Will 5G overtake fibre optics? – A comparison
5G is the talk of the IT world and even the general public locally and internationally with its low-cost deployment and high bandwidth speeds along with the controversies around its health effects but when it comes to the battle between the present-day internet highway, fibre optics and 5G, will 5G be able to take over…
Web-based VS Local desktop software.
Why is Web-based better than local desktop software? Desktop applications are where it all began. Locally installed programs that require certain software and hardware specifications on the local device is how many of us traditionally used software, but we have come a long way since then with web applications and cloud-based applications. Despite this, many…
Why cheap fibre isn’t the best choice for your business
Many ISP’s are battling to be the most affordable service provider within the fibre coverage areas with each provider offering a solution that is cheaper than its competitors, but these ISPs may not be providing the best service to their consumer. When it comes to business fibre, value is an important factor when gauging what…
ADSL is on its deathbed
Telkom recently announced that it would be killing ADSL for all its subscribers in coming months, with a 5-year plan to completely decomission ADSL. Telkom is intending to move 96% of its subscribers to wireless services with others being migrated to fibre where fibre is available. Where there is no fibre coverage, Telkom will be…
Google subsea cable from Europe to Cape Town
Google recently announced the rollout of a new subseacable that will start in Western Europe and run along the Coast of Africa between Portugal and South Africa, according to their blog. What is a “subsea cable”? A subsea cable, also known as submarine communications cable is a cable laid on the sea bed between two…
A brief internet history
Today we have 1Gbps and even bigger connections to the internet in South Africa and there is very few people who do not have access to the internet in some way or form. This was not the case just 31 years ago. The first connection to the internet was an email connection from Rhodes University…
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In the belly of the internet
The internet is an amazing thing, providing users with information at their fingertips, but, the internet that most users know barely scratches the surface of what is out there in terms of information and the cyber realm we know as the world wide web. The first layer of the internet is the one that majority…