SA set for massive IP growth rates
South Africa will have about 27-million Internet users by 2019, up from 15-million in 2014. At the same time, South African IP traffic will grow six-fold by 2019, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 44%, according to the 10th annual Cisco Visual Networking Index...Bandwidth is pivotal to SA’s growth
South Africa’s bandwidth pricing has experienced less dramatic reductions of late, after several years of more aggressive price drops – but, predicts Brian Timperley of Turrito Networks, a new round of disruption is due under the twin pressures of fibre rollout...SA gets creative to recruit ICT skill
In a technologically and data driven economy, information and communication technology (ICT) has taken its place at the forefront of business operations. Regardless of industry or offering, organisations across the globe and here in South Africa have become...
The state of SA’s start-ups
South Africa’s start-up industry isn’t for the faint-hearted. According to a new survey by Ventureburn, employees and founders of start-ups are often paid below-market salaries, get close to zero benefits and are subject to high-pressure environments. Moreover, just 17% of start-ups are profitable, with only 3% making it to the sought-after venture capital investment stages.