Tag: DigitalConnectivity

Outdoor Wi-Fi is no longer as simple as getting a signal outside. It has become an entry point for customer loyalty and engagement. It also creates a connection that extends beyond the moment into data, insights, and innovation. The outdoor Wi-Fi market is expected to reach $13.34 billion by 2031, says Mordor Intelligence. However, the most revealing figure lies beneath that projection: Wi-Fi analytics.

South Africa could spend billions connecting people to the internet and still fail to deliver a truly digital economy. However, municipalities must maintain the infrastructure underneath it. That may sound like an odd claim in an industry obsessed with fibre, spectrum, 5G and data centres. Yet connectivity does not float above the physical world. Fibre needs roads, servitudes, electricity, water, poles, ducts and functioning municipal systems.