New survey results from IDC show that data sovereignty and compliance are now an important factor in shaping IT selection and design decisions. Almost half the respondents (48%) to IDC's Cloud Pulse 2Q22 survey say that data sovereignty and industry compliance have...

According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, 285,8-million smartphones shipped in China in 2022, down 13,2% year-on-year (YoY) to below the 300-million mark for the first time in 10 years. In 4Q22, the market declined 12,6% YoY to 72,9-million units....

Researchers have demonstrated that time travel is possible - although only by one particle for a tiny fraction of a second. Using an IBM 5-qubit quantum computer and a time-travel algorithm, the team was able to reverse the age of a particle by a millionth of a...

Net 1 UEPS has reported revenue of $86,5-million for the third quarter of 2019. A fundamental EPS of ($0.62) includes $25,2-million, or $0.44 per share of non-cash fair value loss adjustments for Cell C, net of tax, and the impairment of the Cedar Cell note. The group...

Globally, the US dominates the security technology space, but Chinese tech companies are increasingly strengthening their presence in this area, challenging the historical American dominance. This is reflected in GlobalData's list of top five venture capital (VC)...

Consumers can expect to see a near-term benefit from 5G, as they look forward to the technology providing relief from urban network congestion, and to bring more home broadband choices. According to a new Ericsson ConsumerLab study, smartphone users say they are...

Telco public cloud usage is predicted to double in 2019, according to a recent research report by industry analyst firm Ovum, entitled "Understanding the Business Value Of Re-architecting Core Applications on the Public Cloud." Currently, only 20% of...

Net1 has, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Net1 Applied Technologies South Africa, entered into a transaction with FirstRand Bank, acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division (RMB), in terms of which Net1 SA further reduced its shareholding in DNI-4PL Contracts...

MTN has increased subscribers by 4-million to 236,6-million in the quarter ended 31 March 2019., Active data subscribers increased quarter on quarter (q oq) by 2,6-million to 81,3-million; and active MTN Mobile Money customers increased QoQ by 1,2-million to...

Growth continues to top the list of CEO business priorities in 2019 and 2020, according to a recent survey of CEOs and senior executives by Gartner. The most notable change in comparison to last year's results is that a growing number of CEOs also deem financial...