The City of Johannesburg has terminated its contract with CitiConnect Communications, the company that was chosen to set up and manage the city’s broadband project. According to a report by Businesstech, the ZAR 1.2 billion project was supposed to go…
The City of Joburg Broadband Project will go live on 1 July 2013 after a 3 year build phase, which BWired will operate for 12 years. The completion of the fibre optic network covers all 7 regions of the City of…
To most people, IPv6 is just another meaningless acronym spewed out by the technology industry. But if you have a web presence, it affects you: it’s the key to a bigger, better Internet, and will form the backbone of the…
The ability to leverage off eco-friendly technology, apply intelligent systems and create a sustainable knowledge-based economy is just one of several challenges that lie between regions and their acquiring ‘smart city’ status. This is the view of those at the…
The City of Johannesburg is nearing the point of extensive enhanced broadband connectivity and is closer to acquiring the status of ‘Smart City’, a first in Africa claim organisers. The large-scale project is in the final stages of the construction phase.…