Massive growth ahead for LEO satellite communications
End-user spending on low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications services is expected to reach $14,8-billion globally in 2026, an increase of 24,5% from 2025, according to Gartner. “LEO satellites have primarily delivered broadband connectivity to remote locations...
The impact of AI on digital transformation
Reaffirming its commitment to advancing Africa’s digital transformation through artificial intelligence (AI), Google has highlighted the impact of its AI tools on the local innovation and business landscape at the AI in Action event in Cape Town. Held under the theme...
Climate change is causing Earth’s rotation to shift
Days on Earth are growing slightly longer, and that change is accelerating. The reason is connected to the same mechanisms that also have caused the planet’s axis to meander by about 10 metres in the past 120 years. The findings come from two recent NASA-funded...
IaaS public cloud services revenue on growth trajectory
The worldwide infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market grew 16,2% in 2023, to total $140-billion, up from $120-billion in 2022, according to Gartner. Amazon retained the number one position in the IaaS market in 2023, followed by Microsoft, Google, Alibaba and...
Coalition aims for AI that is secure by design
The new Coalition for Secure AI (CoSAI) is an open-source initiative designed to give all practitioners and developers the guidance and tools they need to create Secure-by Design AI systems. CoSAI will foster a collaborative ecosystem to share open-source...
IBM, Fermilab partner on quantum initiatives
The addition of IBM as a new partner in the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Centre, a DOE National Quantum Information Science Research Centre hosted by Fermilab, has been approved by the US Department of Energy Office of Science, Science Programs. As a...
ICT leads as SA hits R3bn in VC investments
In 2023, South Africa's venture capital performance defied the downward trend in annual deals seen since 2020, with the information and communication technology (ICT) sector once again stealing the show. This was one of the key insights to emerge from this year's...
Asia sees fastest AI growth
Although the US is home to the world's largest artificial intelligence (AI) giants, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla, which continue shaping the global AI landscape, the US artificial intelligence industry is not the largest or the fastest growing....
UN Global Compact, AU Commission partner to boost African business
The United Nations Global Compact and the African Union Commission will partner up on the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI). Through this collaboration they will seek to amplify the impact of sustainable business practices across Africa through the UN Global...
African Development Bank approves R18,85bn for Transnet recovery
The African Development Bank Group has approved a R18,85-billion corporate loan to Transnet for its recovery and growth plans. The 25-year loan approved by the bank group's board of directors is fully guaranteed by the government of South Africa. It will facilitate...
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TeleMasters announces two new acquisitions
TeleMasters Holdings (TLM), a licenced communication service provider in the South African market, has acquired a 100% shareholding in two local ICT companies. Following the announcement last week that TeleMasters had acquired a 25% stake in data centre specialists...
Get the best out of fibre at home
South Africa's high-speed fibre optic Internet backbone has improved to the point where some half a million homes have ready access to fibre. With remote working powered by FTTH (fibre-to-the-home) likely to become a more permanent feature of a corporate SA adjusting...
Siemens, Salesforce partner on workspace solutions
Salesforce and Siemens have announced a strategic partnership to develop a new workplace technology suite that will support businesses globally to safely reopen and deliver the future experience for physical workplaces. The partnership will combine Salesforce's...
Lori Systems recognised as Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum
Lori Systems, a tech-driven logistics services company that co-ordinates haulage across frontier markets, was selected among hundreds of candidates as one of the World Economic Forum's (WEF's) Technology Pioneers. Lori's mission is to drive down the cost of goods. For...
Schneider Electric, Cisco partner to bridge OT and IT
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Jasco Enterprise partners with Five9
Jasco Enterprise, which offers hosted and on-site contact centre customer experience solutions, has struck a global partnership with the cloud-native contact centre solutions provider Five9. "Before Covid-19, we had already started observing a significant shift in...
Top remote worker cyber risks and solutions
Home-based workers are at increased risk of cyber attack, but there are several measures they can take to reduce risk. This is according to Bryan Baxter, a corporate IT business development manager and IITPSA KZN chapter committee member, who was addressing an IITPSA...
South Africa’s fuel stations shine a light on customer satisfaction
South Africa's top five fuel station brands - BP, Caltex, Engen, Sasol and Shell - are leading the way in the customer satisfaction stakes, with one of the highest industry Customer Satisfaction scores across 10 sectors polled in the South African Customer...
Prof Brian Armstrong joins Old Mutual board
Old Mutual has announced the appointment of Professor Brian Armstrong to its board as an independent non-executive director with immediate effect. Prof Armstrong brings with him more than 30 years of national, regional, and international experience. He is widely...
Africa’s agriculture value chains must go digital
Africa must seize the opportunity of the Covid-19 pandemic to deepen the digitalisation of agricultural value chains and transform the sector. This is the conclusion from speakers at a webinar jointly hosted by the FAO Investment Centre and the African Development...
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