Tag: 5G networks

Why should customers and companies care about 5G when they have perfectly acceptable connectivity solutions in hand already? There is excitement about 5G. It is the fastest-growing mobile technology in history, exceeding 1.5 billion connections by the end of 2023. It is expected to reach 5.5 billion over the next five years.

At some point during your daily internet and social media trawl, you will probably have encountered the term “eSIM.” You would not be wrong to think the name sounds a bit techy. It most definitely is, as it stands for “Embedded Subscriber Identity Module". That’s a mouthful. Chances are, if you are scrolling your newsfeed for something light after a hard day, you would skip it.

From smoke signals and homing pigeons, long-distance communications have come a long way – today telecom platforms and solutions have transformed how organisations and individuals share voice, data, video and information. The world has moved beyond the physical and into the digital with solutions that allow for clear, always-on, and accessible communications.

According to analysts, it is estimated that the number of active Internet of Things (IoT) devices globally will surpass 25.4 billion in 2030. It is an astronomical figure and paired with the digital transformation of the global economy, data generation will grow exponentially.

Since the late 1700s manufacturing has transformed economies and societies. The key element that kept it going and thriving is no more than innovation and smart design. With manufacturing making up close to 12% of South Africa’s GDP, there’s a solid case to make regarding the value of innovation.

A growing number of companies in South Africa are showing varying levels of adoption of innovative technologies such as cloud, edge computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and Internet of Things (IoT), according to new research from Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Microsoft.

Fifth-generation (5G) wireless broadband is no longer a future technology - it’s here and is already available in limited key metropolitan areas in South Africa. The country, with its limited internet access and infrastructure, high data costs and ailing economy, can benefit in multiple ways from 5G.

As the promise of fifth-generation (5G) wireless broadband begins to become a reality, the role of communication services providers (CSPS) will change. The future home and indeed lifestyle will be built around massive amounts of data and pervasive information flows in the home.

Change is everywhere in the business services environment right now, as companies try to establish what the future of work will look like. And in many senses, the old business rulebook has been ripped up and thrown away, bringing so much into question.

The Internet of Things (IoT) has been a hot topic for a number of years, but the pervasive and affordable connectivity required for successful deployment has held back its progress. This is rapidly changing, with the rollout of fibre to the home, 5G and even Elon Musk’s recently launched Starlink satellite.