Managed WiFi market set for $2,5bn

As the traditional worldwide enterprise wireless local area network (WLAN) market experiences relative maturation and the lofty gains of the past two years begin to flatten, the WLAN market for cloud-managed WiFi presents notable growth opportunities in both hardware...

Unearthing the value of the WiFi landscape

In the online-driven society of today, receiving something for free is generally understood to be part and parcel of the environment, says Dr Dawie de Wet, CEO of Q-KON Africa. Why then the debate over the sustainability and feasibility of providing free WiFi...

SA firms ignore free WiFi at their peril

In light of rapid growth in WiFi usage, it is imperative that South African service-orientated businesses look at incorporating WiFi as a service to their customers in order to remain competitive or gain advantage. Globally, 45% of total GSM smart device traffic was...

Orange Horizons expands into SA WiFi

Orange Horizons has launched the initial research and test stage of its planned WiFi service offering in South Africa, partnering with Cape Town-based African Eagle Tourism to provide free WiFi services within their fleet of vehicles. “Cape Town is one of Africa’s...

Q-KON, Ruckus grow wireless in Africa

Q-KON has joined the Ruckus Wireless Big Dog Partner Program. As a Big Dog Partner, Q-KON has committed to represent the Ruckus brand in Africa and add value to projects by helping companies to monetise WiFi. Ruckus Wireless is a global supplier of advanced wireless...