- Pan-African technology group, Cassava Technologies, through its subsidiary Liquid Dataport, has partnered with ICOSNET, Algeria’s only private ISP provider. The move will enable ICOSNET customers to access digital communication services offered by Liquid Dataport in Algeria. ICOSNET offers internet…
- AMS-IX, one of the largest global Internet Exchange operators, has partnered with MDXi, an Equinix company, to launch AMS-IX Lagos, a new Internet Exchange situated in MDXi’s carrier-neutral data centre in Lagos, Nigeria. Under the terms of this partnership, MDXi will act as the commercial partner…
- Ground-breaking Architectural Innovations in Scaling and Wafer Bonding Technology Deliver Significant Advancements in Performance, Density, and Cost Düsseldorf, Germany, 31 March 2023 – KIOXIA Europe GmbH, in collaboration with KIOXIA Corporation and Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC), has shared…
- Dell’s OptiPlex marks its 30th anniversary with the launch of a new range of desktop computers, designed to simplify customer purchasing and management. A trusted name in commercial desktops, OptiPlex has received positive feedback from nine out of 10 customers regarding ease of deployment, support…
- Like most of us, Larry Soffer used to believe that his success both on and off the stage, was all about getting that one lucky break. But then he had a revelation – realising that success is not a one-time wonder, but a continuous process of seizing opportunities and making the most of them. Larry’…
- OPPO has announced the launch of its Find N2 Flip, the brand’s first foldable device available in South Africa. The Find N2 Flip, which aims to set a new standard for cutting-edge smartphone innovation in 2023, is also the first Find series to be launched in the country. OPPO has spent over four…
- As organisations across the globe contend with an increasing number of cyberattacks, schools and higher learning institutions are looking for innovative and cost-effective ways to protect their students, staff, and data from breaches and ransomware. “Unfortunately, cybercriminals don’t consider the…
- The slight ease in headline inflation over the past few months, driven mainly by slightly reduced fuel costs, masks a rampant inflationary environment for South African consumers that disproportionately impacts lower-income households. When inflation rises the purchasing power of money decreases,…
- Simply put, flow is the movement and delivery of customer value through a process. Not having a good grip on flow means that an organisation cannot sustainably deliver value to its customers. In short, bad workflow means a constant struggle to accomplish more and faster which results in added…
- The Internet Service Providers’ Association of South Africa (ISPA) has said that the government needs to consider the impact of load shedding on the cost of providing connectivity and internet access services, as it raises concerns about the cost of communicating in South Africa. The association…
- Dell Technologies has announced the addition of new security services and solutions to its portfolio, aimed at aiding organisations in protecting against threats, responding to attacks, and securing their devices, systems, and clouds. This comes as 72% of IT business leaders and professionals…
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- NAPAfrica, the largest Internet exchange point (IXP) in Africa, has reported a significant increase in internet traffic, surpassing the 3Tbps threshold on 15 February and peaking at 3.44Tbps on 19 March. The increasing use of data-intensive applications has driven this growth, businesses moving to…
- Google’s Equiano subsea cable, a high-speed connection between South Africa and Europe, is now live, with SEACOM, a leading African telecommunications and managed services provider, offering services via the cable. The 15,000-kilometre cable, stretching from Cape Town, South Africa, to Lisbon,…
- Paymenow, a South African earned wage access (EWA) platform, is expanding its operations in Namibia after successfully partnering with the Hungry Lion Restaurant chain in 2022. To facilitate this growth, Paymenow has partnered with payroll-integration experts Lynkwise to provide in-country…
- Africa Data Centres, a subsidiary of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, has announced its collaboration with TechAccess to implement a Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solution across its facilities in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Nairobi, and Lagos. The DCIM software…
- SLVA Cybersecurity, a South African value-added reseller and managed security service provider (MSSP), has officially partnered with Black Kite to strengthen businesses’ protection against third-party cyber risks. Black Kite offers the world’s first global third-party cyber risk monitoring platform…
