Municipalities and private sector companies are spearheading the replacement of legacy metering infrastructure with smart metering for electricity and water utilities.
Rather than focusing solely on direct sales, Hitachi Vantara is empowering local channel partners to take the lead in delivering its solutions and services.
MTN Business aims to use 5G to enhance safety, boost productivity and optimise costs in the mining industry, says David Behr, CEO at the MTN Business ICT Centre of Excellence.
Edge computing can be described as the concept of having compute and storage capacity physically close to where users are generating, consuming and manipulating data, says Jonathan Duncan, technical director, Africa at Vertiv.
Omdia predicts advances in eSIM tech will drive adoption in internet of things devices from a billion to over 3.6 billion in 2030.
Vodacom Group, including Safaricom, hits 200 million customers for the first time, with quarterly revenue increasing 26.8% to R38.9 billion.
Reliable connectivity ensures real-time monitoring and management of resources, leading to reduced waste and optimised usage, says Tobie van Schalkwyk, business unit manager at Duxbury Networking.
The processes humans use to interpret information and make decisions are similar to the way in which businesses use IoT data to strategise, says Sibongiseni Majova, IoT systems developer at IoTdc.
Advanced surveillance products can transform the country’s urban landscape into a more secure, efficient and intelligent environment, says Slade Vandrau, surveillance business unit manager at Duxbury Networking.
The interconnectedness of systems and the rapid adoption of new technologies has further complicated the task of securing companies, says Len Noe, technical evangelist and white hat hacker at CyberArk.
The ten-year partnership will see partners develop cloud and customer-focused AI services.