Call for Africa to collaborate on digital development
Kathy Gibson reports - African countries need to collaborate to ensure that the continent’s young population is connected and able to participate in the digital economy. This is the word from John Omo, secretary-general of the African Telecommunications Union (ATU),...
Clean, reliable power key to Africa’s digital economy
Kathy Gibson reports – South Africa and Africa must drive forward to create a digitally-inclusive environment that creates opportunities for entrepreneurs and lifts people out of poverty. This is the word from Solly Malatsi, minister of communications and digital...
5G subs set to triple
5G continues scaling faster than any previous mobile generation, despite the macroeconomic challenges. Global 5G subscriptions are expected to hit a massive 1,9-billion by the end of the year, according to data presented by SportsLens.com. The explosive growth will...
Global subscription streaming revenue to hit $137bn by 2027
In just five years, the number of people using subscription-based streaming services has nearly doubled, jumping from 610-million in 2017 to 1,16-billion last year. Streaming has taken the home video market by storm and will continue to outgrow other market segments...
Vanishing jobs add to employment crisis
The World Economic Forum estimates that 65% of children entering Grade 1 will work in a job that doesn't exist today. South Africa is already grappling with 32% unemployment but also needs to contend with the possibility of 50% to 70% of current jobs being lost to...
OT gateways open up new entry points for attackers
With IoT connections in sub-Saharan Africa set to double by 2030, cybercriminals have more opportunities than ever to breach networks and systems, with converging IT, Internet of Things (IoT) and OT systems posing a risk to critical infrastructure. Microsoft's recent...
Malicious IoT botnet activity skyrockets
IoT botnet DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) traffic, originating from a large number of insecure IoT devices with the aim of disrupting telecom network services for millions of users, increased five-fold over the past year following Russia's invasion of Ukraine...
Township consumers prioritise value over brand loyalty
As residents adapt to a number of challenges including high unemployment, power cuts, poor service delivery, and rising food prices, South Africa's townships are seeing a significant shift in consumer behaviour with a growing preference for value over brand affinity....
WLAN market hits 11th quarter of YoY growth
Enterprise wireless LAN (WLAN) revenues grew 48% YoY in the first quarter of 2023 fueled by high shipment volumes and increasing prices, says Dell'Oro Group, adding that some vendors reported backlogs coming down faster than anticipated. "The enterprise-class WLAN...
Don’t forget to backup … and don’t forget data recovery
As businesses around the world are reminded about the importance of data backup during Backup Awareness Month, storage specialists Arcserve have stressed that recovery can often be the missing part of the successful business continuity equation. Global research...
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Closing the open source skills gap
South Africa is a skills-hungry country. In fact, according to Adzuna, the rarest skills are in the digital and technology sectors, where demand is far outstripping supply - and according to SUSE - that is exactly what the industry is seeing when it comes to open...
Cloud-native controller offers security, flexibility
Nokia has launched a new cloud-native Enterprise Session Border Controller (eSBC) that brings secure, ultra-high-quality IP voice and video services to enterprise customers. Enterprises upgrading their outdated communications networks from IP PBX to UC and UCaaS...
The impact of a growing remote workforce
Flexitime, home based jobs and remote workforces are a growing trend in South African businesses. While this type of flexibility is a selling point for employers and something that workers are actively seeking out, companies also need to consider how this can change...
2018 payment trends in SA
Technology will continue to drive the ways we make payments--but we must take African economic realities into account. By David Noel Lardin, vice-president digital payment for the CISMEA region at Gemalto. Technology developments will continue to revolutionise payment...
Why you should protect data at all costs
It has long been said that 'knowledge is power' but never has that been more pertinent than it is for businesses today. What businesses know is a key differentiator as they seek to get closer to their customers and improve their own business processes through the...
Reap the benefits of machine learning
Google's recent announcement that its artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning courses will be made available to the general public free of charge highlights the rapid pace at which machine learning is becoming a part of everyday life. This is according to...
Liquid Telecom provides Vaal University bursaries
The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Liquid Telecom South Africa and Vaal University of Technology will see more students accessing bursaries in the field of IT. Ten students received bursaries in 2017 to the value of R470 000, with this number...
African women break ground in science
It's not every day that you hear about cutting-edge global discoveries led by African scientists, especially female scientists. However, the Next Einstein Forum (NEF) female Fellows are breaking barriers in non-invasive measures of health, nanotechnology for cancer...
Nutanix, Dell EMC expand channel incentives
Nutanix is introducing new channel programme incentives and expanded standalone software license offerings with Dell EMC to drive the next wave of enterprise cloud adoption for its customers. With these new incentives, Nutanix will provide its partners with enhanced...
In-house vocational training can plug skills gap
Great long-term potential lies in introducing skills development initiatives especially for small and medium sized enterprises (SME) in South Africa. This is according to Richard Rayne, CEO of iLearn, which helps companies optimise skills development by offering...
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