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Inside DevConf 2025: Lessons, trends, and technical highlights

Development

Inside DevConf 2025: Lessons, trends, and technical highlights

Issued by BET Software 9 Jun 2025

Sitholizwe Mdlalose, CEO of Vodacom SA, joined his MNO peers on a GSMA panel ahead of Africa Tech Festival.

Internet

Vodacom SA CEO says Maziv deal would not make a monopoly

Lindsey Schutters 11 Nov 2024

Source: Microsoft Designer

Internet

SA fibre providers are bridging the connectivity gap

David Coleman 24 Oct 2024

Metier, through its Sustainable Capital Fund II (MSC II) has acquired Mertech Marine (Image supplied)

Banking

RMB supports Metier's strategic acquisition of Mertech Marine

18 Sep 2024

Undersea cables connecting East Africa to the internet have experienced multiple incidents in 2024.

Telecoms & Networks

East Africa internet disrupted by another major undersea cable cut

Lindsey Schutters 12 May 2024

Retailers need architecture and redundancies tailored to local conditions to avoid downtime and lost sales

Technology

Retailers need architecture and redundancies tailored to local conditions to avoid downtime and lost sales

Niel Coetzee 11 Apr 2024

Africa is served by a network of undersea internet cables

Internet

Seacom and Liquid maintain service during cable outages, highlight need for ISP redundancy

Lindsey Schutters 15 Mar 2024

A tough day at the office for internet users in South Africa

Telecoms & Networks

Mzansi in the dark: Microsoft acknowledges EMEA outage, but reports suggest wider issues [updated]

Lindsey Schutters 14 Mar 2024

Revolutionising retail efficiency through the power of the cloud

Technology

Revolutionising retail efficiency through the power of the cloud

Neil Coetzee 26 Sep 2023

WACS cable incident highlights need for increased network resilience

Internet

WACS cable incident highlights need for increased network resilience

Bertrandt Delport 18 Sep 2023

South African ISPs must do better. Source: 2H Media/Unsplash

Internet

South Africa's ISPs must do better

Richard Firth 18 Aug 2023

South African internet users could experience service disruption. Source: Lars Kienle/Unsplash

Internet

South Africa and Angola experience contrasting internet cable fates

Lindsey Schutters 8 Aug 2023

Vodacom lands 2Africa, the world's largest subsea cable, in EC

Internet

Vodacom lands 2Africa, the world's largest subsea cable, in EC

23 Jan 2023

Teraco begins construction on its new hyperscale data centre in Johannesburg

Data & Analytics

Teraco begins construction on its new hyperscale data centre in Johannesburg

7 Nov 2022

Anthony Laing, GM of networking at NEC XON

Technology

Network upgrade gives academia more speed

20 Jul 2022

Africa's data centre market is on course for massive growth

Data & Analytics

Africa's data centre market is on course for massive growth

Nina Triantis 1 Jul 2021

SA's connectivity issue needs a boost

Internet

SA's connectivity issue needs a boost

29 May 2020

Aim for the stars with satellite technology

Technology

Aim for the stars with satellite technology

Victor Stephanopoli 20 May 2020

Protecting your web conferences during Covid-19

Cybersecurity

Protecting your web conferences during Covid-19

17 Apr 2020

ICT sector builds solutions to skills shortages

ICT

ICT sector builds solutions to skills shortages

6 May 2019

Behind the smoke and mirrors of SA's internet

Internet

Behind the smoke and mirrors of SA's internet

Grant Parker 9 Apr 2019

The Adebayo Adedeji lecture.

Digital

Africa in the Digital Era - hype or reality?

3 Apr 2019

A continental shift in global internet access in Africa

Internet

A continental shift in global internet access in Africa

António Nunes 3 Nov 2017

Africa's digital rise hooked on innovation

Technology

Africa's digital rise hooked on innovation

1 Jun 2017

#BizTrends2017: Top bandwidth trends for 2017

Trends

#BizTrends2017: Top bandwidth trends for 2017

Warren Bonheim 9 Jan 2017

What tech will make African business a global player?

Digital

What tech will make African business a global player?

Brett Parker 10 Nov 2016

Cloud technology: an African success story

Digital

Cloud technology: an African success story

Brett Parker 28 Oct 2016

The transformational power of cloud in Africa

Cloud

The transformational power of cloud in Africa

Brett Parker 25 Oct 2016

Dark Fibre Africa eyes state firm

Network

Dark Fibre Africa eyes state firm

Thabiso Mochiko 6 Sep 2016

The connected business society

Internet

The connected business society

Brian Timperley 24 Jun 2016

Broadband a small part of the solution to digital divide

Internet

Broadband a small part of the solution to digital divide

Eckart Zollner 21 Jan 2016

Distance record for undersea data transmission achieved by Alcatel-Lucent

Network

Distance record for undersea data transmission achieved by Alcatel-Lucent

15 Jul 2015

How the NSP industry will impact the provision of Internet Access into Africa

Internet

How the NSP industry will impact the provision of Internet Access into Africa

Edward Lawrence 14 Mar 2015

Cloud, the perfect weapon for SMEs

Cloud

Cloud, the perfect weapon for SMEs

AJ Hartenberg 28 Jan 2015

Prepare for the next evolution in the telecoms landscape

ICT

Prepare for the next evolution in the telecoms landscape

Eckart Zollner 24 Oct 2014

Jacaranda FM gets portable, reliable broadband connectivity

Internet

Jacaranda FM gets portable, reliable broadband connectivity

17 Jul 2014

Gilat Satcom establishes new PoP in Tanzania

Digital

Gilat Satcom establishes new PoP in Tanzania

30 May 2014

2014 lays the groundwork for major change in the local telecoms space

Telecoms & Networks

2014 lays the groundwork for major change in the local telecoms space

Eckart Zollner 8 May 2014

Google to improve internet in Uganda with Project Link

Digital

Google to improve internet in Uganda with Project Link

21 Nov 2013

Orange Marine cable ship makes Cape Town its home port

Marine Engineering

Orange Marine cable ship makes Cape Town its home port

4 Nov 2013

Africa - continent of advertising opportunity

Advertising

Africa - continent of advertising opportunity

14 Oct 2013

A4AI aiming to make universal access a reality

Digital

A4AI aiming to make universal access a reality

9 Oct 2013

Digital

Echo-social becomes more insightful in social media analytics

Coerene Vosloo 8 Oct 2013

Internet

Is fibre only for the elite?

20 Sep 2013

Michael Fletcher

Digital

Wi-Fi is the way forward

Michael Fletcher 21 Aug 2013

Gilat Satcom offers increased broadband connectivity in Africa

Network

Gilat Satcom offers increased broadband connectivity in Africa

11 Jul 2013