Piping it in
You can’t talk virtualisation without talking cloud. And you can’t talk cloud without hitting the bandwidth and hosting discussion.
For a case study in staggering incompetence and complete disregard for customers, just look to Vodacom.
South African telecoms seems to be in a permanent state of flux. The landing of Seacom and other cables and new providers entering the market all signify dramatic change. But is this all it’s made out to be?
In less than two years, Altech is now the second largest bandwidth holder on the continent.
With an abundance of bandwidth and booming mobile operators, East Africa is quietly staking its claim as Africa’s call centre capital.
Local bandwidth still stymies cloud computing adoption.
Seacom will make a change, but there is still a lot more that needs doing before the telecoms sector can be considered competitive.
Dr Sebiletso Mokone-Matabane CEO: Sentech The demand for hig h-quality comm unications bandwidth is skyrocketing.
IT is a tempting target when it comes to cutting costs. It shouldn’t be.
COMMUNICATIONS Web Solutions HOSTING GOOD HOSTING is at heart about enough bandwidth and disk space, costly stuff.
The cost of bandwidth in Africa poses a barrier to the continent`s effective participation in international trade and the knowledge economy, while limiting local markets and education.
HP`s strategy towards building more intelligence into the edge of the network takes shape, as it moves into number two position in the managed networking market.
