Despite the arrival of high-capacity broadband cables, SA will have to wait for cheap Internet connectivity, says World Wide Worx.
Bill Venter assumes the role of a non-executive chairman.
Banks will not be able to escape the exposure of their prices and service levels via social networks, Gartner says.
The British telecoms group is set to continue its strategy of partnering with local companies.
Dial-up and wireless broadband adoption lags as they fail to deliver on cost and performance.
In this World Wide Wrap: Time Warner offers 4G, IBM and Naunce drive speech recognition, and Kontiki rivals Cisco.
The Angolan company expands its broadband service using Alvarion's WiMax solution.
Zombie networks have become a source of income for entire groups of cyber-criminals, says Kaspersky Lab.
The ITWeb Broadband conference will highlight the trends and issues in SA's broadband landscape.
IT has traditionally been reluctant to implement successful consumer technologies in the enterprise, says Gartner.
In this World Wide Wrap: VOIP ban hits China, European VOIP booms, and Voxofon unveils VOIP app.
In this World Wide Wrap: Idea Cellular shares offer promise, SMSes pose security risk, and mobile WiMax rolled out.
Enterprises will move towards a consumer IT model, with applications delivered as a service, says Citrix Systems.