Articles by Brandon Gregory
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Wed, November 20th, 11:00 · Brandon Gregory
Q&A: Arie Vered, sales director at SatLink Communications
The satellite and pay-TV industry is growing significantly and Arie Vered, sales director of SatLink Communications, a global satellite transmission service provider, spoke to HumanIPO about what is causing this growth. → Read more
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Tue, November 19th, 07:00 · Brandon Gregory
Incredible Connection partners with Maxwell Technology
Incredible Connection, the South African computer retailer, has partnered with Maxwell Technology, the Pretoria-based internet satellite and data solutions provider, in a move to provide reliable and affordable broadband internet access. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 20:00 · Brandon Gregory
Easy user experience key to maximising pay-TV investments – Simpson
Despite the uptake in over-the-top (OTT) content, pay-TV with its set-top box (STB) technology is not dead because “smart” pay-TV operators are embracing OTT, according to Peter Simpson, vice president of Pace. → Read more
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Mon, November 18th, 17:00 · Brandon Gregory
Digitising South Africa a psychological change
The increasing digitisation of South Africa is having a profound psychological impact on the country, especially among young people, according to Johann Henning, acting managing director (MD) of Telkom. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 20:00 · Brandon Gregory
Negative impact in delays to deploying LTE in Africa
Stakeholders in Africa need to understand the detrimental effect delaying the licensing for LTE service rollout will have on the continent, according to Andile Ngcaba, founder of investment firm Convergence Partners. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 14:00 · Brandon Gregory
MEDO opens DTI’s first youth entrepreneur incubator
The Micro Enterprise Development Organisation (MEDO) has launched the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI’s) first youth entrepreneur incubator as part of the it’s Incubator Support Programme (ISP). → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 12:00 · Brandon Gregory
The road to broadband growth in South Africa
Speaking at AfricaCom 2013 in Cape Town yesterday, Carel Booysen, executive for business broadband at Telkom South Africa, discussed the role broadband and internet access plays in the growth of the country's economy. → Read more
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Fri, November 15th, 11:30 · Brandon Gregory
Aviat Networks upgrades MTN Ghana’s microwave capacity
Aviat Networks, the global wireless solutions company, recently announced its deployment of its STR600 ultra-high capacity microwave solution for MTN in Ghana, in line with the operator upgrading its backhaul network in order to achieve full internet protocol (IP) capabilities. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 18:30 · Brandon Gregory
Price not the only issue for smartphone rollout in Africa
Delivering on the specific needs of African consumers in terms of handsets and devices is a vital topic, according to Bradley Shaw, head of business development for Spinlet, speaking during a panel discussion at AfricaCom 2013 today (Thursday). → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 17:30 · Brandon Gregory
Content and fixed broadband to drive internet traffic in Africa
Moving forward in African traffic management technologies will be realised through content and fixed broadband networks, according to Richard Bell, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Wananchi Group, during his presentation at AfricaCom 2013, in Cape Town. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 10:30 · Brandon Gregory
Analogue is holding SABC back – Mokhobo
Lulama Mokhobo, group chief executive officer (CEO) of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), believes the delay in digital migration is preventing the state-broadcaster from progressing and it is falling behind rivals such as MultiChoice. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 08:30 · Brandon Gregory
Local content can accelerate data growth in Africa – Nagar
Data consumption via mobile is exploding and Arun Nagar, group chief executive officer (CEO) of Spice Africa, spoke about the drivers of data usage through content services in his presentation at AfricaCom 2013 in Cape Town. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 15:00 · Brandon Gregory
Question mark over operators will remain for another decade
Despite the reality the telecommunications industry is still being built, Informa Telecoms and Media is not sure what the future holds for operators, said Mark Newman, chief research officer at Informa, during his presentation at AfricaCom 2013, in Cape Town, today. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 14:30 · Brandon Gregory
Discovering African music through TruSpot’s online services
With more than 167 million internet users in Africa and with 54 per cent of them accessing the internet via mobile phones, it is important to promote and distribute music online. → Read more
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Wed, November 13th, 11:00 · Brandon Gregory
Deploying and managing music services for revenue growth
In Africa 59 per cent of music is consumed digitally and 0.2 per cent of music consumption on the continent exists on mobile phones, according to Atul Madan, vice president of mobile lifestyle solutions at Mahindra Comviva, an India-based mobile solutions company. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 20:00 · Brandon Gregory
Profiting from the internet of everything
Approximately US$14.4 trillion can be realised through all the new types of connections brought about by the Internet of everything (IoE), according to Howard Charney, senior vice president of Cisco. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 19:00 · Brandon Gregory
Spotify biding its time over Africa launch
Axel Bringéus, head of new markets for Spotify, has given no target date as to when the popular music streaming service will launch in Africa. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 14:00 · Brandon Gregory
Africa to near 1b mobile subscribers by 2019 – Ericsson
Ericsson has released the fifth edition of its mobility report, which predicts Africa will reach around 940 million subscriptions by 2019. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 13:00 · Brandon Gregory
Counter crime through tech and blogging – Parker
Technology and blogging can be used to break the cycles of crime in impoverished communities, according to Marlon Parker, founder of Reconstructed Living Labs (RLabs). → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 10:04 · Brandon Gregory
AfricaCom 2013 kicks off in Cape Town
The sixteenth annual three day AfricaCom conference kicked off in Cape Town this morning, set to feature more than 300 speakers. → Read more
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