Tertius Zitzke, group CEO of 4Sight Holdings. JSE-listed technology company 4Sight Holdings highlights the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IOT) as a central driver of its profitability. This emerged when the company today announced its interim financial results for the six months ended 31 August. According to 4Sight, the sustained…
Global mobile telecommunications industry body the GSMA has partnered with six of Africa’s largest mobile operators – Airtel, Axian Telecom, Ethio Telecom, Orange, and South Africa’s Vodacom and MTN – to develop a set of minimum requirements for an affordable, entry-level smartphone. The announcement was made at a Mobile World Congress event in Kigali, Rwanda…
WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature that allows users to translate messages directly within the app, making cross-language communication easier for its more than three billion global users. Now, if you receive a message in a language you don’t understand, you can simply long-press on it and select “Translate.” The app will then display…
The smart meters enable two-way visibility into electricity consumption. Eskom doesn’t know how much its 6.2 million smart meter rollout will cost, doesn’t have all the meters in stock, and hasn’t finalised procurement – yet insists it will meet its March 2026 target of 577 000 installations. During a presentation to the portfolio committee on…
Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub The drawn-out “please call me” saga between Vodacom and its former employee, Nkosana Makate, is headed back to the supreme court of appeal in the coming weeks. This is after the constitutional court in July ruled the matter must be heard by a new panel of judges. As the 18…
Digital-first banking platform TymeBank plans to rebrand its South African operations as GoTyme during the first half of 2026. This move is designed to align its local identity with the brand it utilizes in several of its international markets, reflecting its growth and commitment to customers across all economic segments. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile…
Xiao Ming, President of ZTE Overseas, delivered an opening speech. ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), which positions itself as a global leading provider of integrated ICT solutions, recently kicked off its 2025 Broadband User Congress in Mexico City, Mexico. This year’s congress, themed: “AI Boosting Broadband Benefits”, brought together over 400 global ICT industry leaders,…
Communications regulator Icasa has been given a bloody nose in the high court in Pretoria after MTN South Africa took it on review, challenging provisions of the mobile broadband service regulations of 2021. MTN disputed parts of the regulations that defined MTN – and rival Vodacom – of having “significant market power” and being “dominant”…
Samsung Electronics has officially launched its highly anticipated Galaxy XR extended reality headset, priced aggressively at US$1,799. This launch is a definitive move into the nascent and highly uncertain “computing-on-your-face” market, which is currently dominated by Meta and Apple. The headset, which shares a form factor resembling those made by its rivals, is strategically priced…
Uniphore, the Business AI company, today announced the close of its $260 million Series F round. NVIDIA, AMD, Snowflake, and Databricks invested in the round and were joined by financial and sovereign investors including NEA, March Capital, BNF Capital, National Grid Partners, and Prosperity7 Ventures. The new capital will accelerate innovation on its AI and…
