Wireless LAN market set to hit record $10bn this year
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Users want to customise their metaverse experience
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ITU, UN-Habitat partner to accelerate digital transformation of cities and communities
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Black Friday, Cyber Monday 2020 were online hits
Online transactions on Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2020 fared slightly better than in previous years as more South Africans chose to do their bargain hunting from the web. 3D-Secure, BankservAfrica's online card authentication service (i.e. transactions that require...
Oliver Fortuin is new group CEO at Seacom
Byron Clatterbuck, who joined Seacom in 2012 as its chief commercial officer and became group CEO in February 2015, has resigned and will be ending his tenure with the company on 31 March 2021. Pieter Uys, chairperson of Seacom, comments: "Mr Clatterbuck has been...
Transactions flat in November, signalling a bleak December
The BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI) fell flat in November 2020, suggesting lower economic growth for Q4 2020, which may lead to reduced spending over the December holiday break. "The BETI was 121.8 in November 2020, which represents a 0,1% monthly...
Strong growth for PCD sales in MEA
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, saw shipments increase an impressive 23,5% year on year during Q3 2020, according to industry analysis conducted by...
South Africans turn to online services
A survey of Internet users across 12 countries shows that, in South Africa, the Covid-19 pandemic has brought about a huge increase in the use of the Internet for vital services. Nearly seven in ten (69%) South African Internet users who were surveyed have turned to...
Final deliverable of 5G Architecture Framework published
The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance has announced the latest requirements for a 5G End-to-End (E2E) Architecture Framework. The new framework aims to advance the 5G ecosystem to enable heterogenous access, virtualisation, autonomic capabilities,...
Vigilance urged as truck hijackings spike
An alarming increase in truck hijackings has raised a red flag for fleet owners to be extra vigilant over the festive season. The national crime statistics for the July to September 2020 period recently released revealed that there has been a 32% increase in truck...
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Graduate development critical for SA
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PM vital in financial services sector
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HP ENVY x2 hybrid available from DCC
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Unison first to host SAP MMS locally
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Classifieds boosted by mobile generation
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Windows Phone update for Nokia Lumia
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Online collaboration aids property transfer
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bbd nurtures local app developers
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M-health to empower doctors, patients
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