Aug 13, 2014
Wireless is the quickest and most cost-effective way to implement a communications network and nowhere is this more evident than in the mining industry, says Gary Woolley, CCO of wireless connectivity specialist Comsol. Comsol has proven the case for wireless in...
Jul 30, 2014
UbuntuNet Alliance and DANTE have commissioned the UbuntuNet network, a regional high-speed Internet network that will connect researchers, educators and students in eastern and southern Africa to their peers both regionally and in Europe. The African research and...
Jul 22, 2014
Orange has opened West Africa’s first very large-capacity IP Point of Presence (PoP). The operational launch of this facility, which is located in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, is set to enhance Internet connectivity in the sub-region by offering faster connection speeds...
Jun 18, 2014
A TV white spaces pilot project has gone live in Limpopo, with five schools connected to the Internet for the first time. The Microsoft pilot was completed four weeks ago, with teachers and learners getting access to the Internet and PCs for the first time ever. The...
Jun 18, 2014
Broadband and connectivity is a priority for South Africa over the next five years. This is according to President Jacob Zuma, who delivered his State of the Nation Address yesterday evening. “In addition to our major energy security interventions, we will continue to...
