May 26, 2015
The proposed new price hike from Eskom may have negative implications for the Reserve Banks’ determination of interest rates – which would have a direct adverse effect on the cost of living and the economy’s ability to create jobs.This is according to David Ross,...
Mar 26, 2015
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...
Mar 12, 2015
The collection and use of personal data excites marketers, but scares the public. With new technologies, such as big data, it is easy to cross the “creepy” line, says Frank Buytendijk, research vice-president and distinguished analyst at Gartner. He says...
Jan 28, 2015
The recent controversy over the impounding of Uber taxis in Cape Town highlights a new compliance challenge likely to surface around mobile apps that connect consumers with service providers, says Tamaryn Tesselaar of TNK Attorneys. “Uber’s popularity in Cape Town has...
Sep 23, 2014
The Wireless Access Providers’ Association (WAPA) has released a draft Position Paper on Spectrum, and last week hosted the second Future Wireless Technologies Forum, as part of iWeek. Both these initiatives are for the purpose of giving real-world examples and...
