Sebenza Wi-Fi, the free connectivity service used by two million South African commuters annually, is accelerating its expansion through a strategic partnership with Toyota. This collaboration will see Sebenza hotspots pre-installed into all new Toyota Quantum taxis, streamlining the rollout of internet access across the country’s public transport network. Read: Epson CO-W01 Projector Review: Project…
Sebenza Wi-Fi, the free-to-use minibus taxi connectivity service used by two million South African commuters yearly, is scaling up through a partnership with Toyota that will see its hotspots installed into all new Quantum taxis. Speaking at a media event in Johannesburg on Tuesday, Sebenza co-founder and CEO Wesley Dorning said the company’s business model,…
Powerlynx’s direct integration with 1Voucher allows cash-only customers to make online payments for WiFi. Monetising WiFi hotspots is simplified with the new Powerlynx feature, which offers direct integration with 1Voucher. Activation of the voucher is now processed as a payment method. Previously, 1Voucher could also be used, but only through the Netcash payment system as…
HP Inc and Sisvel have concluded an agreement for the Palo Alto-based global technology leader to become a licensee of the Sisvel Wi-Fi 6 patent pool. The deal follows a mediation process ordered by Judge Rodney Gilstrap, of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, as part of patent infringement litigation brought…
Europe’s telecommunications operators are set to gain access to the bulk of key spectrum coveted also by internet providers, with the backing of an advisory body to the European Commission, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday. The issue pits Deutsche Telekom, Orange, TIM, Vodafone and other telecoms companies against Amazon, Apple,…
NEC XON’s Willem Wentzel In many parts of Africa, industries still face crippling gaps in Wi-Fi connectivity. Vast mining operations, ports, construction projects and energy facilities often extend far beyond the reach of fibre or LTE networks. They are also too expansive for traditional meshed Wi-Fi to be cost effective, and latency is a big…
Waseem Bhamjee, Support Technician at Duxbury Networking. Good wireless isn’t guesswork but requires careful planning. Before a single access point goes on a wall or a mast, we map the space, listen to the radio environment and test how real users will experience the network. That’s the difference between WiFi that “mostly works” and WiFi…
Imagine this: your Wi-Fi router knows when you’ve fallen down the stairs, whether you’re having trouble breathing and exactly how many times you’ve visited the loo today. It can also detect when your teenager is sneaking out at night and monitor your elderly parents’ daily routine from across the country. Most unsettling of all, it…
Data is like oxygen in the digital era, and people are using more of it. In 2025 alone, global mobile data usage is projected to reach 200 exabytes per month. That is 200 billion gigabytes of data consumed monthly by everything from high-definition video streaming to online gaming and IoT. This trend has implications for…
IHS South Africa CEO Sandile Msimango. IHS South Africa, a division of IHS Towers, has launched a public WiFi initiative in Durban’s KwaMashu township, in collaboration with Project Isizwe. The project provides unlimited, free internet access to local residents, students, job-seekers and entrepreneurs. IHS South Africa CEO Sandile Msimango comments: “Connectivity is more than a…
