Finnish manufacturer Nokia has confirmed its interest to purchase French telecoms company Alcatel-Lucent for a proposed fee of $16.6 billion. FULL STORY >

The business telephony system is still the lifeblood of business today, one needs to ensure it provides the necessary workflow automation, productivity tracking and management reporting to effectively manage your business. FULL STORY >

Telecommunications and advanced analytics are a symbiotic duo that can help fast track African development and revolutionise business, says LGR Telecommunications. FULL STORY >

Today's unpredictable economy is demanding new levels of insight and innovation from company executives, they need to work together to meet new strategic and tactical challenges. This is according to local entrepreneur and Euphoria Telecom CEO George Golding.... FULL STORY >

Easy and convenient, Wi-Fi is set for a boom if, or rather when, Wi-Fi-based offloading takes off. Iwan Pienaar tries to connect. FULL STORY >

Near-field communications (NFC) and machine-to-machine (M2M) communication promise to bring innovation to multiple industries in the next few years. Lance Harris investigates. FULL STORY >

A perfect storm of the right technology and an environment ripe for change has converged to push machine-to-machine (M2M) and the Internet of Things (IoT) to the forefront. Tony Smallwood of Vodacom explains. FULL STORY >

The advent of cloud computing, the digital era and the growing phenomenon of ‘Bring Your Own Everything’ or BYOx, have caused a dramatic shift in the telecommunications market. Consumers and business alike are demanding cheaper and... FULL STORY >

Information Technology (IT) has become an essential component of practically every business today, underpinning the basic functioning of the enterprise. As such, providing effective IT services is critical to the efficiency and profitability... FULL STORY >

Multinationals seeking to make inroads into Africa now have a viable and flexible means, thanks to Broadlink building its own hub to connect to the continent. FULL STORY >

Axis Communications, a leader in network video, announces the local availability of mobile surveillance apps for its AXIS Camera Companion and hosted video solutions. FULL STORY >

One of the more interesting concepts being discussed at present is that of disruption. The MD of Internet Solutions believes positive disruption can hit even the most stable industries. FULL STORY >

Cloud: it’s the evolution in ICT that CIOs know they can’t afford to ignore yet aren’t quite sure how to go about implementing. If you’re struggling with which business applications and services to start virtualising and automating, you’re not alone. FULL STORY >

In today’s fast-paced, always-on world, businesses are not only being evaluated on their customer service levels and what they sell, but increasingly on their response times. With more and more consumers accessing cloud services from portable devices that... FULL STORY >

Cloud computing offers South African SMEs a new way to consume ICT services that could give them more flexibility and help them reduce technology needs. Lance Harris investigates. FULL STORY >