Nov 13, 2013
Kathy Gibson at AfricaCom, Cape Town – South Africa is leading the region in terms of smartphone penetration, and a broader segment of the population is starting to access mobile data services. Shiletsi Makhofane, head of marketing and strategy at Ericsson South...
Nov 6, 2013
Users’ mobile data usage is having a significant impact on networks. Citrix has released the Citrix Mobile Analytics Report for the fourth quarter of 2013, which finds: * Instagram versus Vine – which drives more network traffic? In January 2013, Twitter...
Jul 4, 2013
Future networks will cost about half of what traditional networks cost today. They will require a smaller capital investment to roll out, and will be cheaper to operate because they’ll be easier to manage, provide unified access, and require less power and cooling....
Jul 1, 2013
The number of devices on corporate IT networks carrying vulnerabilities has dropped from 75% in 2011 to 67% in 2012. While this is the lowest figure in two years, it highlights the ongoing lax approach to security on the part of network managers. This is one of the...
Jun 24, 2013
The first four satellites of the O3b satellite network are scheduled to lift off from Kourou, French Guiana, today on board a Soyuz launcher, bringing broadband to billions in the developing world. Many parts of the world, including parts of the Africa, Latin America,...