Articles by Gabriella Mulligan

Articles by Gabriella Mulligan, Page 33

Tue, September 3rd, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

ICASA needs to change – industry stakeholders

South Africa needs the regulator to change drastically, and to focus more on ensuring connectivity in rural communities, according to panelists at the Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (SATNAC) 2013. → Read more
Tue, September 3rd, 12:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

SA needs a broadband policy and competition – Dr Pepper

South Africa needs to implement a broadband policy in order to increase broadband penetration, according to Dr Robert Pepper, vice president of global technology policy for CISCO. → Read more
Tue, September 3rd, 10:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

LTE the key to mobile broadband in Africa

Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology will be the key enabler of mobile broadband, with video and mobile broadband being the most important mobile service, according to Noel Kirkaldy, head of technology of the Middle East and Africa Region at Nokia Solutions and Networks. → Read more
Mon, September 2nd, 18:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Take action on broadband – Dr Pepper

The focus in the South African broadband dialogue needs to shift from ubiquity to impact, according to Dr Robert Pepper, vice president of global technology policy at CISCO. → Read more
Mon, September 2nd, 14:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

Too many delays to SA broadband policy – Carrim

There have been too many delays to the creation of South Africa’s broadband policy, according to the country’s latest minister for communications Yunus Carrim, and government and industry must work together in order for the country to reap the economic and social benefits of broadband. → Read more
Tue, August 20th, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

LinkedIn lowers age of use limit

LinkedIn will allow children as young as 13 to use its service, in a move to encourage and support youth in transitioning to university and employment. → Read more
Mon, August 19th, 18:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Google suffers service outage

Google has suffered a significant outage across its services, resulting in up to 70 per cent of requests returning error messages to users. → Read more
Thu, August 15th, 16:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

HumanIPO Academy to launch August 30 in Cape Town

HumanIPO will launch its Academy on August 30, with the aim of supporting the techpreneur, startup and small business ecosystem in Cape Town through engaging and informative events held throughout the year. → Read more
Wed, July 10th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Apple guilty of e-book price fixing

Apple has been found guilty of price fixing of e-books by a United States (US) court, and will be required to pay damages to the US government and certain states. → Read more
Tue, July 9th, 15:40 · Gabriella Mulligan

OPINION: Inexperienced Carrim’s in-tray set to overflow

Yunus Carrim is to take up the position of South Africa’s minister of communications as of tomorrow despite his apparent lack of ICT credentials, President Jacob Zuma has announced. → Read more
Fri, July 5th, 15:14 · Gabriella Mulligan

Holdsworth vows to relaunch AppChat despite filing for liquidation

John Holdsworth says he will relaunch AppChat following his “inevitable” win in his ongoing legal battle against Reunert, despite having been forced to file for liquidation. → Read more
Mon, June 17th, 10:07 · Gabriella Mulligan

LG launches Ethiopian vaccination initiative

LG Electronics has launched an initiative to provide cholera vaccinations to at least 20,000 Ethiopians to mark International Day of the African Child. → Read more
Thu, May 30th, 13:37 · Gabriella Mulligan

More entrepreneurial freedom in Cape Town than Silicon Valley

Cape Town is a better location to launch a startup than Silicon Valley due to the greater entrepreneurial freedom it offers, according to Simon Anderson, founder of Video Agent. → Read more
Wed, May 29th, 14:17 · Gabriella Mulligan

France Telecom to be renamed Orange

France Telecom is formally to be renamed Orange as of July 1, the company decided at its Annual Shareholders’ Meeting yesterday. → Read more
Mon, May 27th, 15:27 · Gabriella Mulligan

Q&A: Bob Skinstad, Itec Group

HumanIPO caught up with Bob Skinstad, director and shareholder at Itec Innovate and former South African rugby captain, to talk about the company, its clients and the benefits of tech solutions to businesses of any size. → Read more
Mon, May 27th, 12:20 · Gabriella Mulligan

Apple-1 computer sells for over $670,000

An original Apple-1 computer was sold at auction on Saturday, fetching a record €515,000 (US$671,400). → Read more
Mon, May 27th, 11:08 · Gabriella Mulligan

Internet best medium for food delivery – Yum

The internet is the best medium for ensuring quality food delivery services, given it facilitates flow of information and efficient collaboration between restaurants and delivery services, according to Jacob Lennheden, managing director of Yum. → Read more
Mon, May 27th, 09:16 · Gabriella Mulligan

Kenyan consumers prefer face-to-face to online – Yum

Online startups in Kenya are hindered by consumers’ preference for face-to-face interaction when making purchases, says Jacob Lennheden, managing director of online food delivery service Yum. → Read more
Fri, May 24th, 15:35 · Gabriella Mulligan

SA online sphere perfect startup environment

South Africa “desperately needs” entrepreneurs, and the online sphere is the perfect environment for new startups to thrive, according to Karl Hammerschmidt, co-founder of RunwaySale. → Read more
Fri, May 24th, 15:15 · Gabriella Mulligan

Credit cards remain future of online payments – Hammerschmidt

Credit cards will be the future of online payments, although various wallets will be consolidated and may be incorporated onto mobile phones, according to Karl Hammerschmidt, co-founder of RunwaySale. → Read more