5G drives changes in service providers’ FWA strategies
Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) continues to grow in strength as a 5G use case for communications service providers (CSPs) globally with a sharp increase over the past year in the number of CSPs offering the service. This is among the findings from the June 2024 Ericsson...
Steady growth forecast for quantum computing
The global quantum computing market is anticipated to reach $4,24-billion by 2030, with a CAGR of 20,1% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. Quantum computing is an emerging field with the potential to revolutionise various industries...
Sustainable packaging commitments won’t be met by 2025
While enterprise commitments to sustainable packaging have centered on 100% of packaging being reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025, Gartner predicts that 90% of those public sustainable packaging commitments won’t be met by 2025 due to reliance on plastics and...
Digital Reality to buy majority stake in Teraco
Digital Realty, the largest global provider of cloud and carrier-neutral data centre, colocation and interconnection solutions, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Teraco Data Environments from a consortium of investors, including...
Campus switch sales hit an all-time high
Worldwide, campus switch market revenue reached a record level in 3Q 2021, according to a report by Dell’Oro Group. Growth was mostly propelled by 1 Gbps, which reached a record level in shipments during the quarter, while NBase-T ports were down Y/Y. “We have been...
Off-highway vehicle telematics systems set for rapid growth
Berg Insight estimates that the global installed base of active off-highway vehicle telematics systems reached 5,2-million units in 2020. This includes connected units deployed on various off-highway vehicles across the construction, mining, agriculture and forestry...
Adapt IT is acquired by Volaris, delists from the JSE
Adapt IT Holdings has been acquired by Volaris Group for R7.00 per Adapt IT share, effective 3 January 2022. Volaris is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian-listed Constellation Software. All conditions and regulatory approvals have now been met, including approval...
CES ready to open doors in Las Vegas
CES 2022 will be taking place as an in-person event in Las Vegas from tomorrow (5 January) to 7 January – closing one day earlier than initially planned in light of new concerns over Covid-19. More than 2 200 exhibitors are confirmed to exhibit in person at CES 2022,...
Theory of General Relativity passes extreme tests
A team of researchers from 10 countries, including the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory’s chief scientist Dr Fernando Camilo, has conducted a 16-year-long experiment to challenge Einstein’s theory of General Relativity with some of the most rigorous tests...
James Webb Space Telescope keeps deployment timelines flexible
The James Webb Space Telescope mission operations team has moved the beginning of sunshield tensioning activities to today (3 January), to ensure Webb is in prime condition to begin the next major deployment step in its unfolding process. The team has been analysing...
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ESET improves secure authentication tech
ESET Southern Africa has launched the latest version of its ESET Secure Authentication (ESA) technology, a two-factor authentication (2FA) software providing both SMEs and Enterprise organisations with a more secure form of remote access to company networks and...
Pitney Bowes SA achieves ISO 9001:2008
Efficient processes are the vital signs of a successful business. This is the philosophy of Pitney Bowes South Africa, which pride itself on its service levels and capacity to add value to customers’ businesses. The company, a leading provider of customer...
Frost & Sullivan commends XLink
Based on its recent research on the machine-to-machine (M2M) in retail and finance market, Frost & Sullivan presents XLink Communications with the 2014 South African Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Leadership for its VersaLink platform. This is just one...
How to choose a satellite ISP
The advent of truly affordable satellite broadband services has made a big difference to the South African Internet landscape, Jacques Visser, project manager Vox Telecom YahClick. For those in rural areas, who previously battled with slow dialup cellular connections,...
A business guide to wearable technology
Since the rumours many months ago that a certain consumer electronics company was going to introduce a smart watch, people have in equal parts been sceptical and excited about the potential of wearable technology. But despite the consumer appeal, is there a business...
Understanding network attached storage
Network attached storage (NAS) is a fast-growing technology in today’s data driven world, and has become something of a buzzword as it gains popularity, says Ruben Naicker, WD Product Specialist at DCC. But what exactly is NAS? How does it differ from a file server?...
Is uncapped broadband really uncapped?
Unsuspecting broadband users continue to be misled by unscrupulous Internet Service Providers (ISPs) who market capped broadband products as uncapped. Unknowingly, many of the uncapped broadband packages on offer have a fair usage or traffic management policy,...
New Titanium Backup Appliance from Attix5
Attix5, an international data protection software and cloud solution provider, has announced the release of the Titanium Appliance, a complete onsite backup and recovery solution pre-installed with Attix5 software. This will enable any organisation to easily backup...
E-mail security must be a focus in 2014
South African companies may have bedded down the e-mail security basics but, they are going to have to relook at how they define e-mail security and look at it with a “wide angle lens” in 2014. That’s if they are to navigate a dramatically-shifting legislative and...
Health Monitor improves ICT with Integr8
Following the proactive response to a request for the installation of HP networking infrastructure (including configuration and cabling), managed ICT services provider Integr8 ensured that its client, Health Monitor Company, acquired the necessary redundancy failover...
Fixed Income Analyst
Join one of South Africa's premier Asset Managers, leading the charge in today's dynamic market. As part of their growth strategy, we are seeking a skilled investment professional with a strong statistical/mathematical background to join them as a Fixed Income...
Junior Support/SQL Developer
ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic provider of tailored Workforce Management and Software Solutions seeks a talented & ambitious a Junior Support/SQL Developer who will primarily be responsible for the Customer Support function. You will also assist with Software Development...
Senior Mobile Developer
Overview: We are seeking a skilled Mobile Developer with experience in Xamarin and a strong focus on modern frameworks like Flutter and React. The ideal candidate will be passionate about crafting elegant, efficient, and maintainable code for mobile applications. They...
Project Manager (Wits Ezintsha) – Gauteng Parktown
Main purpose of the job:To drive the development and implementation of pharmacy PrEP ProjectsLocation:Ezintsha – Parktown, JohannesburgKey performance areas:Develop a work plan and other strategic project documents for the effective implementation of the projectWork...
Fixed Income Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town Region
Join one of South Africa's premier Asset Managers, leading the charge in today's dynamic market. As part of their growth strategy, we are seeking a skilled investment professional with a strong statistical/mathematical background to join them as a Fixed Income...
Junior Support/SQL Developer – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic provider of tailored Workforce Management and Software Solutions seeks a talented & ambitious a Junior Support/SQL Developer who will primarily be responsible for the Customer Support function. You will also assist with Software Development...
Senior Mobile Developer – Gauteng Centurion
Overview: We are seeking a skilled Mobile Developer with experience in Xamarin and a strong focus on modern frameworks like Flutter and React. The ideal candidate will be passionate about crafting elegant, efficient, and maintainable code for mobile applications. They...
Software Engineer
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Prototyping and software development of the telescope operational software (all stages of the full software development life cycle may be encountered).Provide hands-on technical support in the system administration of the hardware platforms,...
Full Stack Developer (JavaScript, Angular)
ENVIRONMENT:Our client, a leading, cutting-edge health tech software company based in Pretoria, is seeking an exceptional developer with a strong command of various skills. If you excel in 2-3 of the following technologies: JavaScript (including Node.js, [URL Removed]...
Mid-Senior Backend SQL Developer
ENVIRONMENT:ARCHITECT robust and scalable applications as your coding expertise as a Mid-Senior Backend SQL Developer is sought by a dynamic provider of tailored Workforce Management and Software Solutions. You will take on exciting projects from inception to...
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