04 June 2024

Mercy Ships is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) that operates the largest non-governmental hospital fleet of vessels in the world. The charity delivers free and life-saving healthcare to people in regions where resources and medical care are scarce.

Each year, Mercy Ships aims to provide more than 5,800 surgical procedures, 18,000 dental procedures and trains 3,400 professionals in their area of expertise on its vessels. Connectivity is critical for these vital medical procedures and training, as it enables Mercy Ships to transfer data to and from the ships, connect with doctors, surgeons, and nurses for consultations, and facilitate their applications.

04 April 2024

LNX Solutions provides self-hosted infrastructure as a service and tailored solutions to resolve IT problems in a creative and effective way. By building their own LoRaWAN network, LNX Solutions is enabling a wide range of IoT solutions across South Africa.

Connectivity during blackouts
Cellular coverage in South Africa can vary widely depending on the region. Local users can find it spotty and unreliable. Moreover, the country has been in an energy crisis for more than 10 years and is now in its sixth period of load-shedding – sometimes lasting many hours - in an attempt to ration power between the different electrical grid areas across the country and urban areas.