Cisco survey results highlight South Africa’s BYOD, Internet of Everything readiness
By Ryan Noik 11 August 2014A new study by Cisco ahead of Cisco Connect in November has revealed eye-opening findings with regards to the Internet of Everything (IoE), Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and Cloud in South Africa. FULL STORY >
Focus on SA’s ICT sector carries challenges, but also great opportunity
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 23 July 2014With the African ICT sector viewed as a vehicle for economic growth, TechSmart Business spoke to Dimension Data’s Basha Pillay about the challenges and opportunities facing enterprises in the coming years. FULL STORY >
TechSmart Business - Telecoms News
By Staff Writer 18 July 2014We round up the most important news and developments happening in the Telecoms industry, with applications for AfricaCom 2014 now open, IS debuts three new PoPs for African network and GSMA unveil mHealth solution for sub-Saharan Africa. FULL STORY >
Global Internet Privacy Study Reveals Consumers’ Conflicting Views
By Staff Writer 13 June 2014Internet privacy has taken center stage in recent months, thanks to a steady stream of revelations about government snooping and a barrage of news related to the privacy of social networks. FULL STORY >
Bigger, faster and more capacity with Internet Solutions Fibre
By Staff Writer 24 April 2014The need to accommodate bandwidth intensive communication applications and tools, has become a critical differentiator for most businesses today. Internet Solutions, a pan-African telecommunications provider, has made major... FULL STORY >
Internet Solutions makes quiet, but significant announcement
By Ryan Noik 7 April 2014Internet Solutions made a quiet announcement that belied its importance, as it confirmed the recent deployment of Infinera’s technology. FULL STORY >
The internet celebrates 25th anniversary
By Ryan Noik 12 March 2014Today is the 25th birthday of the internet, an innovation which has left few corners of the globe untouched and unchanged. FULL STORY >
Thank you for the Wi-Fi – but is it Carrier-Grade?
By Staff Writer 4 March 2014The good news is that Wi-Fi is finally taking its rightful place in the industry. The bad news – not all Wi-Fi is made equal. FULL STORY >
Internet exchange infrastructure boom boosts African Internet growth
By Staff Writer 27 February 2014The unprecedented rise of the Internet eXchange Point (IXP) in Africa has been boosted by the exceptional growth of a homegrown peering exchange, NAPAfrica (IXP), over the past 12 months. FULL STORY >
The Mask, a highly advanced global cyber threat discovered
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 11 February 2014Kaspersky Lab believes it has discovered one of the most sophisticated, intelligent and highly coordinated global cyber threats of the last decade, referred to as The Mask or Careto, its a Spanish-language based cyber spying operating... FULL STORY >
Most commonly used passwords revealed
By Ryan Noik 21 January 2014SplashData has revealed what the most popular and worse passwords currently in use are. FULL STORY >
Google acquires Nest for whopping $3.2 billion
By Ryan Noik 14 January 2014Tech titan Google has purchased internet-connected smoke detectors and thermostats maker Nest for a significant $3.2 billion (R32 billion). FULL STORY >
Mozilla releases Firefox 26
By Hanleigh Daniels 11 December 2013Mozilla releases the latest edition (26) of its popular Firefox web browser as well as Firefox for Android. FULL STORY >
Anti piracy organisations set sights on Switzerland
By Ryan Noik 26 November 2013Switzerland has found itself in anti-piracy organisations’ crosshairs, with several groups criticising that country’s approach to copyright infringement. FULL STORY >
Afrihost doubles up on mobile data for its packages
By Hanleigh Daniels 14 November 2013Afrihost moves to make its mobile data prices more affordable by offering double the data at no additional cost. FULL STORY >
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