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Differentiating networks with software
For most of the telecom industry’s history, hardware has been the focus, while software has not been widely recognised as a centre of value. However, this perception is now beginning to shift among customers in the market at large...
Base stations’ ‘headlights’ are often the neglected factor
We have had antennas since the days of Guglielmo Marconi, the Italian scientist who invented the radio a little over 100 years ago. So by now we should all know how to use antennas. But do we?
Embracing the cloud – cloud solutions for the home user could be the answer to the channel dilemma
Cloud computing has been a major buzzword for many years, and a number of vendors are now beginning to roll out cloud-based offerings to the market...
It’s the ‘post PC’ era and mobile computing is here to stay. But mobile is far from mature in South Africa
Mobile computing is a growing phenomenon in the workplace and out with leading researchers already recognising the emergence of a ‘post PC’ era. As more people access IT applications and content by preference using their tablets, ‘phablets’ and smartphones, a whole new set of challenges and opportunities are emerging. In South Africa, however, the majority lag the mobility hype by about two years....
Fulfilling the potential of Unified Communications & Collaboration
Compared to just ten years ago, employees have access to – and familiarity with – far more sophisticated technology, and this can be harnessed to allow them to work in a way that suits them. As companies branch out across the world, it is ever more important to use the available technology to enhance productivity. However, employers have to respond to this demand if they are to harness its potential...
Why did Big Data get so big?
There is a huge expectation among operators in emerging markets that smartphone penetration will increase fairly rapidly over the next three to five years. Operators want to be at the forefront of this and are therefore investing heavily to ensure that they not only have the best networks possible, but also have a clear understanding of mobile data services in order to develop new business models to accommodate their anticipated growth...
Media information: Going cloud – addressing the data centre dilemma
Many organisations are acknowledging the benefits of migrating to the cloud and are seeing their competitors either considering this option or having already made the move. For small medium enterprises (SMEs), the decision is easy as the path to migrate is less onerous and considerably less complex. However, larger organisations have additional considerations to factor in such as compliance issues, which require information to be stored within the country, and security concerns...
Cloudy Skies or silver linings?
Cloud has been much talked about but implementations have been slow to take off...
Shrinking the perceived size of the business world in the Middle East and Africa
For the thousands of international and domestic businesses operating in Middle East and Africa (MEA), the region has moved from an emerging market to that of a high-growth market. Certainly from a telecoms perspective and according to new research from Analysys Mason, telecoms revenue in North Africa and the Middle East is set to grow by 27% to over 96.4 billion USD in the next five years...
49% of South Africans Would Change Their Mobile Operator if They Could
Mobile use in South Africa has boomed in recent years— research from Nielsen showed that about 29 million South Africans are using mobile phones, compared to just five million people who use landlines. That growth is only expected to continue, which means that there’s a big opportunity for communications service providers hoping to break new ground and build relationships with new customers...
Interconnect Billing: Ahead in the cloud?
Joseph George, Director, Revenue Protection and Interconnect, MACH, explains why operators in emerging markets are increasingly opting for a managed service approach to interconnect billing...
Bringing Greater Quality-of-Service to Developing Countries with Small Cells
The beehive of activity in large metropolitan cities like London or New York provides an obvious stage for network augmentation through innovations like small cells. These low-profile nodes that live just about anywhere at the edge of a network help carriers relieve pressure from today’s extreme data deluge. Smartphones and tablets, with data-rich applications and always-connected enablement, are driving a massive surge in today’s network infrastructure demands and forming a great need for technologies like small cells...
Delivering mobile broadband will drive growth in Africa
Providing high-quality broadband to consumer and enterprise customers is a key issue in Africa that affects both fixed and mobile operators. Broadband will be the major growth area in Africa over the next five years – it is the fastest-growing segment in the region. Most of the growth will come from mobile broadband, as this is the major channel through which customers can access the Internet...
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Regional Trends
GSMA opens Kenyan office
The GSMA has opened a new office in Nairobi, located in the city’s Innovation Hub...
Network Security Finds Increased Acceptance Among SMBs in India
The network security market for India small and medium businesses clearly shows a positive growth trend in the immediate future...
Development Trends
Intelligent Energy and Etisalat Announce Energy Device Collaboration for Nigerian users
A new partnership between power specialists Intelligent Energy and Etisalat Nigeria will develop personal energy solutions based on the former’s fuel cell technology, with an Etisalat user trial to commence in this quarter...
Second time lucky for M-Pesa in South Africa
Despite runaway success in Kenya, the M-Pesa mobile money service failed to inspire widespread adoption in South Africa when Vodacom attempted to introduce it in 2010...
Networks
PT DCI and Equinix Announce Opening of New Data Centre in Indonesia
PT Data Centre Infrastructure Indonesia (PT DCI) has opened a new data centre in Indonesia in partnership with Equinix...
Sub-sea joint venture for Central America & Caribbean
A new joint venture between Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) and Columbus Networks will provide international wholesale capacity to both companies and third party carriers across Central America...
Services
Axiata implements CEM analytics for quality of service
A major pan-Asian operator is integrating a Customer Experience Management (CEM) solution from specialists Clarity...
Maldives market leader Dhiraagu selects MACH revenue leakage solution
The leading telecom provider in the Maldives is implementing a solution to prevent revenue leakage caused by fraud and billing inaccuracies across its mobile and fixed line networks...
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