YouTube takes on TikTok, Instagram with short-form videos

The online video-sharing platform introduces a beta version of its short-form video service, to better compete with rivals TikTok and Instagram Reels.

Staff Writer

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Smart satellites

Jul 13, 2021

Smart satellites offer connectivity solutions whatever the weather

Smart satellite networks like Twoobii-on-Flex are able to provide excellent reliability even at relatively high operating frequencies and in severe weather.

It’s boom time for Africa’s internet exchange points development

Africa’s internet exchange points show significant gains, with SA as the nation with the most developed internet ecosystem in Africa, reveals the Internet Society.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

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Eutelsat Communications

Jul 12, 2021

Satellite internet connects Mpumalanga rural vaccination centres

Eutelsat and Aspen Pharmacare provide satellite broadband internet connectivity at 13 vaccination centres in Mpumalanga’s under-served communities.

Gauteng e-Gov coughs up R142m after Altron blackout threat

The department confirms paying the outstanding invoices for the Gauteng Broadband Network, saying the delay was caused by non-compliance with procurement laws.

Huawei signs 4G connectivity agreement with VW

The Chinese multinational telco strikes a licensing deal that will allow use of its 4G technologies in connected vehicles manufactured by Volkswagen.

SITA lashes out at Gauteng e-gov, Altron over broadband services

The State IT Agency accuses Altron and Gauteng’s e-gov HOD of sharing inaccurate information, thereby portraying SITA as the one misleading the public.

Sub-Saharan Africa’s 5G subscriptions to top 70m by 2026

The uptake of the next-generation mobile tech will outpace predecessors, as service providers rush to switch from 4G to 5G, says Ericsson’s Todd Ashton.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba