Synthesis Software Technologies, today announced that it has achieved Advanced status as an AWS Partner Network (APN) Consulting Partner. FULL STORY >

Huawei and the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) have announced the launch of the Huawei Authorised Information and Network Academy (HAINA) at the Huawei South Africa Eco-Connect Conference in Sandton this week. FULL STORY >

Myriad Connect has launched a service to counter the growing threat of SIM-Swap fraud that is costing banks and mobile network providers millions and customers their life savings. FULL STORY >

Riverbed SteelConnect offers instant and automated provisioning of SD-WAN connectivity into Microsoft Azure cloud networks. FULL STORY >

Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, announces LinqUs SIM Reactivation, the world’s first solution for real-time reactivation of dormant SIMs that allows operators to seamlessly reconnect lost prepaid subscribers... FULL STORY >

Sigfox and its partner DFA announced the roll-out of the Sigfox network in South Africa – the largest economy and most industrialised nation on the African continent. FULL STORY >

The range of security threats are growing both in size and sophistication, and the chance of businesses being hit by an attack is ever more likely, says Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 Networks. FULL STORY >

Fixed networks will play a key role in achieving network transformation and true convergence with mobile as the world moves relentlessly into the seamless communications era of 5G and the Internet of Things... FULL STORY >

Qualcomm, Netgear, Ericsson and Telstra partner to develop first-ever Gigabit LTE hotspot, set for launch in Australia next year. FULL STORY >

Gondwana International Networks (GIN) has launched Source, a fully managed, virtual network satellite operator service aimed at telecoms and internet service providers. FULL STORY >

Nokia and T-Mobile continue to expand their collaborative partnership to show the capabilities of 5G technology with recent achievements around a pre-standards 5G test network. FULL STORY >

Nokia is launching an NPO Transformation service, leveraging its global planning and optimisation expertise, innovative software tools and proven methodologies to provide operators with greater agility to meet customer demand and... FULL STORY >

Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, today announced new network procurement and consumption models to give enterprise customers more flexibility and choice in how they obtain and support their network infrastructure. FULL STORY >

Mellanox Technologies, Ltd., a leading supplier of high performance cloud and storage networking solutions, has announced support for Cumulus Linux 3.1 on four new 10/25/50/100 Gb/s Ethernet... FULL STORY >

When you work for one of the world’s biggest and best technology companies, you’re always on call to provide tech support. I remember fixing a family member’s Wi-Fi connection that had slowed to a crawl. “Maybe our Wi-Fi’s nearly full?”... FULL STORY >