WiFi a cost-effective solution for Africa

Across Africa, demands are changing, access models are changing and consumers are blurring the lines between corporate and personal spaces – fuelling a demand for wireless access. With more than 650-million mobile users in Africa and with 50% of Internet...

Dirty WiFi hinders mobile workforce

While there is an increasing buzz around WiFi hotspots globally, there are two main issues which ensure WiFi still remains a problematic means of connectivity for the mobile workforce. Craig Lowe, execMobile founder, says security and productivity should be of concern...

Keeping WiFi networks safe and secure

The days of being tethered to a phone cord to be able to access the internet or tap into a company network are long gone. The advent of WiFi, the popular technology which allows electronic devices to exchange data wirelessly via radio waves, is having hotspots...

Wireless drives into automotive industry

Wireless technologies like Bluetooth and embedded cellular will gain increasing importance for automotive infotainment and safety purposes over wired solutions, providing solid revenue growth this year and beyond, according to an Automotive Infotainment market tracker...

WiFi could answer broadband challenges

South Africa’s Internet protocol (IP) traffic is set to quadruple over the next five years, putting strain on the expensive wireless spectrum – one of the reasons mobile operators should be looking to include WiFi in their broadband strategies. Cisco’s Mobile...