Wrist-worn device shipments slip but China takes up the slack
According to the latest International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker data, the global wrist-worn device market shipped 43,7-million units in the second quarter of 2024 (2Q24), a year-over-year (YoY) decrease of 0.7%. China...
WiFi 7 surges as WLAN shows signs of recovery
There was a glimmer of hope in the enterprise class wireless LAN (WLAN) market as revenues increased Q/Q to $2,2-billion, according to a Dell’Oro report. The adoption of Wi-Fi 7 accelerated, with Huawei shipping over half of the world’s units. “While WLAN revenues...
IT, security teams rally to counter AI threats
A new Commvault report shows that traditional silos between ITOps and security teams are beginning to break down, as organisations realise the importance of increased collaboration to combat the onslaught of more sophisticated cyber-attacks. Commissioned in...
These are the factors that keep SMMEs awake at night
2023 was a difficult year for South African small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs), marked by fluctuating market dynamics. This is according to Garth Rossiter, head of credit and chief risk officer at Lula, who adds: "The results of our recent business...
Digital health market heads to $780bn
The global digital health market size is expected to reach $780,49-billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 18,3% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. Growing smartphone penetration, advancements in internet connectivity, developing IT...
European Commission, African Development Bank unlock new infrastructure funding
On the sidelines of the Italy-Africa Summit, the European Commission (EC) and the African Development Bank Group have formalized a new Financial Framework Partnership Agreement to boost investments and infrastructure projects in Africa. The European Union's...
Anglo American partner on EV batteries
Anglo American has announced the launch of a research and development project in collaboration with GEM, one of China's largest battery and battery material recyclers, to explore new and more efficient technologies for the use of existing and alternative raw materials...
Création Africa extends application deadline
Création Africa, a R24-million initiative to mentor, incubate and provide financial support for emerging culture and creative businesses in Lesotho, Malawi and South Africa, has issued its final call for applications. Entrepreneurs have until 31 January 2024 to apply....
JINX dark fiber upgrades set the stage for SA internet growth
JINX completes dark fibre upgrades The multisite Johannesburg Internet Exchange (JINX) has completed the installation of high-speed dark fibre across the span of the entire network to radically boost the exchange's resilience and backbone capacity in 2024. "Successful...
Hubble finds water vapour in small exoplanet’s atmosphere
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have observed the smallest exoplanet where water vapour has been detected in the atmosphere. At only approximately twice Earth's diameter, the planet GJ 9827d could be an example of potential planets with water-rich...
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Capitec migrates client care and helpdesk call centres to the cloud
Capitec, South Africa's leading digital bank with over 15 million banking clients, had an urgent need to migrate their client care and helpdesk call centres to the cloud. Circumstances did not allow for a traditional cloud migration project (that could take months),...
Versus Africa raises funds for expansion
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Cash is king – but digital payments are coming for the throne
Even with a high banked population and a multitude of electronic payment options available, the average South African still use cash for daily purchases and payments with an estimated 78% to 80% of transactions being in cash. Anton van der Merwe, the...
Digital devices, services are improving Kenyans’ lives
Digital devices and services have improved the daily lives of 84% of Kenyans - while nearly one third said that it had boosted their incomes. These are among the key findings of a unique cross-country survey that provides a comprehensive and timely assessment of how...
Driving digital transformation in Africa
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Westcon-Comstor to distribute Zscaler
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Future-proof data centres key to digital transformation in Africa
According to a recent report, Africa needs 700 data centre facilities to meet growing demand for capacity and density in today’s digitally-driven operating environment. This is easier said than done given the power, land, and water requirements of modern data centres....
How business can lead a revolution in education
The gap between businesses’ demand for digital skills and supply among the workforce is widening drastically. According to a global McKinsey survey nearly 90% of executives say they have a shortage of skills needed in their workforce already or expect this to be the...
5G: the future, the present and the channel opportunity
There was a time, not so long ago, when 5G was only talked about in relation to ‘the future’. But as the first 5G networks are deployed around the world, with higher bandwidth and faster speeds, applications such as high-definition video, ultra-low latency gaming and...
East Africa data infrastructure ripe and ready to move to the next level
Technology is said to be changing so fast that regulators cannot keep up. However, in East Africa at least, the gap is narrowing as policy-makers and regulators see the economic benefits of keeping regulation up to speed with technology advancements. By John Syekei,...
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