Royden Volans at Lightstone believes it is critical for companies to put strategies in place in order to ensure they are managing and addressing their data needs. FULL STORY >

Vodacom has officially switched its LTE service on and made it commercially available. FULL STORY >

Cell C unveils its latest data bundle offer, dubbed GigaNite, offering contract subscribers cheaper data rates from midnight to 6am. FULL STORY >

The challenges of virtualised data centres is but one of the topics up for discussion at the 3rd annual Cloud and Virtualisation Africa Summit. FULL STORY >

Belgian company Option's Xyfi 3G router is now available locally, bringing connectivity in a small package. FULL STORY >

With the growing popularity of smartphones and tablets, and the vast majority of users in South Africa relying on mobile connections to access the internet, for many, data usage has become even more important than voice or SMS services. FULL STORY >

Nashua Mobile has unveiled plans to extend access to its Xtreme Data service to more Nokia devices, as well as launched a premium version of the service. FULL STORY >

Cell C decreases its standard data rate to a low 15 cent per MB. FULL STORY >

Losing a USB flash drive with sensitive data stored onboard can cause serious headaches. Kingston Technology is paying attention to this problem with the release of its DataTraveler Locker secure USB flash drive for consumers. FULL STORY >

Internet Solutions has launched its 11th African data centre, Randview, which boasts an innovative approach to cooling. FULL STORY >

After seeing attempts from MTN to introduce BlackBerry Internet Service-like data offerings last month, it's now Nashua Mobile's turn with Xtreme Data. FULL STORY >

Electronics, networking and communications company Cisco presents its yearly visual networking index forecast, predicting trends within the global mobile data traffic sector for 2011 to 2016. FULL STORY >

Local cellular service provider MTN reveals its new smartphone internet services aimed at entry level mobile users. FULL STORY >

Local cellular service provider Vodacom has announced a decrease of its mobile data costs for contract subscribers as well as Top Up customers. FULL STORY >

The year is off to a good start for those looking for mobile broadband, with 8.ta announcing reduced broadband rates for its Once-Off Internet packages as well as its Post-paid Internet packages. FULL STORY >