Global satellite IoT subscriber base to reach 24m by 2027
The global satellite IoT communications market is growing at a steady pace, according to Berg Insight, with its subscriber base growing to more than 4,5-million in 2022 - and with CAGR forecast at 39,6% it will reach 23,9-million units in 2027. Only about 10% of the...
Poorest countries forced to pay more for capital
New analysis from The ONE Campaign shows that the combination of rising interest rates and lack of sufficient affordable capital from the World Bank is increasing economic pressures on vulnerable countries already at high risk of debt distress. ONE's research shows...
Mboweni sticks to a realistic path in 2021/22 Budget
South African Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivered the 2021/22 Budget on Wednesday that treads a pragmatic path between over-spending and too much austerity, as the economy grapples with the impact of Covid-19 and lockdowns. By Wesley Grimm, Joon Chong, Cor...
Budget 2021: a quick view
Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni delivered his Budget Speech 2021 to Parliament on Wednesday 24 February. Lullu Krugel, chief economist for PwC Strategy& Africa; and Dr Christie Viljoen, PwC Strategy& economist, provide an overview of key information relating...
Perseverance snaps first full-colour pic of Mars
The first high-resolution colour image to be sent back by the Hazard Cameras on the underside of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover, following its landing on 18 February 2021. This follows video from its landing that chronicles major milestones during the final minutes of...
Salaries shrunk in January 2021
The real average and overall salary paid contracted in January 2021 after coming under strain from the pandemic and level 3 lockdown, according to the latest BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI). However, South Africa's real private pensions reached the best...
IDC expects AI market growth to improve in 2021
Worldwide revenues for the artificial intelligence (AI) market, including software, hardware, and services, are forecast to grow 16,4% year over year in 2021 to $327,5-billion, according to the latest release of the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide...
Global government IT spend set to grow 5% in 2021
Worldwide government IT spending is forecast to total $483-billion in 2021, an increase of 5,1% from 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. "Government organizations continue to be challenged with the appropriate level of interventions to respond and...
Telcos should prioritise 5G efficiency and sustainability
5G will be the most transformative communications technology in a generation and enable a universe of new services, including advanced energy management capabilities that will be critical to solving growing energy and sustainability challenges. But new research...
Detected cyber threats rose 20% to exceed 62,6bn
Trend Micro detected 119,000 cyber threats per minute in 2020 as home workers and infrastructure came under new pressure from attacks, according to its "A Constant State of Flux: Trend Micro 2020 Annual Cybersecurity Report". The report also shows that home networks...
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TransUnion launches Car Value app
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Dell unveils new data solutions
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Unified communications comes of age
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Antarc Furniture grows market share with SAP
Enterprise software solutions market leader SAP has played a critical role in helping East Africa’s leading furniture and lifestyle store, Antarc, significantly grow its business. Since implementing the SAP Business One, version for SAP HANA software in 2009, the...
Four areas of focus for IT managers
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VoIP shifts into top gear as fibre blooms
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Velocity includes Mimecast in offering
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Blue Turtle takes on FrontRange
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