- Atomic Access, a Cape-based ISP, has announced a significant achievement in its open networking strategy by delivering content with remarkably low latency. The company now consistently routes content from the NAPAfrica and CINX internet exchange points to fibre networks in as little as 300…
- A fiscal year is the accounting period used by a company to track its financial performance. It is typically 12 months long, but it can be any length of time that is convenient for the company. The fiscal year is important for software companies because it allows them to track their sales and…
- Organisations across the globe are rapidly embracing sustainability goals and programmes, recognising that going green is not just beneficial to our planet but also good for business. The challenge, however, is to move from goals and promises to progress and action. Over the past two years, the…
- If there’s one thing almost no one leaves home without, it’s their mobile phone. How many times have you forgotten your keys or worse still, your wallet, and been left stranded at the shops? Now you don’t need your purse or your wallet, or even a bank card to go to the store. All you […]
- Smile Communications Uganda Limited, an industry frontrunner in providing 4G LTE services in Uganda and East Africa, has apologised for a prolonged service outage that has lasted since 31st January 2022. The company has been embroiled in a commercial dispute with the American Towers Corporation (…
- Africa Data Centres, part of the Cassava Technologies group, has been named the latest partner for the London Internet Exchange (LINX), marking a significant step in establishing the East African interconnection hub, LINX Nairobi. The collaboration follows a strategic partnership agreement between…
- ESET Southern Africa, a global leader in digital security, has recently celebrated its annual Partner Awards in Johannesburg. The event was designed to honour the remarkable accomplishments and innovative strides of ESET’s partners. The primary objective of these awards is to acknowledge superior…
- Ukheshe Labs, the newly launched innovation hub by Banking as a Service (BaaS) and embedded finance enabler Ukheshe, is set to concentrate on research and development within the digital payments sector. Jason Penton, Co-Founder of Ukheshe and Head of Ukheshe Labs, emphasizes the importance of…
- Digital Parks SA, the powerhouse behind Africa’s largest Carrier Neutral modular data centre, has unveiled its second establishment within Eco Park in Centurion, further cementing its foothold in the thriving African digital landscape. The newly opened data centre, the first of its kind in the…
- Africa Data Centres, a Cassava Technologies group company, has joined forces with the London Internet Exchange (LINX) to explore digital growth opportunities across Africa. This partnership, announced on May 22, 2023, represents a significant step in the expansion plans of Africa Data Centres,…
- In an international collaborative effort, Germany, the European Union, and Estonia have partnered with the Kenyan government to inaugurate the Digital Transformation Centre (DTC), a crucial cog in the Team Europe Initiative on Human-Centred Digitalisation. The ambitious project, enacted with the…
- Africa Data Centres, the leading network of interconnected, carrier- and cloud-neutral data centre facilities on the African continent, has announced plans to construct a new facility in Accra, Ghana. The state-of-the-art facility in the Central Business District of Accra will boast an initial…
- African Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) have experienced significant growth over the past decade, boasting over 40 operational IXPs across the continent. These crucial nodes are the backbone for local interconnection, reducing latency, minimizing bandwidth costs, and elevating Internet performance…
- KamaPay, a fast-growing fintech company, will be showcasing its cross-border payment solutions at the highly anticipated GITEX Africa 2023 event. This prestigious gathering of industry leaders and technology enthusiasts will take place from May 31 to June 2 in Marrakech, Morocco. KamaPay’s…
- Vodacom Tanzania and other mobile network operators have joined forces with the Tanzanian government to expand broadband services as part of the ambitious Digital Tanzania project. To achieve 80% broadband penetration by 2025, this initiative aims to bridge the digital divide and bring connectivity…
- In a significant development for Africa’s digital landscape, Liquid Dataport, a subsidiary of Cassava Technologies, has announced the launch of the continent’s first terrestrial fibre connection stretching from Mombasa, Kenya to Johannesburg, South Africa. The move responds to a growing demand for…
- Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape has welcomed the latest addition to INX-ZA’s community-run Internet Exchange Point (IXP) services. The new Nelson Mandela Bay Internet Exchange Point (NMBINX) aims to improve the Eastern Cape Internet ecosystem and provide businesses faster and more efficient…
- WhatsApp has announced a new feature that allows users to link their accounts across multiple phones and other devices such as web browsers, tablets, and desktops. This new feature extends the ability to message seamlessly across all devices while maintaining the same level of privacy and security…
- INX-ZA, a community-run Internet eXchange Point (IXP) service, has announced the Nelson Mandela Bay Internet Exchange Point (NMBINX) launch in South Africa. The NMBINX will serve as a single peering point, connecting network operators in the Eastern Cape province to local networks, content…
- A new report from PwC highlights the growing importance of cybersecurity risks for companies in Africa. The report, entitled “Africa Business Agenda: Technology Perspective 2023”, is based on responses from 282 CEOs in Africa who participated in PwC’s 26th Annual Global CEO Survey. It reveals that…
- South African data aggregation platform SearchWorks is marking its 15th anniversary as the country’s leading source for up-to-date information that enables informed business decisions. The online platform boasts 160 search options spanning over 20 data sources, allowing users to conduct individual…
- Since its launch in November last year, the OpenAI developed ChatGPT language model has taken the world by storm. Its use of deep learning techniques to understand language and generate responses based on the input it receives has pushed artificial intelligence (AI) into the mainstream. But…
- South Africa’s largest retailer, Shoprite, has come up with a solution for SASSA grant beneficiaries whose gold cards are expiring in the coming months. Beneficiaries can switch their payments to a Shoprite Money Market Account, which is the lowest cost, fully-fledged, transactional bank account in…
- Tétris Design and Build has responded to the state of play in the commercial property sector by pushing design excellence from a technical, creative, and strategic point of view. At its core, design is about experience with purpose. And how we experience design has never been more important. That’…
- Every year since 2017 the local entrepreneurial multiverse has celebrated incredible new businesses in the hotly-contested South Africa’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups Awards. In recent years the judges’ attention has shifted to startups that are making a difference, particularly those that are eco-…
- The African School of Economics (ASE) has launched Africa’s first 5G Mokki Tech Space, a network of immersive digital learning and remote work environments connected via fifth-generation mobile communication technology. In collaboration with partner universities in Africa and Finland, the ASE’s…
- 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…
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- 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,…
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- 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…
