The continued evolution of internet connectivity

The internet has become firmly entrenched in the lives of many people across the globe, and individuals have begun to take this connectivity for granted. But the fact is that only a decade ago the landscape was very different: connectivity has evolved radically over the last ten years or so, and now offers benefits to smaller businesses that was initially only affordable by the big boys… (more)

The battle for broadband

Broadband remains a challenge in South Africa. EngineerIT will address the issues by providing a forum on 2 March 2010, where a number of industry leaders will bring us up to speed with the latest developments and technologies in broadband communication… (more)

Has the broadband war started?

by Hans van de Groenendaal, feature editor, EngineerIT

There has been too much talk and too little action. It is now four months since the Seacom cable was switched on but little in the way of faster or cheaper broadband has hit the market. Today Screamer Telecommunications, a WiMAX  telecoms operator, got the ball rolling with the launch of  its ADSL broadband product  range, the flagship being the Unlimited ADSL line up, aggressively priced starting with Unlimited 384 kbps for R399 per month. It will be interesting who will follow next… (more)