WiFi transforms transportation

Faster, more dependable WiFi connectivity that works even in a crowded train or bus station or terminal is critical to meeting passenger and operational needs, and as more and more WiFi is being deployed across transportation and fleet hubs in South Africa, the use of...

WiFi calling service from AlwaysOn Calling

AlwaysOn, a WiFi provider, has launched AlwaysOn Calling for Android smartphones. AlwaysOn Calling lets users make calls over WiFi or their cellular data package, a much cheaper way of calling then using your mobile network. All users have to do register from the...

Opera Max offers compression technology

Opera Software, the company that brought us Opera Mini, Africa’s most popular mobile browser, has launched the new Opera Max. Opera Max compresses all data sent through Android smartphones with world leading image and video compression technology, so users can get the...

Stellenbosch gets agile to connect students

Stellenbosch University has deployed the first academic campus-wide Huawei Agile network in South Africa. Joe Smit, IT director: services and operations at Stellenbosch University, says the project was designed to give lecturers and students greater mobility across the campus. He points out that Stellenbosch has some unusual issues around mobile networking in that the university isn’t a closed campus, but is part of the town’s infrastructure. Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei Network Congress in Beijing.

Ruckus Wireless releases Hotspot 2.0

Ruckus Wireless has announced at the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) WiFi Global Congress being held in London, the introduction of the industry’s first commercially available products to be WiFi Alliance (WFA) Passpoint certified for Hotspot 2.0, Release 2,...