©My Make OU via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>Over the past few years, we've seen a new trend in the hospitality industry - the rise of the connected traveller. Whether old or young, away for work or leisure, the demand for constant connectivity is increasingly present across all demographics - and meeting this demand is key to making them happy. For the hospitality industry, high quality, free Wi-Fi is now a must. Guests expect the same quality of Wi-Fi in their rooms as they have in their office or home.
Happy Wi-Fi makes happy guests
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From pre-roll quickies to extended video views with WebAfrica
Screengrabs from the ad.</span>You may have already encountered WebAfrica's extended pre-roll YouTube ad. In total, it's 2 minutes 47 seconds of, well, skipping, but not in the way you usually associate ‘skipping' with ‘YouTube ads'.
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Bridging the digital divide in Africa
Fabien Delanaud.</span>Developing markets have a strong culture of entrepreneurship, a culture that has been boosted by the ubiquity of mobile. But for many, data remains a luxury and often agonisingly out of reach, even on mobile. In fact, 60% of people in sub-Saharan Africa will still lack a data connection in 2020. Wide accessibility to SMS has made mobile banking possible, but more sophisticated services require data provision to work, especially services which require strong security.
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Orange becomes market leader in Liberia after acquisition
Orange launches in Liberia.</span>MONROVIA, Liberia: Orange launches its brand in Liberia and continues to build on its strong presence in West Africa. And with over 1.6 million customers at the end of February 2017, Orange Liberia is now the leading mobile operator in Liberia in terms of customers...
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Greater investments needed to drive data explosion in Africa
(L-R): Nic Rudnick, CEO, Liquid Telecoms; Uche Ofodile, Regional Head, Africa Express Wi-Fi, Facebook; Artur Mendes, CCO, Angola Cables; Funke Opeke, CEO, MainOne; Chris Wood, CEO, WIOCC and Chris George, Strategic Initiatives, Google, at the 2017 International Telecoms Week, held in Chicago, this past week.</span>LAGOS, Nigeria: Strategies for achieving improved broadband access across the African continent were discussed by experts at the International Telecoms Week conference in Chicago, recently. They highlighted the need to accelerate investment in Africa to facilitate the continent's broadband data explosion.
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#AfricaMonth: Sustainable food production requires digitisation of entire agri value chain
Image Supplied - ©GettyImages</span>Urbanisation in the African region is the fastest on Earth, with city dwellers projected to grow from around 10% of the population in 1900 to 50% by 2030. Furthermore, over half of global population growth between now and 2050 is expected to occur in Africa. Fresh thinking is required to enhance agricultural production and provide food security for this fast-growing population.
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Research shows SA behind SDN adoption curve
Johan de Villiers</span>New research shows South Africa is behind the software defined networking (SDN) adoption curve while it's taking the rest of the world by storm as organisations seek greater control, performance, and management of the data centre and network; and recognise the benefits SDN can offer in terms of cost savings on capital and operating costs, improved network performance, increased productivity, and improved security.
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Africa's digital rise hooked on innovation
© Phillip Petrovic via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>When the world was changing from mechanical and analogue technology to digital electronics four decades ago, Africa was nowhere on the scene. Fast-forward to the present, and Africa has largely been able to catch up with other regions in mobile phone use and internet access, successfully sidestepping the era of desktop computers and landlines.
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Fast, free Wi-Fi key to Namibian tourist experience
©Danil Roudenko via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>Namibia is known globally as a top ecotourism destination and it's a sector that is growing with a 5% year-on-year increase in international traffic into Namibia. After mining, tourism is the second largest sector contributing to the Namibian GDP with 20% of formal employment directly related to the tourism sector, ensuring a top quality tourist experience is key to sustaining and enhancing the tourism sector.
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Rise of the computers
In today's world, it is becoming a necessity to be well versed with communication technologies such as computers. Computers are playing a crucial role in everything from research to shopping. This has created a whole new niche market of job opportunities for the tech savvy learner or aspiring IT specialist.
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Konnect Africa unlocks access to internet in Africa
Source: Konnect Africa</span>Konnect Africa is reportedly set to reshape the satellite broadband industry. The company is making a strong push with a double objective: to be a partner of choice on the continent and to demonstrate how satellite technology is today the most relevant solution for unlocking access to the internet in Africa
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The trouble with our big baby, network complexity
Mark Fricke</span>The last time your internet died, Wi-Fi was unreachable, or YouTube kept buffering, your frown no doubt scrunched up in a way that is unmistakable from across the room. We have become addicted to the network. Wi-Fi is jokingly, maybe, referred to as the precursor to food and shelter in Maslow's hierarchy of needs, 2017 version. The DSM is surely going to introduce internet-related symptoms in the next release.
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WBS rebranded Rain
Rain aims to connect the people of South Africa to the limitless possibilities of the digital world
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Steady growth of internet penetration in Africa a boost for e-tourism
©Daniel Ernst via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>Currently, there are approximately 345 million internet users in Africa, representing 9.3% of the total population and a penetration rate of 27.7%. These statistics, presented in a hospitality report by Jumia Travel, reflects the opportunity for tourism and hospitality industry players in exploiting the internet to grow e-tourism.
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Turning power lines into internet connectivity
© arcoss via 123RF</span>With some analysts predicting that the global power over ethernet (PoE) market will reach $1bn by 2022, we are living in exciting times for the technology that uses the electrical wiring of a home as a wired data network.
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Africa's mobile tower market to undergo growth spurt
© altomedia via 123RF.com</span>In order to boost connectivity and increase network coverage in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) - one of the least connected regions in the world with a mobile penetration of 82% compared to the 100% global average - service providers will need to accelerate their investment in mobile towers, particularly in rural areas.
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Free Wi-Fi on World Wi-Fi Day
©rawpixel via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>Recognising and celebrating the significant role of Wi-Fi in connecting global communities and driving socio-economic development, is World Wi-Fi Day on Tuesday, 20 June 2017.
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Bringing Wi-Fi to Africa
Wi-Fi is so alive and kicking, it has its own dedicated day. Today, 20 June 2017 marks the inaugural World Wi-Fi Day - a day celebrated around the globe to recognise the significant role Wi-Fi has played in getting the world connected through its cities and communities.
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4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa
© photka via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>According to Dataxis, in 2016, most 4G subscribers came from a few leading countries in northern and southern Africa. Significant disparities in 4G development and adoption still exist depending on the country, for instance, Morocco, with its 3.4 million 4G subscribers, accounts for 14% of total 4G subscribers in Africa.
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#SocialMediaBlackout pressures network providers to lower data costs
NEWSWATCH: Today, Wednesday, 21 June 2017, South Africans are encouraged to join the #SocialMediaBlackout campaign to pressure network providers to lower data costs. The public is urged to avoid buying data bundles and keep off social media platforms.
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