Ellis Park gets free WiFi for test match

The Golden Lions Rugby Union, in partnership with WirelessG (G-Connect), is preparing for tomorrow’s rugby test between the South African Springboks and New Zealand by making Ellis Park Stadium the first public WiFi enabled stadium hotspot in South Africa. As part of...

Nigerian mobile demands require Smart WiFi

Across Africa mobile is growing exponentially – and the demand for constant connectivity is becoming insatiable – specifically in strong mobile markets such as Nigeria, says Ruckus Wireless. According to the latest statistics from the Nigerian Communications...

Telkom treats SA to free WiFi

Telkom Mobile is giving free access to WiFi to all South Africans at more than 1 500 WiFi hotspots around the country in a promotion running from 8 August to 15 December. The promotion gives all Telkom Mobile and non-Telkom Mobile customers an hour every day to use an...

Katoen Natie rolls out ZoneFlex solution

Ruckus Wireless has announced that its ZoneFlex Smart WiFi products and technologies have been selected by Katoen Natie, one of the most popular global, value-added logistics providers, to support its vast warehousing operations worldwide. Founded over 150 years ago...

WiFi standard has possibilities, challenges

The latest emerging wireless standard from the IEEE, the 802.11ac, promises unprecedented Gigabit connectivity with a host of new possibilities for application-based services – but it could result in performance issues. The new standard will impact Tier 1 carriers as...