Samsung’s AlwaysOn WiFi goes live

Samsung Electronics South Africa’s free WiFi access service, at the more than 1 000 local AlwaysOn hotspots, is available for its customers. The service was announced at last month’s Samsung Africa Forum. Customers will be able to register any of their Samsung...

WiFi offloading eases congested networks

With South African cellular networks in the major urban centres straining under rapidly increasing data usage, the time is ripe for the country’s mobile operators to adopt aggressive WiFi offloading as a strategy.  That’s the word from Quentin Joubert,...

Free WiFi for Samsung users

Samsung Electronics South Africa has announced a partnership with AlwaysOn to offer a data service that will provide all new and existing Samsung smart device users with 1Gb of free WiFi access per month, for 12 months – at more than 1 200 AlwaysOn hotspots around...

Ruckus puts multi-band WiFi in hotel walls

Ruckus Wireless has announced the launch of its dual-band concurrent ZoneFlex 7055 WiFi wall switch, the first of its kind in the world.  The ZoneFlex 7055 WiFi wall switch gives hotel and resort operators an elegant, low-cost and inconspicuous solution that leverages...

Coffee shop working not popular

In South Africa, security of belongings, privacy of documents and noisy customers are the top three turnoffs for people working in coffee shops, according to a new survey from Regus among 26 000 businesses in over 90 countries. The business pundit’s new darling is...