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New Zealand could soon get 25 Gbps home fibre
Chorus and Nokia have announced the first successful demonstration of 25 Gbps fibre. The demonstration took place at Chorus’ Fibre Lab in Auckland, reaching download speeds of 21.4 Gbps. “While not yet commercially available, large businesses are expected to see great benefit from the increased speeds and capacity for their growing low latency cloud connectivity,
ICASA to hold public hearings on Telkom’s amendment application of radio frequency spectrum licence
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA/the Authority) has announced that they will hold public hearings on 27 May 2022 at 09h00, in respect of an application by Telkom SA SOC Limited (“Telkom”) for the amendment of its Radio Frequency Spectrum Licence in the 2300 MHz and the 2400 MHz bands. Telkom submitted an
MTN and Huawei launch premium Wi-fi service in Nigeria
MTN Group and Huawei have jointly launched the Premium Wi-Fi service in Nigeria to continuously improve end-users’ experience on the network. The Premium Wi-Fi can play back the historical home Wi-Fi performance in the last seven days. It demarcates faults based on speed tests by segment and diagnoses major issues in just one click to
Samsung’s reportedly cutting its phone production for 2022
Samsung is reportedly scaling back the number of phones it’s planning on producing in 2022, from 310 million to 280 million, according to SamMobile, which cites a report from Korean outlet Maeil Business News. In absolute terms, that’s still quite a lot of phones, but it’s a relatively sharp decrease from the company’s original goal
How to use Apple Pay
If you’re on an iPhone, Apple Pay is the easiest way to get started with contactless payments. Not only is the digital wallet service free to use but it’s also already built into your phone. Apple Pay works by letting you add a digital version of a debit or credit card to the Wallet app.
Chromebook 101: how to customize your Chromebook’s desktop
Chrome OS isn’t the most option-packed operating system around, but there are some things you can do to make your Chromebook’s desktop look and work the way you want. Ready? CUSTOMIZE YOUR CHROMEBOOK’S WALLPAPER First, let’s tackle your desktop’s basic appearance: Right-click anywhere on your Chromebook’s desktop and select Set wallpaper from the menu that appears. Click
Hyperia Limited announces a partnership with YahClick
Hyperia Limited has announced a partnership with YahClick in an effort to solidify its stance as the leading satellite broadband providers in Nigeria. By partnering with carefully selected distribution partners, Hyperia is focussed on expansion opportunities, supporting our goal of bringing improved digital communication services to even the hardest-to-reach parts of Nigeria. We are proactively
BBC plans to cut up to 1,000 workers
The UK’s national broadcaster plans to cut up to 1,000 members of staff over the next few years, as part of a plan to save £500 million annually. It is part of the BBC’s plan to become a “digital-led” media organization set out by the Director-General Tim Davie in a speech to staff. The BBC
G7 pledges to phase out coal power but without fixing date
Ministers from the world's richest democracies agreed on Friday to work to phase out coal-powered energy, although they failed to set a date for doing so, and said the energy crunch brought on by Russia-Ukraine war should not derail efforts to fight climate change. The commitment, published at the end of three days of Group
Ralph Mupita, Theo Baloyi, Portia M and more African business leaders nominated for the 10th All Africa Business Leaders Awards
The finalists and judging panel are announced for the 10th All Africa Business Leaders Awards The highly anticipated 10th edition of the All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA) in partnership with CNBC Africa is set to take place on Friday, 3 June at The Sun City Superbowl after a two-year pandemic hiatus. And to celebrate
SA needs R3.9trn to transition away from coal
South Africa, the world’s 13th-biggest source of greenhouse gases, will need to spend $250 billion over the next three decades closing down its coal-fired power plants and replacing them with green energy, according to a study. In addition to closing down the country’s coal-fired plants and building wind and solar power plants, money will need
Ericsson showcases its new 5G, IoT, and WAN prowess
From operating machines in a manufacturing facility to connecting supply chain with trucks on the road, connectivity is fundamental to enabling Industry 4.0. As the leading 5G technology provider, Ericsson will demonstrate how going wireless with 5G, IoT and WAN transform manufacturing at Hannover Messe from May 30 to June 2. Ericsson is on-site with demonstrations, a
Apple Car director quits after less than a year
Luminar Technologies Inc. hired Christopher “CJ” Moore, a manager on Apple Inc.’s car project and a former director of Autopilot at Tesla Inc., to lead global software development. Moore, who had joined Apple in August, will lead Luminar’s software team to develop autonomous safety features integrated with its lidar, or laser sensors, the auto-parts company
Nokia and T-Mobile to develop 5G private Mobile Networks
Nokia and T-Mobile have announced that they will work together to develop 5G Private Mobile Networks and Hybrid Mobile Networks. These solutions will be part of T-Mobile’s newly announced 5G Advanced Network Solutions, a suite of 5G networks that enable applications to help provide enterprise and government customers with superfast speeds, lower latency, and control
Massive petrol price hike on the cards for South African motorists
South African motorists could be paying R3.81 or more per litre of petrol from next month, the latest data on the Basic Fuel Price (BFP) from the Central Energy Fund shows. Earlier this month, the data pointed towards average under-recoveries of roughly R2.07 for unleaded 95 petrol and R2.03 for unleaded 93. As of 23 May 2022, that estimated
Ericsson announces changes to its group structure and executive team
Ericsson’s strategy is to be a leader in mobile infrastructure and to establish an enterprise business. Ericsson has thus announced changes to the group structure and Executive Team to position itself to execute on its strategy and growth ambitions while continuing to invest in R&D to maintain its technology leadership. The new Executive Team roles
Waze users can now access Apple Music from the navigation app
Waze has announced that users can now access Apple Music directly from the navigation application’s built-in audio player. The integration lets Apple Music subscribers access songs, playlists, and Apple Music Radio directly within Waze, eliminating switching between applications. Apple Music is one of the last prominent music streaming services to get Waze integration since it launched Spotify
Here’s what caused the Standard Bank massive outage
Standard Bank’s services suffered extensive downtime on Saturday, 21 May 2022, due to a component failure that resulted in its engineers rebuilding the system’s architecture. The bank revealed the reason for the failure during a media briefing on Tuesday, where Standard Bank CEO Lungisa Fuzile apologised for the outage. Standard Bank chief engineering officer Khomotso Molabe said
Hein Engelbrecht appointed as Mustek acting CEO
Mustek has appointed Hein Engelbrecht as acting group chief executive officer following the death of David Kan. The company announced on Thursday that Kan had passed away. Kan founded Mustek South Africa in 1987, shortly after arriving in South Africa from Taiwan. Mustek produces the well-known Mecer brand and together with its wholly-owned subsidiary Rectron,
How to hide your house on Google Maps
Popular Science recently published an article explaining how people can hide their home addresses and other personally-identifiable information on the world’s most popular map apps. Google Maps offers Streetview, a street-level application that lets users view images of numerous addresses across the globe. The company captures these images using a 360-degree camera that is carried on foot