- Web4Africa, a leading web hosting and domain registration company in Africa, has announced that it now accepts payments from Binance Pay users directly. This results from an upgrade made by CoinGate, the payment processing solution that Web4Africa uses for receiving payment from cryptocurrency…
- Yellow Card, a leading cryptocurrency exchange platform in Africa, has announced the addition of five new coins to its app, providing customers with a broader range of digital assets to trade and diversify their crypto portfolios. With the new launch, Yellow Card customers can now trade over seven…
- Apple has unveiled the latest addition to its iPhone lineup: the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus in a new yellow colour, with improved features, including longer battery life, a dual-camera system, and safety capabilities. The new iPhones come with a tougher Ceramic Shield front cover than any other…
- The Internet Service Providers’ Association of SA (ISPA) has cautioned against Fibre Network Operators (FNOs) forcing fibre upgrades on consumers. Although some upgrades advertised as “more for the same price” may be good news for most consumers, FNOs should not assume that forced upgrades make…
- Mobile messaging leader, Clickatell, has launched its Chat 2 Pay feature in partnership with South Africa’s leading low-cost airline, FlySafair. The airline is now the first in the world to use Chat 2 Pay, which features a pay-by-link capability, allowing customers to make mobile payments via the…
- More than 2.5 million people in eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will have access to faster and more reliable digital connectivity, thanks to the new fibre-optic network investment by Bandwidth and Cloud Services Group (BCS). The project has been supported by the European…
- Nokia has unveiled the Beacon 10, its first gateway to support Wi-Fi 6E, which delivers seamless, high-capacity mesh networking. The tri-band device provides a Wi-Fi throughput of 10Gbps and includes a 10G WAN interface, making it suitable for use with 10 Gb/second fibre modems for multi-gigabit…
- South African fibre network operator, MetroFibre Networx, has announced a significant upgrade of line speeds on its FTTH (fibre to the home) packages. The company is aiming to make quality fibre internet access, and real fibre speeds ubiquitous and accessible to all South Africans. The upgrade will…
- South African pay-TV provider MultiChoice Group (JSE: MCG) has partnered with NBCUniversal, Sky and Comcast to relaunch Showmax as the leading streaming service in sub-Saharan Africa. The deal will bring some of the world’s best content and technology to streaming customers across MultiChoice’s 50-…
- WorkOnline Communications, the wholesale internet provider company, has launched its third Point-of-Presence (PoP) in Mombasa, Kenya. The new PoP, housed in the carrier-neutral iColo datacentre, will provide additional IP Transit options to content distribution networks, cloud networks, and…
- Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has announced a distribution agreement with TechAccess, a leading information technology company based in South Africa. The agreement allows TechAccess to distribute Vertiv’s integrated rack solutions portfolio…
- South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) urges local firms to strengthen their ransomware defences. With cybercriminals increasingly targeting businesses, the association recommends that companies regularly evaluate their defences and test their disaster recovery procedures.…
- ZANOG, the ZA Network Operators Group, has announced the second regional event of the year, which will be held in Cape Town, Western Cape, on 23 February 2023. The event will take place from 6 pm to 9 pm at The Hyde Hotel, London Road, Sea Point, and is free to attend due to sponsorship […]
- Liquid C2, the business division of Cassava Technologies, has been named the Cloudflare New Partner of the Year and Certification Champions of the Year for 2022. This award highlights the company’s commitment to sales contribution, skill growth, and providing best-in-class solutions to customers…
- Zimbabwe has been selected to host the 6th Transform Africa Summit (TAS) from the 26th to the 28th of April 2023 at Victoria Falls, making it the first time the event is held outside Rwanda. The Transform Africa Summit is the leading African tech and digital event organized by Smart Africa,…
- The second Dakar Financing Summit for Africa’s Infrastructure was held in CICAD from February 2nd to 3rd, 2023. The summit aimed to bring together key stakeholders from the public and private sectors to mobilize funding for 22 priority regional infrastructure projects in the transport, ICT, energy…
