Internet Connectivity
latest news & developmentsWhy the sale of state-owned Telkom will be a blow to the poor
Considering the high cost of data in the country, the South African government should build up this vital public entity rather than sell it to the highest bidder, whose interest…
Africa’s digital transformation risks becoming trapped in geopolitical competition
As China and the West battle it out for control of Africa’s physical and virtual digital infrastructure, the continent needs to assert its own voice
‘Online push sets us up for failure’
With on-campus teaching possibly starting only in September, varsities turn to the internet
Online learning will unfortunately not benefit everyone
Online interventions are most likely going to benefit the middle class and the rich and children from working-class families will lose out
Speed up education in Africa with 5G
Doing so will increase the chance of achieving the world’s 17 sustainable development goals
Internet of Things needs more cowbell
If you want to jump-start your industry, connect your appliances, vehicles and, yes, even your cattle
Let there be light: Using home-grown photonics to close digital access divide
The transmission of information through particles of light may be the solution to closing the gap between the internet haves and have-nots
Academics make jump to lightspeed internet
Data and computing initiatives are joining forces to forge a high-speed research network for South Africa.
Connectivity can bring quality education to all
Government must expedite its broadband roll-out plan if its higher learning goals are to be met.
The gadgets that will connect 2015 to your past and future
It’s customary, in January, to make predictions for the year ahead. Arthur Goldstuck sees 2015 as the year of connections.
Better Internet connectivity for South Africa?
New Communications Minister Yunus Carrim took reader questions on broadband, the SABC and more in our live M&G Hangout. Watch the highlights.
Internet traffic to grow fourfold by 2016
A study has revealed that the boom in mobile internet devices and tablet computers in use will help quadruple web traffic in the coming years.
Cuba’s internet revolution edges forward, with limits
Yoan used to earn $25 a month working as a computer technician for a state company — and an extra $500 selling internet access on Cuba’s
TAKE 2: Seacom launches with little fanfare
While the arrival of the Seacom cable is great news for bandwidth starved SA, the launch at Neotel’s Midrand data centre was a damp squib.