NAPAfrica peering boosts business
Africa’s largest Internet exchange(IXP), NAPAfrica says that the digital divide still exists and new innovative approaches such as peering should be better utilised if Africa is to ever have full access to critical information. While growth is evident, NAPAfrica says...
The over-the-top debate
Over-the-top (OTT) services delivered via the Internet have become part and parcel of the lives of consumers today, says Eckart Zollner, head of Business Development, The Jasco Group. From converged multimedia services such as High Definition (HD) audio and video to...
Large-scale satellite deployments in Africa
With the advent of High Throughput Satellite (HTS) services within Africa’s connected business environment, the question of what happens with the remainder of the satellite supply value chain is relevant, says Dr Dawie de Wet, CEO, Q-KON. The development of HTS...
Revolutionising business telephony
Changing the way business owners think about and run their communications is the sole mission of two Cape Town entrepreneurs and the co-founders of Euphoria Telecom, George Golding and Conrad de Wet. Euphoria is fast changing the business telephone (PABX) system game...
YahClick strengthens position in key markets
Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) has announced that its satellite broadband service, YahClick, active customer base has recorded significant growth of more than 42% during 2014. To date, YahClick has acquired almost 34 000 subscribers for its satellite...
Advanced analytics, telecoms a powerful duo
Telecommunications and advanced analytics are a symbiotic duo that can help fast track African development and revolutionise business, says Ayanda Dlamini, business development manager at LGR Telecommunications. Advanced analytics, growing off a foundation of...
Hetzner lauded by Frost & Sullivan
Based on its recent analysis of the Web hosting market, Frost & Sullivan recognises Hetzner with the 2014 South African Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Award for excellence in capturing the highest market share within its industry. Hetzner consolidated its...
Vox offers Fat Pipe to SMBs
Since the launch of Vox Telecom’s Fat Pipe at the end of 2013, thousands of customers have taken advantage of this connectivity solution. The success of Fat Pipe in the consumer segment, coupled with a need for a prioritised, unshaped data service, at an affordable...
Intelsat, Azercosmos partner on satellite
Intelsat and Azercosmos have announced that the two companies have signed a strategic agreement at the 45 degrees east orbital position. The two companies will closely collaborate on the design of the Azerspace-2/Intelsat 38 satellite and leverage their respective...
Neotel earns Cisco Gold partner status
Neotel, South Africa's first converged communications network operator, has been awarded Cisco Gold Certified Partner status in South Africa. This award follows Neotel meeting rigorous standards set out by Cisco to demonstrate that it is qualified to sell, install,...
Trusted data key to success in 2015
The wheels are turning ever faster in the telecom industry. For every year, there are new and often unexpected developments. As we face another eventful year, industry expert David King, CEO of leading data centre and power management systems supplier Flexenclosure,...
The business case for satellites
Surprisingly, the debate surrounding satellite as a feasible and sustainable communication technology continues. Usually these debates discuss satellite as an alternative option to fibre cable networks and how fibre will replace satellite and then, almost inevitably,...