Connectivity

Paris Olympics set
for Wi-Fi war

A quarter of nearly 25,000 free Wi-Fi spots in Paris have weak or no encryption, according...

Going ‘beyond mobile’ pays off for Vodacom

The group's mobile money services have seen $400-billion in transactions over the last twelve months.

Watch out for Wi-Fi!

Public Wi-Fi is great for staying connected on the go, from cafés and malls to airports,...

Kalahari fibre
route completed

A total of 840 km of fibre was laid between the Namibian border and Lobatse.

Where fibre goes,
growth follows

Fibre underpins South Africa's digital transformation, writes PRENESH PADAYACHEE, chief digital and operations officer of Seacom.

Qualcomm unveils breakthrough Wi-Fi tech

The new micro-power Wi-Fi system for IoT connectivity, the QCC730 can transform products in battery powered...

MWC 2024: MTN makes waves 

Deals with Mastercard, Huawei and Ericsson consolidated the South African operator's brand on the world map,...

MWC 2024: World gears up for 5.5G

The next mobile "standard" is upon us, Mobile World Congress heard from Huawei and industry bodies...

SA networks pushed to defend against SIM fraud

Mobile service providers still need to tighten up their data security to protect against fraudsters using...

Fibre to become
cash business

South Africa can expect a shift towards more affordable connectivity solutions, writes DAVID COLEMAN, chief product...

Fixed 5G can bridge
Africa’s digital divide

Fixed-wireless 5G can bring broadband to consumers that don’t have access to fibre, writes RAMI OSMAN,...

MTN refines fibre service

Five years after the arrival of Supersonic fibre-to-the-home, it has relaunched as MTN Fibre, with pricing...

Melon Mobile launches eSIM for families

The digital telco will also offer family plans, allowing anyone to create multiple Melon subscriptions on...

Township ISP connects more communities

TooMuchWifi has expanded its operations to bring affordable and reliable internet connectivity to Mbekweni, Atlantis and...

Fibre reaches into SA townships

Plan to connect underserved townships and rural areas to high-speed broadband are accelerating, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK.

IoT finally connects
digital backbone

The Internet of Things is beginning to connect systems in a way that has the potential...

Equiano cable promises 
data and jobs boost

A partnership by Seacom with Google on the new subsea cable laid down on the West...