19 November 2024
An industry-wide standards-compliant approach is essential to ensure broadband applications for critical communications users are mission-critical quality. This is a key takeaway from a new white paper from TCCA, based on the results of a sector-wide survey, which also highlights the importance of testing and certification of applications designed to support mission-critical operations.
A wide range of broadband applications are already in use by critical communications users. However, the majority of these applications are currently deployed over commercial networks, with over-the-top, best-effort Quality of Service (QoS). As broadband data applications become increasingly important for day-to-day operations, users will demand their applications to be delivered with mission-critical QoS.
Find out more18 November 2024
Wireless Logic highlights key security concerns among organisations and reveals a strong demand for enhanced security features from IoT connectivity providers, as enterprises seek to better protect their connected environments.
The report sheds light on the challenges of deploying global IoT solutions and the opportunities these present to their connectivity partners, with 89% saying the threats of cybersecurity breaches, or issues related to compliance as a result of cybersecurity issues, represent a pain point for their organisation. Other key findings include:
13 November 2024
Hormuud Telecom, Golis Telecom, and the GSMA have moved to deepen their collaboration with NGOs by developing a strategy to fully harness mobile technology for humanitarian efforts.
A workshop was held in partnership on the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction to demonstrate how leveraging mobile and digital technologies, such as early warning systems, can be life-changing for vulnerable and remote communities. Hormuud and regional operator Golis pioneered the use of ringtones for critical alerts in Somalia, delivering life-saving instructions.
Find out more12 November 2024
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has renewed its partnership with the Western Cape Provincial Government (WCPG) to expand its project across the Province.
During the announcement, made at Africa Tech Festival 2024 in Cape Town today, the company said the initiative will see an investment of over $111 million (R2bn) will be channelled towards the project, over the next seven years. This, as Liquid continues to increase access to high-speed connectivity, which has accelerated the province’s ‘Citizen-centric Digital Transformation’ project – which aims to harness digital technology to enhance living standards and improve government services.
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