A global group of civil society organisations and technology companies has come together to promote the use of strong encryption and prevent dangerous attempts by governments and law enforcement agencies to undermine it on the first-ever Global Encryption Day....

Government-imposed barriers to trade, such as tariffs, duties, and protectionist policies, inhibit the flow of goods and services and hurt low-to-middle income consumers the most. Where trade is more liberalised, people enjoy on average a higher quality of life. These...

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) augmented and virtual reality market will grow strongly over the next five years, posting annual growth rates of more than 100% across the 2016-2020 period, according to IDC. The global ICT and advisory services firm expects the MEA...

Kathy Gibson reports from SATNAC in George - The Internet of Things (IoT) is real - and there is more than $14-billion in opportunity available in South Africa right now. This is the word from Vernon Thaver, chief technology officer at Cisco SA, who points out that...

Kathy Gibson reports from SATNAC in George - 5G starts today; we don't need to wait for 2020, because 5G is a software evolution rather than a revolution. Most importantly, it is software, and the majority of what we need for 5G happens in the core network, says...

Kathy Gibson reports from SATNAC in George - In an increasingly mobile and digitalised world, telecommunications operators need to make major changes to meet the expectations of their customers. Amdoc Global conducted two survey asking consumers what they want from...

PwC has identified the Internet of Things alongside virtual reality and 3D printing, as one of the eight essential technologies that C-suite executives "should" absolutely consider. In its report, Tech breakthroughs megatrend, PwC evaluated more than 150 technologies...

The latest Nokia Threat Intelligence Report - H1 2016 has revealed a sharp rise in the occurrence of smartphone malware infections in the first half of the year. Issued twice per year, the report examines general trends and statistics for malware infections in devices...

The total installed electricity generating capacity in 48 sub-Sahara African countries is roughly the equivalent of Spain, according to The World Bank. Frighteningly, as much as a quarter of that meagre supply is offline at any given time, due to poor maintenance and...

With mobility increasingly shaping business strategies, the rapid adoption of the technology presents IT management with a growing number of complex and persistent challenges. Mobile devices and application usage continues to expand, challenging IT to optimise the...