The latest Strategy Analytics Global Mobile Workforce Forecast Update predicts that the mobile workforce will be 1.87 billion strong by 2022 – over 40% of the world’s total number of workers. That is close to 2 billion people who will need to be constantly connected...
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Dark Fibre Africa sees 5G as big growth opportunity
Dark Fibre Africa sees fifth-generation (5G) wireless broadband networks as a big growth opportunity as the infrastructure needed to power these networks will require extensive fibre backhaul to connect a much denser network of base stations. DFA CEO, Thinus...
#AfricaMonth: High-speed connectivity will boost adoption of wearable tech
Wearable technologies offer enormous potential to a wide range of industries – provided they make use of fast, high-quality connectivity. When wearable technologies first began to enter the mainstream, the professional view was that they were mere novelties or...
You wear it well
The idea of wearable technology has been with us since at least as far back as the original Star Trek TV show and films like Forbidden Planet. However, as often happens in science-fiction, it eventually becomes a reality in some shape and form, and the concept of...
Connectivity is key – but at what cost?
Dark Fibre Africa Acting CSO Vino Govender talks digital transformation on CNBC Africa Closing Bell. Source: CNBC Africa, Closing Bell, 24th April 2018
Connectivity is key
The increased adoption of new and evolving digital technologies will continue to transform the way businesses innovate their operating models, digitise their product and services portfolios and engage with stakeholders. A Microsoft study conducted in the middle of...
Navigating towards smart ports in a digital storm
Modern ports are transforming and digitalising, but high-speed connectivity remains the backbone of any attempt to create a genuinely smart port. As digitisation drives a wave of technological innovation and integration, so an increasing number of industries and...
Medicine beyond borders: Telemedicine in South Africa
Telemedicine, a term which literally means “healing at a distance”, speaks to the use of technology to overcome geographical barriers, and increase access to health care services. This is particularly beneficial for extending medical services to communities that lack...
The rise in internet penetration opens the door for e-commerce in South Africa
The closure of the 159-year-old “Harrods of South Africa” department store, Stuttafords, has brought to the fore important questions about how industries need to develop stronger business plans and innovate in order to serve the tech-savvy customer. While many have...