August 22, 2018 •
Retail, Southern Africa •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Partnerships helps retailers move from bricks to clicks
It is no new revelation that traditional retailers are having to revisit their business models as new, agile e-commerce stores are eroding the reach of ‘in store’ retail outlets. To mirror the success of newer, online stores, large retailers are looking...
August 10, 2018 •
General •
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Comments Off on Availability: The next frontier for innovation, competition, and productivity in Africa
The amount of data in our world has been exploding, and business reliance on the ability to analyse and use this data has become a key basis of competition, underpinning new waves of productivity growth, innovation, and customer loyalty. Leaders in every...
In what is being called by Vodafone Ghana as the Ghana telecoms industry’s first convergence product – Vodafone One has recently been launched to the public. The product, which was officially launched at the luxurious Kempiski Royal Hotel in Accra,...
The ability to connect machines, devices, sensors, and other everyday things into an intelligent network and make sense out of them, has huge promises to change everyday life. As can be expected by taking in our entire world and attempting to change it one...
March 28, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
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The shifting dynamics of how people are opting to utilise their personal computers has resulted in a change in the type of device being chosen. Increasingly consumers are requiring mobile devices that can be utilised for both work and play. The...
Connectivity and convergence are increasingly becoming a core part of consumer’s day-to-day lives, with television just one such example where consumer need and demand is beginning to shape how these devices are used. According to Lance Berger, Head of...
November 5, 2012 •
Features •
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Comments Off on The year it all starts coming together
The coming year will be characterised by convergence and simplicity: in devices, software, and how companies interact with their customers. Everything points to a massive change coming. We have seen significant shifts in technology and how it is used over...
October 9, 2012 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
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MTN SA used the UBS SA Telecoms Infrastructure Day to reaffirm the importance of investing in future-proof telecommunications infrastructure that enables seamless converged communications The UBS SA Telecoms Infrastructure Day event aimed to define the...
Telkom has launched several converged bundled solutions for business customers, bringing together fixed and mobile solutions, on a single bill, from a single provider. The launch forms part of the company’s aggressive move into unified communications...
October 24, 2011 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
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Comments Off on SAMENA conference attracts North African ICT companies
Telecommunications professionals as well as market leaders across South Asia, Middle East and North Africa are scheduled to meet next month in Qatar, to discuss key global technology developments. Prominent telecommunications experts as well as market leaders...
MTN Business announced the launch of Desktop as a Service (DaaS) this week. According to Gartner’s latest research, worldwide hosted virtual desktop market will increase through 2013, reaching 49 million units. “Through this offering, MTN Business is...
Telkom South Africa announced its new Business Broadband offerings during a media function held on 18 October 2011 in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa. In November 2009, Telkom launched Cybernest, a data centre organisation designed to meet the IT needs of...
October 13, 2011 •
Features •
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Flexible software solutions that reduce costs while driving revenue expansion are welcome in any business climate. But when money is tight and markets are in a state of flux, they are essential. “Businesses today are operating in a highly competitive...
October 12, 2011 •
Features •
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Comments Off on We’re all mobile today
“Before Voice over IP (VoIP), life was pretty black and white,” says Rob Lith, Director of Connection Telecom. “You had your office jockeys and your road warriors.” Office jockeys operated PCs, desk phones and faxes. Their jobs started and ended when...
September 29, 2011 •
Lists, Top Stories •
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Mark White, US Consulting Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Deloitte, who is in South Africa for the first time, presented key findings on the ‘Technology Trends of 2011 – The natural convergence of business and IT”, to Senior ICT Executives at a...
September 19, 2011 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
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Comments Off on MTN seeks additional mobile Internet partnerships
South Africa’s network services provider, MTN said key partnerships with distribution companies and manufacturers in the information technology sector would enhance the company’s Internet services. “We are continually seeking ways to couple...
