Press Releases

Vodacom, Johannesburg Roads Agency partner to keep traffic lights working during load shedding

Vodacom South Africa (VSA) has partnered with the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) to ensure that traffic signals along major intersections operate during load shedding. This partnership managed by the JRA and facilitated through a service level agreement (SLA) will leverage electricity sourced from Vodacom’s adjacent buildings to power traffic lights. (more…)

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July 7, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

2degrees agrees to purchase MyRepublic broadband customers

2degrees has announced that it is acquiring the broadband customer base of MyRepublic New Zealand as MyRepublic makes its exit from the New Zealand broadband market. (more…)

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July 6, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Samotics, PIP partner to scale global adoption of condition monitoring, energy efficiency solutions

Samotics, a provider of real-time actionable insights to eliminate industrial energy waste and unplanned downtime has partnered with Partners in Performance (PIP), a management consulting company. This partnership aims to deliver enhanced condition monitoring and energy efficiency services to global industries, enabling digital transformation and improved performance. (more…)

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Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Uswitch, MS3 Networks partner to put low-cost broadband deals on map for Hull residents

MS3 Networks has announced its partnership with Uswitch.com, to showcase the deals of seven internet service providers (ISPs) in the Hull region. (more…)

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Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Vodacom Group’s research paper explores the potential of digital education in Africa

Digital technologies and connectivity hold the key to unlocking the true potential of Africa’s young people. By opening up new opportunities for African youth to learn and for teachers to connect with students in the most remote and rural communities, these resources play an integral role in improving African education systems. But only if the right support mechanisms and policies are in place. (more…)

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July 3, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

City of Pharr leverages Calix platform to enhance their connectivity, broadband experiences

Calix, Inc., has announced that the City of Pharr, Texas, is leveraging Calix platform to enhance their community with fibre broadband and value-added managed services. By doing so, they are creating opportunities for students, residents, and small businesses to thrive while managing their network and business functions at the low possible operational expense. (more…)

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Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Wien Energie partners with Actility to deploy LoRaWAN network in Vienna

Wien Energie and Actility have announced a partnership to deploy a LoRaWAN (long range wide area network) network in Vienna. This initiative falls in line with Vienna’s digital strategy, aiming to position Vienna as the livable and smart city in the world. The project leans into the city’s commitment to human digitalisation, ensuring the technology supports its residents rather than displacing them. (more…)

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Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

NTT launches hyperscale data centre campus with new subsea cable system in Chennai

NTT has announced the launch of its hyperscale data centre campus, Chennai 2, and the arrival of its subsea cable system – MIST (Myanmar/Malaysia India Singapore Transit) in the city. The Chennai 2 campus is located in Ambattur, spread across 6 acres is a project with a total planned capacity of 34.8 MW (megawatt) critical IT load from 2 data centre buildings. The initial facility which goes live has a 17.4 MW IT load capacity. (more…)

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Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Nordic-powered asset tracker solution delivers heavy vehicle tracking for up to five years

IoT technology company Jimi IoT has launched a portable asset location terminal designed for heavy vehicle, cargo, and asset management. The ‘LL701’ long standby asset tracker is IP67-rated (ingress protection rating) for operating in harsh environments and can help fleet managers reduce fleet management costs by monitoring idle time, optimising fleet use, and eliminating unlawful vehicle usage.  (more…)

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Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Edge Impulse, Particle add machine learning to IoT applications

California-based Edge Impulse’s support for Particle’s Photon 2 platform puts machine learning into IoT applications. Edge Impulse helps create and deploy AI at the edge, and Particle is an integrated IoT platform-as-a-service provider. Their partnership sees native support for Particle’s Photon 2 board on the Edge Impulse Studio platform. (more…)

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June 30, 2023

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar