Battery theft has become a top concern among mobile network operators given that their ability to deliver on their uptime customer promises depends on back-up power supply that batteries provide during power outages at mobile base stations. However, network providers...

For the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic hit - and by popular demand! - the South African Internet industry's iWeek conference is back. Hosted by the ZA Network Operators Group (ZANOG) and Internet Service Providers' Association of SA (ISPA), the event will be...

Chatbots, virtual assistants and robots drive seamless and effortless experience, and their usage is bound to increase. Gartner predicts that by 2022, 70% of customer interactions will involve emerging technologies such as machine learning (ML) applications, chatbots...

Results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Large Format Printer Tracker show that large format printer shipments grew on a worldwide basis in the fourth quarter of 2019 (4Q19). "Shipment growth in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa...

While South Africa's Budget Speech may only have an impact on new vehicle sales during March, the market seemingly reacted positively to it during February. In January, WesBank had forecast the market to decline 3,5% this year, and the second month of the year will...

Seacom and Tata Communications have joined forces to offer high-speed, reliable pathways between Africa, Europe and Asia to meet the growing demand for connectivity linking these regions. The partnership allows the two companies to leverage each other's regional and...

Finance leaders often struggle to make sense of the many trends that impact their finance function and the wider organisation today. According to Gartner, understanding these 10 trends will help them to succeed in their role. Digital is creating a skills disconnect As...

While the fourth quarter of 2019 saw a decrease in total malware volume, a key global trend also unfolding within the period was the use of macro-enabled documents for malware delivery. This is according to Cofense's Q4 2019 Malware Trends Report, giving insight into...

The global smartphone market recovery will be impacted in 2020 as uncertainties around Covid-19 increased over the last month. According to the latest forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, the worldwide...

With 2019 in the rearview mirror and the emergence of the Covid-19 virus, International Data Corporation (IDC) has lowered its forecast for personal computing devices (PCDs), inclusive of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets. According to new projections...