Affordable satellite bandwidth could change rural access

[Douglas Reed] There is little ADSL or 3G access in rural areas. Farms and lodges for example have no communications or are battling with dialup or EDGE services, which are next to useless, and their businesses are suffering as a result. There is research suggesting that safari lodges could increase their occupancies by 50% if they could offer their foreign guests quality internet access. 25 May 2012 10:42

MTN Business, SAB brew up new relationship

MTN Business has been awarded the tender to supply a combination of fibre and connectivity services to The South African Breweries Limited (SAB) - South Africa's leading producer and distributor of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and one of the nation's largest manufacturing firms. 23 Nov 2010 11:39

Bridging Africa's digital divide: an opportunity

LONDON, UK: Survey reveals bridging digital divide between urban and rural Africa represents major growth opportunity. 23 Nov 2010 08:42

Incredible Connection stocking DCC Western Digital products

Drive Control Corporation (DCC) has announced that certain products from its Western Digital range, which the company distributes, will now be stocked and sold at Incredible Connection stores countrywide. 18 Nov 2010 11:06

Research shows IT/telecom investments as essential to business

MTN has released its results from a snapshot business survey undertaken to ascertain what corporate SA is thinking about IT innovation and maintenance as well as the apparent business-related benefits. The sample was drawn from its key business clients across business sectors and targeted CEOs, CIOs and IT managers. 18 Nov 2010 10:20

Next Google phone will be mobile wallet

A new Google mobile phone embedded with a chip that makes it a virtual wallet so people can "tap and pay" is poised to make its debut, the Internet giant's chief said on Monday. 16 Nov 2010 13:55

SA website developers judge global Internet competition

SAN MATEO, US/SANDTON, SA: Executive management at Syncrony, a South African provider of web design and content management services, was part of the judging panel evaluating submissions as part of an international website competition hosted by DotNetNuke Corporation. 16 Nov 2010 11:20

Google's Street View privacy breach damages users' confidence

[Jack Adams] While Google has escaped a fine for collecting personal data - including email addresses and passwords - being used in UK public Wi-Fi spots, the issue has been damaging to user's confidence in the brand. 9 Nov 2010 10:35

BlackBerry synchronises with Lotus Domino

BlackBerry launched its Enterprise Server Express for IBM Lotus Domino late last week. This free server software wirelessly synchronizes email, calendar, contacts, notes and tasks between IST smartphones and the software without compromising security. 8 Nov 2010 11:48

Zeus, fake archives set the malware tone for October

Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions announces the publication of its Monthly Malware Statistics for October 2010. 8 Nov 2010 10:26

Smartphones dominate mobile traffic worldwide

LONDON, UK: Smartphone users are generating two-thirds of total mobile cellular traffic* worldwide despite the fact that only 13% of mobile subscribers use smartphones, according to the latest research from Informa Telecoms & Media (informatm.com/smartphones). 3 Nov 2010 09:53

The Netherlands leads Europe in online visit frequency

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS: comScore, Inc has recently released a study of internet usage in the Netherlands based on the comScore Media Metrix audience measurement service. The data revealed that The Netherlands ranked highest among European countries in terms of frequency of internet visitation with 78.2 visits per visitor in September 2010. 2 Nov 2010 09:44

Femto vs macro: Shape of US mobile networks starts to change

LONDON, UK/NEW YORK, US: According to Informa Telecoms & Media's new quarterly market status report, femtocells now outnumber conventional outdoor cell sites in the United States, marking a major milestone in the evolution of mobile networks. Major operators continue to deploy femtocells and employ new consumer propositions. 1 Nov 2010 11:31