Orange wins Frost & Sullivan award

Frost & Sullivan has presented telecommunications company Orange with the 2013 Africa Frost & Sullivan Company of the Year Award, based on their execution of its growth strategies, as well as their commitment to offering superior services and products to...

Outsource service management infrastructure

There is a rising trend amongst tower companies across the African continent to outsource their service management portfolio. The question that begs answering however is why? Why would a business look to outsource such a key component of its organisation and what...

Is fibre only for the elite?

Imagine crystal clear video conferencing without any connection problems, or having immediate access to files in the cloud or streaming high definition videos without having to wait. If you are one of the lucky few to have a 100Mbps line, then you are living the...

Fibre to the home an ISP revenue opportunity

Internet service providers (ISPs) are likely to benefit from a range of new revenue opportunities as fibre to the home and office becomes more commonplace in South African metros. That’s according to Mark Tinka, Head of Engineering at SEACOM. He says that the...

IPv6 – the Internet protocol with a twist

The adoption and overall success of a new global technology are often driven by a number of factors such as user acceptance, infrastructure readiness or even accessibility, says Dean Young, senior sales Consultant Telecommunications at T-Systems in South Africa....