Telecoms change drives network revolution

Kathy Gibson reports from SATNAC 2014 – The telecommunications industry – both in Africa and around the world – is at a turning point. That’s the word from Jean-Pierre Lartigue, head of corporate strategy at Alcatel-Lucent, speaking at today’s SATNAC 2014 conference....

Collaboration key to delivering broadband

By Kathy Gibson, Satnac 2013, Stellenbosch – Have we gone full circle in respect of broadband? This is the question from Marius Mostert, chief technical officer at FibreCo Telecommunications, who says a conference like Satnac gives a good barometer of what’s...

Collaboration, relevance key to SA broadband

By Kathy Gibson, Satnac 2013, Stellenbosch – If South Africa is to benefit from broadband, we need to develop an environment of partnering where networks can be rolled out to all citizens and applications relevant to the majority of users are developed. These...

SA and the new wave of convergence

By Kathy Gibson, Satnac 2013, Stellenbosch – Convergence is often seen as an old concept, but it is probably more relevant today than ever before. Jonathan Shmukler, director: product marketing and revenue management at Amdocs, says that today literally...

Strong regulator will drive broadband

By Kathy Gibson, Satnac 2013, Stellenbosch – As South Africa gears up to become a network knowledge economy, the requirement for broadband is growing, along with the need for better policies in the industry. According to Luci Abrahams, director of the Link...