Fragmentation, debt, political uncertainty weigh on 2025 economic outlook
The global economy is set to face significant challenges in 2025, with 56% of chief economists surveyed expecting conditions to weaken, according to the latest Chief Economists Outlook from the World Economic Forum. Only 17% foresee an improvement, pointing to...
GenAI will make 2025 intriguing for collaboration platforms
While generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) significantly shaped team collaboration platforms in 2024, its influence will only continue in 2025. The year is set to be an intriguing one, marked by rising adoption of Agentic AI, transformation of contact center...
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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TEDGlobal 2017 conference opens in Tanzania
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Is a gender-balanced workforce possible in SA?
South Africa needs more women in its workforce, more female role models in science, technology, engineering and maths and more benefits for working parents. In short, the country needs gender equality. But how soon can this be achieved? Gale Shabangu, inclusion and...
Fibre and benefit to rural communities
Digital transformation is becoming a reality, but it needs extend to all of South Africa. BitCo CEO Jarryd Chatz discusses how rolling out fibre in rural areas and how it will benefit the communities. Fibre itself isn't what benefits rural communities. What SMEs,...
Niche technologies for African broadband
Will wireless and satellite services close the digital divide? asks Dr Dawie de Wet, CEO of Q-KON. While fibre and fixed networks have the potential to close the digital divide, it is still very limited to selected metro and urban areas. Mobile service, on the other...
The promise of digital
We can change the world, writes Doug Woolley, Dell EMC GM: South Africa. "You are some of the world's greatest organisations and you are leading through a time of unprecedented change and opportunity. This is your show. It's about how you are changing the world:...
Nokia strives to make 5G a reality
Nokia has launched the 5G MoNArch (5G Mobile Network Architecture) research project. Supported and financed as part of Phase II of the 5G Infrastructure Public Private Partnership (5G-PPP), under the auspices of the European Union's Horizon 2020 Framework Programme,...
HP Inc debuts top-of-the-range gaming laptop
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A cryptocurrency regulatory parable
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The millennial factor in corporate governance
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Develop a natural interest in STEM
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