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Engineered for flexibility: OADC standardises on Vertiv infrastructure solutions for its Parklands data centre
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (408+ words) ITWeb - Engineered for flexibility: OADC standardises on Vertiv infrastructure solutions for its Parklands data centre Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), which positions itself as a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, supported Open Access Data Centres (OADC), a WIOCC Group company, in…...
When smartphones become the network: i ONLINE, Nodle expand crowdsourced IOT connectivity across SA
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (772+ words) IOT coverage turns location data into evidence: a specific object in a specific place at a specific moment. It's the difference between "we think it's there' and "we can confirm it's there'. But traditional tracking and sensor networks are expensive…...
How strong is your backbone? Business resilience needs a trusted connectivity core
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (322+ words) While connectivity might be seen as a parity product, it is an essential one, keeping every other layer in the technology stack stable and always on. For true business resilience organisations need a solid connectivity backbone built on design excellence,…...
Committee probes Gauteng broadband delays
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (192+ words) The Gauteng Legislature's Portfolio Committee on e-Government will investigate the continual digital connectivity rollout delays....
Cash-strapped South Africans turn to emergency airtime
1+ week, 2+ day ago (232+ words) What was once marketed as a short-term convenience is now a lifeline for hard-pressed consumers and a lucrative revenue stream for telcos....
Cellphone tower thief sentenced to 50 years
1+ week, 2+ day ago (16+ words) A former tower technician has been convicted of vandalising and stealing critical MTN and Vodacom infrastructure....
Why South African ISPs are turning to Mimosa for smarter wireless growth
1+ week, 3+ day ago (390+ words) As demand for fast, reliable internet continues to grow across South Africa, ISPs are under increasing pressure to expand coverage quickly, while keeping deployment costs manageable. Whether servicing urban areas, estates, business parks, or rural communities, wireless providers need solutions…...
Why fibre is winning the race for South Africa's home internet
1+ week, 3+ day ago (613+ words) As fibre infrastructure expands across South Africa, more households are migrating from mobile and fixed LTE connectivity to fibre broadband. Faster speeds, greater reliability and uncapped data are driving a shift that is reshaping the country's home internet landscape. The…...
DDo S-for-hire boom blamed for attacks on SA's ISPs
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1165+ words) South African cyber security experts are raising concerns over the increasingly low ransom demands being issued by cyber extortionists targeting local internet service providers (ISPs) with distributed denial-of-service (DDo S) attacks. The experts warn the trend could point to the growing…...
Active Microsoft Exchange zero-day leaves organisations exposed
1+ week, 5+ day ago (794+ words) A vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange, allowing hackers to execute malicious code through specially crafted e-mails opened in Outlook Web Access, is a serious and urgent threat as it is already being actively exploited while no permanent patch yet exists. This…...