Africa | Page 3 | Connectivity Business

Call to space-based cybersecurity arms strengthens amid funding surges and data breaches

27 January, 2021

Satellite-based commercial cybersecurity services are readying for battle as several projects secure funding in an increasingly competitive environment.

A projection for cybersecurity suggests that the sector might witness double-digit growth in dollar volume, but this is happening as attacks…

Wi-Fi and consumer device surge to help define post-pandemic ubiquitous connectivity

21 January, 2021

Demand for ubiquitous connectivity is exploding as networks, the number of Wi-Fi hotspots and systems sprout to meet it.

Ubiquitous connectivity is essentially the market reality for most of the globe as US tech giant Cisco recently noted that devices and connections are…

Operators join forces to accelerate open RAN as funding potential looms

21 January, 2021

European telecoms giants are throwing their weight behind open radio access networks (open RAN), joining forces to accelerate deployments that could be in line for incoming COVID-19 relief.

It marks the biggest push yet for an architecture that promises to significantly cut 5G deployment costs through open-source virtualisation. The MoU...

Shift from data collection to analytics making waves in maritime connectivity

21 January, 2021

The maritime sector of IoT connectivity is increasingly transitioning to analytics amid an increase in data consumption and other digitalisation trends.

Partnerships and other collaborations are figuring in the sector, as maritime connectivity providers seek to…

LEO broadband reaching operational landmarks as essential subsidies loom

20 January, 2021

The first footsteps in the direction of largescale operations for LEO broadband connectivity are being taken amid forecasts calling for double-digit growth and significant milestones.

The LEO ecosystem is expected to get a further boost from government subsidies supporting connectivity services for…

Call to space-based cybersecurity arms strengthens amid funding surges and data breaches

Wi-Fi and consumer device surge to help define post-pandemic ubiquitous connectivity

Operators join forces to accelerate open RAN as funding potential looms

Shift from data collection to analytics making waves in maritime connectivity

LEO broadband reaching operational landmarks as essential subsidies loom

FOLLOW CONNECTIVITY BUSINESS