RCS closer to replace SMS as default service
Ongopotse Motlhanke, CEO: Khumbula Tech by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG – MASSIVE growth is projected for Rich Communication Services (RCS), which could replace Short Message/Messaging Service (SMS) as early as next year. An Android news platform forecasts RCS to grow more than 200 percent over the next five years to 3,8 billion users. Juniper More...
Africa must be smart about new cities
Land for sale in Eko Atlantic, Nigeria from DION HENRICK in Cape Town CAPE TOWN – AN expert believes African countries should consider using digital technologies to solve issues in existing cities instead of More...
Nigeria telecoms market on steady trajectory
Nigeria mobile operators from OKORO CHINEDU in Lagos, Nigeria LAGOS – NIGERIA has registered 17 million new mobile subscribers since the beginning of this year. This is a departure from last year’s More...
South Africa FTTR rollout set for 2023
Openserve Set to Launch Range of FTTR Products in 2023 by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – THE rollout of fibre to the room (FTTR) is poised to provide optimal fibre broadband experience for users across South More...
Crypto currency miners wreck African economies
Crypto currency from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI – AFRICA’S leading economies- Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa- are the worst affected by a sharp increase in crypto currency mining. Kenya is More...
ICT skills development critical for SA
Huawei Director of South Africa Enterprise Business, Zhang Yi. by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – INFORMATION and Communications Technology skills development is critical for South Africa to participate More...
WhatsApp users at risk of cyber fraudsters
WhatsApp by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG – MILLIONS of users around the world face attacks from cyber criminals after WhatsApp was compromised. A database containing up-to-date mobile phone numbers of More...
Vodacom unveils first public healthcare solution
Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – HEALTHCARE services in the Northern Cape province will be more accessible after Vodacom created an end-to-end technology solution for the sector. The More...
Telecoms accelerate Nigeria growth, oil sector declines
Nigeria mobile operators from OKORO CHINEDU in Lagos, Nigeria LAGOS – THE telecommunications sector has underlined its vitality to Nigeria’s economic growth. This as the oil industry, for years the mainstay More...
Vodacom launches M-Pesa Rallonge in DRC
M-Pesa Rallonge from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRC KINSHASA – VODACASH has launched its new service, M-Pesa Rallonge, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This is to allow customers financial assistance More...