Reflex expands fibre network in Kwa-Zulu Natal
ICT services company Reflex Solutions has expanded its dark fibre network in the Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN) region. The Reflex fibre network in KZN is 280km long and will extend from Ballito in the North Coast to Port Shepstone in the South Coast to Pietermaritzburg, the...
Eseye partners with Gemalto on IoT deployment
Eseye has announced a strategic partnership with Gemalto to deliver the world's first family of pre-integrated modules that will simplify IoT device design, cloud connectivity and accelerate time-to-market. The two companies are creating a suite of plug-and-play IoT...
Look to the Intelligent Edge for IoT success
Over the next decade, the Internet of Things (IoT) holds the potential to deliver $11-trillion in new business activity each year. To capture this potential, organisations need to implement an Intelligent Edge, an architecture that is fully connected, secured,...
The intelligent utility of the future
For years, technology has promised to revolutionise the power sector. While smart grids have been implemented in many countries, the Internet of Things (IoT) devices and digital control solutions promise to be the enabler of the intelligent utility. Dr Cathy...
Agricultural innovation driven by digital intelligence
With almost all available arable land in the Americas, Europe and Asia already productively farmed using the most developed agricultural techniques, Africa, with 60% of the world's uncultivated arable land presents a major opportunity to meet the 70% increase in...
Building a ‘nervous system’ for smart cities
Smart cities are no longer a utopian dream of the future. Thanks to a slew of innovative and game-changing technologies, they are already active and growing quickly. Smart cities could be described as the junction between three main areas, namely digital...
BT sparks network transformation for Rexel
BT has successfully completed the implementation of a new software defined wide area network (SD-WAN) for Rexel, a distributor of electrical products, connecting more than 50 sites throughout Germany. The agreement for provision and management of the network is the...
15 seconds could be the difference between life and death
The Internet of Things (IoT) and related technological advances has moved the goal posts when it comes to telematics. Telemetry is no longer merely used for stolen vehicle recovery, even though recent advances will make for far better recovery statistics in future...
Nokia debuts Quillion chipsets
Nokia has launched Quillion, a new family of chipsets that will power next-generation massive scale access networks. Leveraging Nokia's extensive expertise, the Quillion chipset will allow operators to easily introduce 10G PON in their fiber networks and to serve more...
Unravelling Cisco’s DNA platform
Streamlining IT operations, gaining better control of IT systems and end-to-end network management are key to an organisation's ability to use IT for what it is intended - business innovation. But, according to Collins Emadau, Comstor Architecture Lead, Enterprise...
Demystifying data availability in the age of digital
Some companies understand the importance of concepts such as shadow IT, availability, sandboxing, and backup, and yet, in the digital business environment, these have become critical to ensure the integrity of operations, especially in the event of a disaster or a...
Proactive approach with managed services toolkit
Network specialist three6five has announced details of a managed services toolkit, that it believes will reshape the managed services market, bringing a layer of consultancy and proactivity that helps businesses better utilise and plan their network requirements. Nick...