prices exacerbating depressed demand, according to a Dell'Oro Group report. Meanwhile, vendors sensitive to eroding prices are cutting back on some functions of their WiFi 7 APs, and this is...
Remote physical goods fraud set to mushroom
A new study from Juniper Research forecasts that the greatest merchant losses to fraud will be via remote physical goods purchases, with losses reaching $5,1-billion across emerging markets in 2028, up from $1-billion in 2023. The research group anticipates fraud...
Morphobots contend for a job on Mars
In 2020, academics Mory Gharib and Alireza Ramezani were spitballing a transforming robot that is now getting a shot at work that's literally out of this world: NASA Mars Rover missions. Caltech has unveiled its multi-talented robot that can fly, drive, walk and do...
Vodafone,Vodacom to beta test Amazon’s Project Kuiper in 2024
Vodafone and Project Kuiper - Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite (LEO) communications initiative - have announced a strategic collaboration through which Vodafone and Vodacom plan to use Project Kuiper's network to extend the reach of 4G/5G services to more of their...
AI expected to be critical in learning and education
The shipments of smart devices in learning and education has mushroomed together with their capability, applicability, and value, says IDC, adding that the ecosystem now plays an increasingly important role in the market development with improved interoperability and...
IBM, Salesforce collaborate to speed up adoption of trustworthy AI
IBM and Salesforce have announced a collaboration to help shared clients accelerate business transformations with generative AI while helping to safeguard their data. According to the companies, clients can now access the following: * Driving adoption of AI...
Mustek flags irregular expenditure at Sizwe
The Mustek board has issued a statement concerning irregular expenditure during the 2023 financial year in Sizwe Africa IT Group, in which Mustek holds a minority share. The company stresses that Mustek’s nominee director is appointed in a non-executive capacity to...
Public cloud market continues meteoric growth
The global cloud computing market size is expected to reach $1,55-trllion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 14,1% from 2023 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The main factors driving the market growth include the rising adoption of cloud-native...
OpenAI grapples with double-edged sword in Microsoft alliance
OpenAI's strategic collaboration with Microsoft is widely perceived as a remarkable achievement, with the release of ChatGPT last year not only seeing resounding success, but also sparking fresh conversations and opportunities around AI. Nonetheless, OpenAI now...
More News Today
Ericsson Spectrum Sharing commercially available
Ericsson has announced that its unique dynamic spectrum sharing solution is commercially available, allowing communications service providers to quickly and cost-effectively launch 5G on a nationwide scale. Ericsson Spectrum Sharing allows both 4G and 5G to be...
Embrace hyper-automation for business growth
Hyper-automation is considered to be one of the most important trends in the ICT sector today. Rousseau Kluever, managing client partner at Decision Inc. Companies looking to increase the momentum of their digital transformation journeys must embrace this if they are...
Don’t bother with testing – it’s fine
What's the point of quality assurance (QA) and testing? Isn't it just another block in the road to product delivery? Doesn't it just add more hours between innovation and delivery? The answer is yes. If it's done with the right intent, testing is going to take time...
TikTok passes 40m daily active users
Data gathered by Learnbonds.com indicates that video-sharing social networking service TikTok had 41,27-million daily active users (DAU) globally in January 2020 across both iOS and Android platforms. This is the all-time-high number of DAU since the app's inception....
Redesigning supply chains to deal with disruption
Recent and ongoing global events such as the novel coronavirus crisis have highlighted the fragility of existing supply chains when they are suddenly and unexpectedly disrupted. Fortune magazine reports that 94% of the Fortune 1000 are experiencing coronavirus supply...
Series-A funding for SA data startup
Omnisient, a Cape Town-based privacy-by-design startup that specialises in secure data sharing for businesses, has landed pre-Series A funding from Nedbank CIB, Investec and Compass Venture Capital. With the vision of democratising data, Omnisient's intersect.ai...
Endeavor entrepreneurs have an economic impact
During his 2020 Budget Speech, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni stated that entrepreneurs will ignite the economy and drive job creation. Proving his words are the 26 entrepreneurs being supported by Endeavor South Africa who, over the past three years, have delivered...
Logicalis gets Microsoft Azure Expert Managed Service Provider status
Logicalis Group has achieved Microsoft Azure Expert Managed Services Provider (MSP) status, one of only 65 firms globally to achieve such accreditation out of more than 60 000 cloud partners. The Azure Expert Managed Service Provider (MSP) program is a global...
The impact of Covid-19 on markets
The spread of coronavirus, Covid-19, beyond China has created fresh uncertainty for the global growth outlook and sparked volatility in financial markets. Outbreaks in South Korea, Iran and Italy have raised concerns that the spread outside of China may be...
Enabling the smart factory
Smart manufacturing practices making use of connected technology hold the power to improve efficiency and optimise factory operations. However, with the increased use of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) comes the threat of a cyber breach. To ensure that its...
Project Manager – Western Cape Cape Town
Lead projects from inception to completion Stakeholder management Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, and budgets. Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues. Provide regular project updates to stakeholders and senior management.Minimum...
Scrum Master – Western Cape Cape Town
We are looking for a Scrum Master that has experience in managing projects within an Agile Custom Development and Integration environment. The successful Scrum Master will be responsible for owning the delivery of numerous Agile projects on an end-to-end basis in...
Project Manager Agile SDLC
PROJECT MANAGERPermanentWork Level - SkilledWestern Cape - George DescriptionA dynamic leader in software development is on the lookout for a standout Software Project Manager to join our vibrant team at our picturesque headquarters in George, nestled in the heart of...
SAP ABAP Developer
My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for an SAP Developer ABAP / Fiori / UI5 to join them on a fixed term contract IT / Finance Responsibilities Help with day-to-day queries from users and IT teamsSupport existing systemsExperience of end-to-end...
Senior PowerApps Developer
Key Responsibilities: Architect and develop high-quality PowerApps applications.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate PowerApps with other Microsoft services.Mentor junior developers and provide guidance on best practices.Stay updated with the latest...
Project Manager Agile SDLC – Western Cape George
PROJECT MANAGERPermanentWork Level - SkilledWestern Cape - George DescriptionA dynamic leader in software development is on the lookout for a standout Software Project Manager to join our vibrant team at our picturesque headquarters in George, nestled in the heart of...
SAP ABAP Developer – Western Cape Bellville
My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for an SAP Developer ABAP / Fiori / UI5 to join them on a fixed term contract IT / Finance Responsibilities Help with day-to-day queries from users and IT teamsSupport existing systemsExperience of end-to-end...
Senior PowerApps Developer – Remote Remote
Key Responsibilities: Architect and develop high-quality PowerApps applications.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate PowerApps with other Microsoft services.Mentor junior developers and provide guidance on best practices.Stay updated with the latest...
Security Analyst X2
iOCO Infrastructure Services Invites You to Explore Possibilities. We are seeking a Security Analyst to join our team. As a Security Analyst, you'll be responsible for responsible for monitoring all connectivity environments, as well as continuous updates of all daily...
Technology Integrator (Chief Expert) 2870 TT
A senior cloud architect to join the team to ramp up our mainframe services regarding the refactoring (conversion) from mainframe applications to Java based cloud applications.Doing a proof of concept with a small application to select an appropriate Code Conversion...
View more career listings on our Careers Section