Soweto wireless wants content to stay local

The Soweto Wireless User Group (SOWUG), a registered non-profit organisation that provides free wireless to residents of Soweto, will go live this month partly thanks to Teraco. SOWUG forms part of a number of development projects facilitated by The Foundation for...

Wireless to drive home entertainment trends

The popularity of mobile devices and changing consumer habits in media consumption are not only increasing demand for wirelessly connected audio devices, but also rapidly altering the home audio landscape, according to new research from HIS Technology. Annual...

Connecting remote locations

Despite the high penetration of wireless communications globally, talking, texting or emailing outside the primarily urban coverage of most mobile networks is either not possible or comes with unreliable service coverage. “The primary barrier to expanding coverage has...

Wireless in demand, despite fibre rollout

The demand for wireless in high-density fibre areas of South Africa continues unabated. This is according to Brenden Pronk, chief commercial officer of Comsol, who says that, even in the most dense fibre areas, Comsol and its biggest ISP client continue to deploy a...

A wireless future for smart cities

Globally, the pressure is on for cities to become “smart”, with a strong need to invest in ICT and socio-economic development, while still effectively managing budgets and scarce natural resources. The intention is to provide quality working and living conditions for...