Telkom sells off masts and towers
Telkom has entered into an agreement to sell its masts and towers business housed in its wholly-owned subsidiary, Swiftnet, to Towerco Bidco, a new entity to be set up by a black economic empowerment (BEE) consortium. The sale has an enterprise value of R6,75-billion,...
SA operators keep Africa connected despite cable breaks
With only three of the 10 undersea cables that connect South Africa to the world still in operation, it is quite remarkable that the region remains as well connected as it is. This is the view of Edward Lawrence of the Workonline Group, who says: "The cable breaks on...
How govtech can reach full potential
Since the beginning of last year, governments have been pouring investments into e-systems, which can be largely attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic and the outlined need for e-solutions. However, some experts say that despite the increased focus on e-government...
Nedbank, AWS partner to help youth with cloud careers
Nedbank has joined forces with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide free cloud computing skills development and job training to unemployed youth through the AWS re/Start programme. AWS re/Start is a free, 12-week training programme, covering fundamental AWS Cloud and...
Dedicated cloud IaaS market set for 100-times growth
Digital transformation (DX) is one of the trends shaping the enterprise world and driving the investments organisations are making to modernise their IT infrastructures and processes. Migration to service-based IT is one of the significant elements of DX initiatives...
Microsoft’s $10bn US Defense cloud contract pulled
The US Defense Department has cancelled a $10-billion cloud computing project with Microsoft. The new version of the JEDI contract will include Amazon and potentially other cloud players as well. When the contract was awarded in 2019, Amazon was widely tipped to win...
How CIOs can advance diversity, equity, inclusion
As part of their leadership responsibilities, CIOs should leverage their influence and technology resources to take an active role in advancing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, according to Gartner. "The disruption from the pandemic and social...
Scamming intensifies ahead of Black Widow premiere
After a few release date changes due to the pandemic, the world is finally set to experience the long awaited Black Widow movie. With all the restrictions driven by coronavirus, the organisers decided that the premiere of Black Widow will take place simultaneously in...
MS Teams saw 90% growth to 145m daily users
Microsoft Teams surged in popularity as a direct result of the Coronavirus outbreak in 2020. According to data presented by Tradingplatforms.com, the daily active users (DAU) of Microsoft Teams in April 2021 increased by over 93% compared to a similar period in 2020 -...
New approach needed to combat HIV-related stigma in SA
Globally, external HIV-related stigma is a major threat to all HIV prevention, care and treatment interventions - including the recently launched Universal Test and Treat strategy in South Africa and the 90-90-90 targets set by UNAIDS for the global response by 2020...
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Ericsson unveils preliminary market share data
Ericsson has published preliminary market share estimates for 2012, in conjunction with publishing its Annual Report for 2012. During 2011, Ericsson introduced a wider definition of the equipment market reflecting the company’s R&D investments during the past...
Secure Lab named Cyberoam Gold partner
Cyberoam Technologies Private Ltd, the leading provider of identity-based Unified Threat Management (UTM) range of appliances, today announced the appointment of Secure Lab as its partner for South Africa. The appointment of Secure Lab is aimed at making deeper...
ESET launches Secure Authentication in SA
Proactive digital protection vendor ESET has announced the general availability of ESET Secure Authentication, a two-factor authentication (2FA) software solution for small and medium businesses (SMBs). This simple and highly efficient application makes use of remote...
Sophos advances MDM for Android
Sophos has announced the latest version of its mobile device management (MDM) solution, Sophos Mobile Control 3.0, which is offered on-premise and as-a-service. This version includes support for Samsung SAFE devices, granting tighter control over how devices are used...
OTEL launches TVNO 2.0
OTEL Telecoms, recognised for its vendor neutral VoIP and broadband infrastructure as a service provision to operators and Internet service providers (ISPs), is pleased to announce the release of V2.0 software for the company’s Terrestrial Virtual Network Operator...
Contact centres go social with Aspect Social
Aspect Software, a leading provider of next generation customer contact and enterprise workforce optimisation, has announced the launch of Aspect Social, a cloud-based offering that aligns interactions organisations have with customers on Facebook, Twitter, blogs and...
Multisource brings GSM to rural Zambia
Leading South African wireless communication specialist Multisource Telecoms has won a contract that will see 20 low-cost GSM towers bringing cell phone communications to rural Zambians for the first time. Supplied by US-based wireless telecommunications giant Vanu,...
BMW hosts inaugural e-mobility summit
BMW South Africa held its first-ever electro mobility (e-mobility) stakeholder summit in George, Western Cape, recently as part of a drive to begin unpacking the future of e-mobility domestically. The week-long event was attended by groups of business and motoring...
FET Colleges go live on ITS Integrator
Both the Port Elizabeth and Buffalo City Further Education and Training (FET) Colleges have gone live with its implementation of ITS Integrator. This was provided by ITS Tertiary Software, a leading independent technology solutions and services company and member of...
BBM 7 available on BlackBerry 5 OS
BlackBerry has announced that BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) version 7.0.1,which features voice chatting over a WiFi connection, is now available for BlackBerry smartphones running the BlackBerry 5 OS. BBM version 7.0.1 with BBM Voice is a fast, convenient, and...
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