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Nigeria: Pinnacle Communications to launch video-on-demand service
Pinnacle Communications, telecommunications solutions provider, is set to launch of the first ever push video-on-demand service in the country from its digital signal distribution platforms. Pinnacle Communications is the single largest investor in Nigeria’s Digital Switch Over (DSO) from analogue…
KnowBe4 recognised at the 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant
KnowBe4, security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, announced the acquisition of Popcorn Training, a security company based in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa. The acquisition will add fifty-two new training modules to the KnowBe4 library. Popcorn will operate as…
Frogfoot embarks on an aggressive FTTH expansion programme
Frogfoot Networks, a licensed open access fibre network provider and wholly-owned subsidiary of integrated ICT and connectivity provider Vox, extend plans to bring fibre to the home (FTTH) to an additional 14 000 homes in the Western Cape by April 2019.…
How to play it safe when it comes to your kids’ gaming
The school holidays are almost upon us, which means a lot more free time at home for your kids. Chances are that means more time in front of the TV too, either watching their favourite shows and YouTubers, or playing…
Average value per transaction on Black Friday declined compared to last year
According to data from instant EFT payment provider i-Pay, the Rand value from Black Friday sales this year grew by more than a thousand percent over 2016 figures. “At face value, e-tailers have experienced the highest volume of sales on…
MTN now covers 90% of South Africa with high speed LTE coverage
MTN has revealed that it has now covered 90% of South Africa with Long-Term Evolution (LTE/4G) coverage through the development of its 11 000th LTE site in the heartland of the Eastern Cape. This significant landmark site in Qatywa near the…
How will the interest rate hike impact SME owners?
Despite a strengthening rand and slight recovery of the oil price, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) announced that the repurchase (repo) rate will increase by 25 basis points to 6.75 percent, effective from 23 November 2018. This increase in…
Visa partners Vivo Energy to enhance digital payments across 15 African markets
Visa, payments technology company and Vivo Energy, the company that markets and distributes Shell-branded fuels and lubricants in Africa, have announced a Pan African agreement to provide digital payment services to consumers across 15 African countries. The partnership is geared…
Driving business success through intelligent automation
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a part of our everyday conversation and lives. It is used when talking about smart and autonomous cars, in digital personal assistants like Siri and Alexa, and in video games. When it comes to incorporating…
Protecting your firm amidst the first GDPR summons being issued
As the first GDPR summons is issued, how will you protect your firm from a similar fate? Four months after the European Union’s ground-breaking General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force, the first-ever formal GDPR notice has been served.…
Always On partners iPass
Consumer Wifi provider, Always On has partnered with global mobile connectivity provider, iPass in an international roaming agreement for a $20 a month uncapped and unlimited WIFI offer that can be accessed at over 100 million hotspots in more than…
NASA’s InSight stuck the #MarsLanding
Last night, around 9 PM local time, NASA’s InSight lander touched down on the surface of Mars to commence a two-year long research mission into the composition of the planet’s core and the effects of seismic activity. Here’s a look…
Business continuity and disaster recovery – what businesses need to know
The smallest disruption to a business can have a long-lasting impact, from interrupted production to lost customers. It’s critical that businesses have a business continuity plan in place to not only minimise the impact and recover from any incident which…
How to watch NASA’s InSight lander touch down on Mars
The InSight mission is led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California and the craft first took off from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base in May of this year. InSight is NASA’s first spacecraft to be sent to Mars…
Publiseer expands to South Africa
Publiseer has revealed on its Facebook page that it will be expanding to South Africa. Publiseer has also expanded into its neighbouring West African country Ghana, and East African country, Kenya. “When naming the platform, we brainstormed and played…
59 percent of corporate IoT attacks target office devices, finds Trend Micro
Trend Micro has revealed that 86 percent of surveyed IT and security decision-makers across the globe believe their organisation needs to improve its awareness of IoT threats. This significant lack of knowledge accompanies rising threat levels and security challenges related…
