While South African mobile operators are making moves to reduce data prices, the country still ranks among the bottom half of countries with the world’s most expensive mobile data prices. According to the Cable.co.uk’s latest Worldwide Mobile Data Pricing 2021 report, which measures the average cost of 1GB of mobile data in 230 countries, SA ranks...
Ethiopia is one of Africa’s thriving markets with a solid digital strategy that will place the country in a strategic position. H.E. Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, has a clear vision that puts ICTs and telecommunications at the heart of economic growth and prosperity objectives. In the framework of the Prime Minister’s plan to...
Telcos are expected to implement a wide array of measures in 2021 to secure the next wave of 5G connectivity, according to a global survey by Heavy Reading. As operators begin to rollout standalone 5G networks, they are moving swiftly to secure core network configuration services, such as slice management, which enable 5G operators to provide highly...
JSE-listed Huge Group’s bid to takeover Adapt IT has suffered a dent after Canadian software group Volaris yesterday made a cash offer to acquire the specialised software services provider. In January, technology company Huge Group launched a multimillion-rand surprise bid to acquire all of the issued shares of JSE-listed Adapt IT, offering a 33% premium on the...
5G is paving the way forward for the connectivity that digital technologies increasingly require, but it offers a lot more than just unprecedented mobile data connection speeds. 5G is capable of handling many more connected devices, has ten times lower latency than 4G, and enables ‘network slicing’ which can prioritise specific users, services, or devices...
Cool Ideas continues to dominate South Africa’s Internet Service Provider (ISP) rankings with a customer satisfaction score of 88%, significantly higher than its closest competitors. The Q1 2021 South African broadband and ISP report was released this week which provides insight into the performance of service providers in South Africa. The data for the report...
March 25th – A webinar aimed to enlighten the attendees on the necessary measures and policies to ensure security of our digital identity as well as the essential considerations for the public and private sector in the aftermath of the COVID 19 crisis. The expected outcome was to develop recommendations for both the individuals and...
Africa continues to be the global leader in mobile money services, a position boosted by the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced people to turn to digital services as a safer transaction method than using cash. The continent, particularly the sub-Saharan Africa region, has been at the forefront of mobile money for years. Last year it accounted...
Since 2016, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has urged African governments on the need to strengthen rural connectivity. Long considered expensive to deploy and unprofitable, it now has a good chance of generating more interest following the lessons learned from the current health crisis. Its transformative potential is just waiting to be released. In its report “The...
Huawei says it has seen significant growth in its global Internet Service Industry division, with the Chinese multinational telecoms giant servicing more than 2 300 customers in the past year. Speaking last week at the virtual 2021 Huawei Industrial Digital Transformation Conference, Hongbo Li, president of global Internet Service Industry division at Huawei, provided an...
