Cell C unveils plans for JSE listing

Cell C unveils plans for JSE listing

Cell C Holdings has officially announced its intention to list its ordinary shares on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), a strategic move the mobile operator says will streamline its balance sheet, simplify a historically complex structure, and support its next phase of growth. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Supersonic plane takes flight!…

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‘China is going to win the AI race’

‘China is going to win the AI race’

Nvidia CEO Jensen Juang Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has warned that China will beat the US in the artificial intelligence race, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. “China is going to win the AI race,” Huang told the newspaper (paywall) on the sidelines of the Financial Times’ Future of AI Summit. “As I have long…

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Sony unlocks direct cloud streaming on the PS Portal

Sony unlocks direct cloud streaming on the PS Portal

The PlayStation Portal is finally fulfilling more of its potential. Sony has significantly expanded the device’s functionality, moving it beyond being a strictly remote-play-only accessory for the PS5. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Supersonic plane takes flight! The latest update, effective today, allows PS Plus Premium subscribers to stream select digital PS5…

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R16.5bn spike for SA’s cyber security market

R16.5bn spike for SA’s cyber security market

SA’s cyber security services market has been projected to hit R16.5 billion by 2029. South Africa’s cyber security services market is expected to reach R16.5 billion by 2029, with the financial services sector showing strong demand, says BMIT. This comes amid the rise of cyber crime attacks on the local front, which has seen the…

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Amazon seeking South African talent for Project Kuiper

Amazon seeking South African talent for Project Kuiper

Project Kuiper terminal on a rooftop. Image: Amazon Amazon is moving closer to establishing a physical footprint for its Project Kuiper satellite internet network in Africa, advertising for a new technical business development manager focused on acquiring and developing ground infrastructure sites across the continent. And it’s specifically indicated it’s looking for South African talent….

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Discord expands Family Centre with new social controls

Discord expands Family Centre with new social controls

Discord is significantly upgrading its Family Centre, granting parents and guardians more substantial safety tools and visibility into their teens’ activity. These new controls are designed to address concerns around sensitive content, data privacy, and unwanted contact, while still respecting the teens’ communication privacy. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Supersonic plane takes…

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Oni-Tel launches inter-data centre fibre network with Digital Parks Africa

Oni-Tel launches inter-data centre fibre network with Digital Parks Africa

Panel discussion with Digital Parks Africa and Oni-Tel during the Oni-Tel fibre network launch event Oni-Tel Fibre Networks, a fibre-optic cable infrastructure provider in South Africa, has launched an inter-data centre fibre network with Digital Parks Africa (DPA) serving as the inaugural point of presence. This high-speed fibre backbone connects all major data centres across…

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Vitality’s Google-powered AI tool builds on Discovery Health’s PHP

Vitality’s Google-powered AI tool builds on Discovery Health’s PHP

Building on Discovery Health’s Personal Health Pathways (PHP), Vitality and Google have paired up to introduce Vitality AI. This new platform — which will combine Google Cloud’s advanced AI and data analytics with Vitality’s health statistics and behaviour-change expertise — looks set to revolutionise how we understand and manage our health. Georgia Lewis Anderson hosted…

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