Convergence Partners chairman Andile Ngcaba hinted strongly on Tuesday that he wants to build an African version of Telehouse Europe, the carrier-neutral colocation facility based in London’s Docklands that serves as the main hub of Internet traffic in the UK. Speaking at an industry panel organised Vodacom subsidiary
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New data from Ookla, which runs the popular Speedtest.net website, shows SA has slipped to sixth place among African nations in terms of Internet speeds, ranking below Zimbabwe. African countries with speedier average download connections are Ghana, in first place with an average throughput of 5,7Mbit/s, as well as Kenya (4,9Mbit/s), Angola
A man involved in the R42m Post Bank cyber heist was sentenced to 15 years in jail by the Hoopstad Magistrate’s Court in the Free State on Tuesday, the Hawks said. “Teboho Donald Masoleng appeared before a magistrate in Hoopstad, and pleaded guilty to charges of fraud. He was sentenced to 15 years for his role in the heist,” colonel McIntosh
Apple has sold 3m new iPads since its launch on Friday, the most iPads sold in a launch weekend yet. The figure comes after earlier reports of “record” sales from both Apple and AT&T. The figure is particularly impressive given the remaining iPad stock that many US stores had on Friday
John Holdsworth, the businessman who took on the mobile operators over high wholesale call charges and won, has launched a new business that will take advantage of falling prices and faster mobile data networks. He hopes, in the process, to shake up the mobile
When Hewlett-Packard engineers begin designing a new laptop, they bring in the battery experts like John Wozniak on the very first day. That’s part of what enabled HP to create a laptop with a 32-hour battery life. And that also tells you how important energy
The Internet economy in SA was worth R51bn/year in 2010 and will swell to R103bn by 2016, representing 2,5% of projected gross domestic product, a new research report has found. The report, by the Boston Consulting Group, a management consulting firm, is a comprehensive study of the impact of the Internet across
Former Research in Motion (RIM) executive Craige Fleischer has been appointed as the new head of mobile communications for Samsung Electronics in SA. He takes up the position on 1 April. Fleischer joined Samsung in October, where he took on a business development role in the company’s office automation and
The City of Johannesburg would seek to resolve at least 66 000 billing queries by the end of June, mayoral committee member Geoffrey Makhubo said on Monday. “New queries will be resolved in 30 days. That is our promise to the residents of Johannesburg,” he said in Johannesburg. The number 66 000 reflected the total number of outstanding billing queries at present
Apple on Monday finally offered up some plans for its nearly US$100bn war chest, and it’ll almost certainly please the company’s shareholders. The company announced that it will initiate a quarterly dividend of $2,65/share beginning the fourth fiscal quarter (beginning 1 July), as well as a $10bn share repurchase programme