- South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) is reminding parents and guardians about the dangers of cyberbullying and other online-based threats to children ahead of Safer Internet Day (SID) on February 7, 2023. ISPA suggests that parents can mark SID by committing to being…
- Orange Digital Centers network is hosting an online conference, “Future of Work Africa Week,” from February 14 to 16, 2023. This gathering of experts will focus on providing an overview of the current and future job market worldwide and specifically in Africa. The conference is open to young…
- Liquid Intelligent Technologies and Nokia have joined forces to launch a terrestrial data superhighway in Africa, connecting Kenya and South Africa. The 16,576 km route, equipped with Nokia's transport network technology, will provide 12 terabits of capacity for carriers and service providers…
- Teraco: A Digital Realty Company, a leading carrier-neutral data centre and interconnection services provider in South Africa, has successfully concluded a syndicated loan facility worth R11.8 billion. The loan will finance the company’s continued growth and refinance existing debt, with a maturity…
- Digital Frontiers (DFI), a not-for-profit organization that provides professional development opportunities for emerging and bridge professionals, has joined the Mojaloop Foundation as a Promoter member. The Mojaloop Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to advancing financial inclusion through its…
- Cybersecurity breaches pose a major business risk and can no longer be viewed as a technology concern. According to Gartner’s 2022 Board of Directors Survey, business leaders agree on this point, which found that 88% of respondents viewed cybersecurity as a business risk. However, only 13% of…
- South Africa’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector are under pressure to expand their offerings to stay afloat in 2023, according to the latest State of the ICT Sector Report. The report showed that growth in the ICT industry was…
- Cybercriminals are expected to increase attacks in 2023, targeting passwords and cloud vulnerabilities as the threat landscape continues to evolve. Carey van Vlaanderen, CEO of ESET South Africa, notes that while these attacks are concerning, the cybersecurity industry also sees incredible…
- BT Group, the UK’s leading provider of fixed and mobile telecommunications and related digital products, has launched new digital tools to help multinational customers measure and optimise the carbon impact of running applications and cloud workloads across their networks. The tools, the Carbon…
- The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has been urged to make it easier for small businesses, historically disadvantaged people and women to obtain licenses for electronic communications services (IECS) and electronic communications network services (IECNS). According to…
- Purchasing a domain name with Bitcoin (or most other crypto-currencies) is a simple and secure process. I will cover the steps you need to take to buy a domain name using cryptocurrency. While this write-up focuses on Bitcoin, the same process broadly applies to any other cryptocurrency. Wallet…
- If you are building a website or looking to move your existing website to a new hosting provider, you may wonder whether it is better to choose a South African web hosting provider or an international one. While both options have their pros and cons, there are several key reasons why you might…
- Web4Africa, a leading provider of web hosting and domain registration services, is thrilled to announce that we are celebrating our 20th anniversary this year. Since our founding in 2002, we have been dedicated to providing top-quality web services to customers worldwide. As a result, our company…
- Apple’s MacBook M1 is a powerful and innovative laptop that has been well-received by users worldwide. This article will explore the features and performance of the MacBook M1 in South Africa, as well as its availability and pricing in the local market. One of the standout features of the MacBook…
- Global streaming service company, Prime Video has said that it has increased investment in Nigeria’s entertainment industry to enable customers to sign up for the streaming service in local currency. Josh McIvor, director of International Expansion, Prime Video, said the company was delighted to be…
- Jumia is marking its 10th Anniversary by celebrating consumers, and supporting sellers, as well as communities. Themed ‘10 years with You’ the company’s anniversary will celebrate customers who have played a key role in changing the e-commerce scene in Kenya. “I would like to especially thank all…
- The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted an operational license to Starlink, a satellite internet constellation operated by SpaceX, providing satellite internet access coverage to 32 countries. The licence came after the company’s staff visited Nigeria in May of last year. Elon Musk…
