Author: Staff Reporter

Dimension Data’s Internet Solutions has announced plans to launch an Internet-of-things offering in partnership with Comsol. IS intends using Comsol’s low-power wide-area network technology

Seacom has moved to 100G optical network transport technology, and lit up an additional 500Gbit/s of capacity on its subsea cable that connects Africa with Europe. The company said it made substantial investments

Telkom’s share price on Friday was testing highs not seen in eight years after the telecommunications company released a positive earnings update that delighted investors. The share was last quoted at R82, just

More than 12 000 South African domain names face deletion because their owners have failed to move them to accredited registrars. The ZA Central Registry (ZACR) said on Friday that 12 677 .org.za domain

Former MTN South Africa CEO Ahmad Farroukh is joining pan-African telecommunications group Smile as executive director for operations with immediate effect. Farroukh quit MTN in July 2015 to take up the top job at Saudi Arabia’s second

Vodacom, working with Huawei, has launched its first Internet of things site using narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) technology. An existing 4G/LTE site was upgraded to support NB-IoT using software only. The site is fully compliant with the

Vodacom customers who use Apple iPhones can now make voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) calls over the operator’s network.
The move comes a year after the company first launched VoLTE calling using Samsung’s Galaxy S6

The government sector has joined the financial services industry as a major target of cyber attackers, according to new research released by Dimension Data. The research shows that the number of cyberattacks on governments

South African employment start-up Giraffe, which uses mobile phone technology to match people with work opportunities, has announced plans to expand its services across South Africa. The company said on Thursday that it now has over

JSE-listed Adapt IT has reached an agreement to buy technology company Micros for R61,3m. Micros provides software, hardware, enterprise systems integration, consulting, support and