Tag: Internet
Leveraging cloud technology for business resilience in South Africa
Business resilience is a vital factor for continued success and growth. For businesses in South Africa, leveraging cloud technology, particularly Cloud PBX (Private Branch...
Over R100-billion to be invested in data centres in South AfricaÂ
By Larry Claasen
Amazon Web Services (AWS) plans to invest R46-billion in Cape Town by 2029.
THE setting up of hyperscale data centres in South Africa...
Will ChatGPT replace our jobs?
By Richard Frank, CTO of Flow Communications
Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot system ChatGPT is generating poems, articles and songs, and is writing code and social media campaign ideas...
Nicole Junkermann, Randi Zuckerberg and the future of Web3
In 1999, 278 million people used the internet globally, roughly four per cent of the world’s population. Over dial-up connections, it took one hour...
Power crisis threatening Internet access in SA
By PAUL COLMER, EXCO member at Wireless Access Provider’s Association (WAPA)
The ongoing power crisis is starting to threaten one of the fundamental drivers of...
Strange tower rises in Melkbosstrand!
IS it a bird? No, it's a plane, no, it's ???
The Editor spies a new addition to the sleepy Melkbosstrand skyline.
Located in the vicinity...
Improved internet for Nigeria and South Africa
The new Equiano subsea cable will link Africa to Europe via the West Coast of Africa when it is ready for service later in...
Increase speed, reduce energy consumption – is it possible with 5G?
From self-driving cars, which communicate with one another; remote healthcare, which treats patients from the comfort of their homes; to an immersive virtual and...
Fooling the people some of the time
From the 'A Bee in my Bonnet' column.
ONE of the benefits of the internet and social media, at least to this reader, is that...
The requisite for Africa’s growth: digital connectivity
AFRICA has been at somewhat of a disadvantage when it comes to digital development and connectivity. According to a report by the International Financial...
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