DSA summit to take place in the Philippines
The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA), which advocates for laws and regulations that will lead to more efficient and effective spectrum utilisation, will hold the world’s largest conference on wireless spectrum sharing in Manila, Philippines on 6 to 8 May 2015. With an...
VoD drives carrier-neutral POPs in Africa
Video-on-demand (VoD), the ability to access specific video content at a convenient time and place on a convenient device through the Internet, has previously been an unfeasible technology in much of Africa as it requires large amounts of affordable, available and...
MIA introduces Samsung Wireless Enterprise
Mobile devices are increasingly at the centre of business communications and the need for an enterprise strategy for mobile deployment is more important than ever. With a growing number of mobile devices entering the enterprise, both company supplied and BYOD,...
Cloud not the best option
Company executives are constantly seeking ways to streamline their business processes and improve efficiencies. Cloud is not the best option to achieve this, it is the only option. This is according to local entrepreneur and Euphoria Telecom CEO George Golding....
Connecting remote locations
Despite the high penetration of wireless communications globally, talking, texting or emailing outside the primarily urban coverage of most mobile networks is either not possible or comes with unreliable service coverage. “The primary barrier to expanding coverage has...
Carrier communities are the future
Africa faces a number of challenges when it comes to telecommunications, chief among which has always been a lack of fixed-line infrastructure in many areas. This has resulted in mobile becoming the de facto standard in the region. In addition to the difficulties of...
Dynamic Spectrum Alliance grows
AirTies, Aruba Networks, ATDI, Broadcom and Saankhya Labs are the latest members to join the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance, with Broadcom and Aruba Networks being elected to its board of directors. The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance welcomes new members as it continues to...
Liquid Telecom uses Alcatel-Lucent equipment
Alcatel-Lucent is to provide Liquid Telecom with various GPON and DWDM technologies for the expansion of its networks in Kenya and Uganda. Alcatel-Lucent is providing upgrades to previously deployed dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) and gigabit passive...
Innovation key in shifting telecoms market
The advent of cloud computing, the digital era and the growing phenomenon of bring your own everything or BYOx has caused a dramatic shift in the telecommunications market, says Dean Young, portfolio manager: Connectivity Services at T-Systems in South Africa....
Metacom solution boosts visibility, control
Industrial and commercial communications operator Metacom has launched its web-based Metacom Management Centre to clients, allowing them unprecedented insight into network performance. “We solve difficult communications problems for banks, retailers and utilities,”...
Choosing the right IT partner
In our current economic environment, it is essential that businesses deal with the “right” suppliers and partners, as this can make the difference between success – or even mere survival – and failure. That’s the view of Debbie Pretorius, GM of business connectivity...
CBNL upgrades platform
Cambridge Broadband Networks (CBNL), the global leader in point-to-multipoint (PMP) microwave networks, has announced the launch of the latest update to its market-leading VectaStar platform, which increases hub site capacity to 14,4Gbps and improves its maximum range...