Africa Telecoms Magazine - July 2010
WHAT A MOMENTOUS YEAR IT HAS BEEN FOR BOTH 3i Publishing, and the nation of South Africa. We launched Africa Telecoms in November 2009, and on behalf of all of us, may I please extend our warmest thanks and appreciation to all our clients, supporters, contributors and readers for making…
Plugging into the World Mike van den Bergh, CEO of Gateway Communications gives his views on the numerous undersea cable projects presently underway and the growing demand for communications in Africa. He sees the African continent swiftly coming out of its digital dark age. RIGHT AT THE FOREFRONT OF AFRICA'S EMERGENCE, are companies like Gateway Communications – who provide…
South Africa’s success in hosting the 2010 Soccer World Cup – an event that’s said to be the biggest, most scrutinized event in the sporting calendar – was a feat that will for decades to come, be viewed as nothing short of remarkable. What has the effect been on the…
Despite the vast technological advances in telephony over the past century, there are still many challenges and obstacles that remain in terms of intelligibility. George Ashley Campbell, a pioneer in long-distance telegraphy and telephony, showed in 1910 that accuracy over the telephone stood at only 59% as opposed to 96%…
This issue of Africa Telecoms is dedicated to Voice and Data in Africa. Arieso, is described as a location aware network management solution provider, what does that mean to modern mobile networks and how can you assist in optimizing their networks? We believe in the next five years, mobile networks…
AT A RECENT press conference in Johannesburg, South African mobile operator Cell C launched a new corporate strategy, a new corporate identity and an innovative approach in attempting to make the company truly customer-centric. This is in addition to the well reported ZAR 5bn investment Cell C is making in…
