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The Most Vulnerable IoT Devices: Think Before You Buy This Black Friday

With the shopping season approaching, it’s likely that internet-connected gadgets and toys will be a popular item on many users’ wish lists, as more than 88% of people use IoT (Internet of Things) devices in their households. However, cybersecurity experts warn: Internet of Things devices can quickly go from fun to creepy, depending on how hackable they are. “Enormous Black Friday discounts can rush customers into buying some very questionable gadgets. However, Internet of Things devices is widely known among experts for low-security measures they usually have installed. There is a joke going around: ‘The S in IoT stands for security’. So, it’s best to think before bringing any new IoT device to your household, as it can easily compromise the whole network,” says digital security expert at...

What Squid Game Can Teach You About Crypto Investing

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Could Ethiopia Ban Facebook After It Deleted PM Abiy Ahmed’s Post?

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Eskom: Stage 2 Load Shedding for SA & It Will Get Worse on the Weekend

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Safaricom to Take All M-PESA Services Offline – When, Why & How Long

Image sourced from WeeTracker Safaricom is set to take down all M-PESA services from Saturday 6 November 2021 at 23:59 until Sunday morning 04:00 – effectively for four hours as Kenya’s largest telecom company conducts maintenance on its services for around the 10th time this year. The company says that all M-PESA services, including the purchasing of airtime, will be inaccessible during these 4 hours in the very early morning, a time which Safaricom says, “has been planned to result in the least of inconvenience to our customers.” “We apologize for any inconvenience that may be caused and thank you for your continued support.” Safaricom is asking those whose businesses may be affected by the outage to make necessary arrangements to “cushion” the impact of the services being offline. While...

A Dark Weekend for SA as Eskom Announces Stage 4 Load Shedding

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Just How Many Shares is MTN Nigeria Preparing to Sell in Upcoming Offer

Sourced from TheTechieGuy (https://thetechieguy.com/) The MTN Group, representing the largest telecom company in Africa, has announced that it is preparing to sell shares in its Nigeria arm worth about $242-million in the continuation of its plan to dispose of assets and pay down debt. MTN Nigeria, which was listed in Lagos in 2019, will offer 575 million shares, according to a statement released on Thursday. The move marks a larger effort to sell about 14% of the MTNs holdings in its Nigerian arm – the “largest and most profitable unit,” according to the company. The news has spiked the price of MTN’s shares listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange by 3.6%, the largest rise in over a month. The MTN Group stock has surged 138% this year, making it the best performer on the FTSE/JSE Africa...

Why Energy Efficiency is Key to Sustainable Data Centres in Africa

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Amazon’s First Solar Project in SA Finally Begins Adding Clean Energy to Grid

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More Fibre, Less Copper: ProLabs Assists Cable Operators in Upgrading HFC Networks

Image by Chaitawat Pawapoowadon, Pixabay. According to CableLabs, the organisation that created the standards for the Hybrid Fibre Copper (HFC) network used by all cable operators, networks need to use significantly more fibre and far less copper moving forward. CableLabs suggests that in the future, the ultimate cable network will not have any copper in it, except within the home or office. This is as reported in a blog entry by ProLabs, a global leader in optical networking infrastructure, which is focused on innovations in optical transport and connectivity. ProLabs is distributed in sub-Saharan Africa by Networks Unlimited and its solutions are used to enable copper and fibre connectivity for data centre and telecommunications projects in the ICT industry. “In countries where the theft...

Paratus & MTN Namibia Sign Country’s First Roaming Agreement

(L to R) MTN MD Elia Tsouros and Paratus Namibia MD Andrew Hall. Paratus Namibia and MTN Namibia announce that they have signed a national roaming agreement, a first of its kind in the Southern African country. The agreement signals that Paratus and MTN customers throughout the country will benefit from the integration of two networks to deliver better and increased national coverage for all. By collaborating, this agreement allows both Paratus and MTN Namibia to expand their own networks and neither operator needs to duplicate mobile coverage in certain areas of the country. This infrastructure sharing deal marks a milestone in Namibian telecommunications history because the cooperation between two operators will provide not only a better mobile LTE service to customers but also a very at...

Telkom Adds MTN as Roaming Partner

Telkom has announced that its customers now have access to three networks following the group’s recent addition of telecom giant MTN as a roaming partner. Telkom operates a network of approximately 6,900 base stations & continues to expand this footprint. It entered into an agreement with Vodacom South Africa for 2G, 3G and 4G services in December 2018. In this latest agreement, effective 1 November 2021, MTN South Africa has been added for the provision of 2G, 3G & 4G services. According to Lunga Siyo, CEO of Telkom Consumer, this innovative approach to network deployment allows Telkom to give customers the best coverage the country has to offer whether on the Telkom network or through network partners. “The access to MTN South Africa’s 2G, 3G and 4G network adds coverage while re...