Delivering a smooth and enjoyable user experience enable ISP’s to keep their clients happy for longer, but this can become quite a challenge if your network and service delivery is compromised by TCP latency. Bequant decreases TCP latency through their TCP optimisation and acceleration, DPI analyses, bandwidth management and web compression. [...]

While working from home may not be everyone’s cup of tea, the fact is that there are already significant disruptions in the concept of the workplace. The silver lining that has become apparent is that companies are seeing exceptional levels of productivity and efficiency, and people are becoming much more comfortable in their home office operations. [...]

It is with great pleasure that MiRO welcomes the full Voice-Over-IP solutions portfolio of Sangoma Technologies. While already a powerful force in unified communications, at the end of 2018, Sangoma acquired a long time MiRO partner, Digium, to strengthen and deepen its portfolio, making Sangoma a perfect fit for MiRO’s unified voice and video communications portfolio. [...]

Poverty and hunger are top-of-mind problems in the wake of Covid-19. Without creative ways of keeping agricultural and associated industries up and running, food shortages may become a deep-rooted problem in the future. The IoT ecosystem, which can be defined as the connection between machines, devices and people, is one of the most efficient ways to accelerate solutions in agriculture.  [...]

The more agile and nimble your business is right now, the better positioned it is to have the resilience to survive and overcome the challenges faced by many companies across the globe right now. Before Covid-19, the demand for connectivity had already been increasing as companies began realising the importance of digitisation. Remaining competitive while lowering expenses was top of mind, but now this has become essential for businesses to survive. [...]

While the rollout of fibre has reached an advanced stage in metropolitan areas, rural and remote areas remain largely out of reach and need an interim solution. LTE is the standard for wireless broadband communication for data terminals and mobile devices. It is uncomplicated to install making this a rapid and efficient interim solution while fibre and fixed broadband continue to be rolled out. Through our partnership with TP-Link, we offer you affordable, high-speed LTE solutions to keep you connected! [...]

In light of the current economic crunch, businesses have to adapt by working smarter and those who are able to cut operational costs without sacrificing quality and service will be the ones who will come out stronger and better equipped to face the ‘new normal’ economy. [...]

With Siklu’s Extend MM feature or the 8010FX carrier-grade radio, ISPs can now establish mmWave links without compromising on their uptime and in turn reach greater distances! [...]

We have seen quite a lot of media coverage around the global impact of the Coronavirus on our socio-economic landscape. There is the pessimistic view and then there is the optimistic view, but today we will take a slightly different angle – the opportunistic view of the office-work-from-home business. [...]

Hudaco Industries is a South African group that specialises in the importation and distribution of high quality branded automotive, industrial, and electrical consumables. Within this group, there are over 33 companies spread over every major industry in SA. With the recent lockdown and subsequent social distancing guidelines set out by the government, Hudaco needed a group-wide conferencing solution that would enable each of these 33 companies to continue collaborating – Without the security threat that traditional web-based conferencing platforms pose. [...]

Many businesses are resuming operations under strict precautionary measures such as continued social distancing and mandatory protective gear. Furthermore, President Cyril Ramaphosa is still encouraging a work from home strategy and allowing staff that can work remotely to do so. This strategy has called for rapid technological advances as a response to the new challenges faced by internet service providers (ISPs) to deal with increased demand and strain on their networks. [...]

Communications are an increasingly vital factor for economies around the world and as we adapt to the new ‘’normal’’ we become even more dependent on reliable and stable connectivity. The importance of having a robust network solution that can be rolled out seamlessly and efficiently is more evident than before. To deliver on the need for reliable connectivity, we have partnered with Siklu. They offer a complete end-to-end multi-gigabit wireless network solution with their vast range of 60GHz (V-Band) and 70/80GHz (E-Band) solutions for both point-to-point and point-to-multipoint applications. [...]

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing the world to find new ways to stay connected and work together. Businesses of all shapes and sizes are looking for technology solutions that allow them to connect remote teams and collaborate as if they were sitting next to each other. We’ve been getting asked a lot recently about how to create remote collaboration solutions for businesses of all types, and this blog will highlight the many solutions that Grandstream offers that support remote work and collaboration. We offer a wide variety of remote and mobility solutions that can be scaled to support any business, including small-to-medium businesses, enterprises, schools, hospitals, governments and more. [...]

Essential medical services are more dependent on having reliable and stable connectivity than any other sector at the moment. The need for telemedicine, online consultations, record keeping and communication are vital to support the healthcare system and work towards alleviating the strain it is under and the strain expected to come. [...]

Network security threats are at an all-time high as many people transition to work from home. Since the announcement about COVID-19 by our President on 15th March 2020, businesses have reported a marked increase in the various scams utilising COVID-19. Many of these scams are phishing emails and other malicious attacks, taking advantage of overlooked network vulnerabilities. To help businesses and employees safely continue their work regardless of location, we have partnered with Untangle. [...]

Effective planning is critical to the success of your wireless network. In the second part of this wireless series, we cover the why when it comes to planning. Planning gives a good indication of the expected performance of your network and will make it easier to maintain and manage your network in the future. [...]

Touchless biometric technology is the next generation of tools that go beyond fingerprint recognition and into state-of-the-art facial recognition. While facial recognition has been around for some time now, its accessibility and affordability has prevented everyday use. Now, however, it has become the ideal access control solution for better hygiene and minimises the spread of bacteria and viruses. These touchless solutions are perfect for business parks, educational institutes, detention centres and estates. [...]

With the global lockdowns and a mass drive to work from home, cloud-managed solutions have enabled companies to get employees on-line and productive in a remarkably short space of time. The responsibility now lies on IT teams and internet service providers to provide an optimal network experience for end-users.  There is a  constant need for simplicity, flexibility and automation to improve network performance, provide a dependable and reliable network, and deliver a zero-touch experience when rolling out new services or network changes and this is more applicable than ever before! [...]

Dear customers and team members, After the latest presidential announcement updating the nation that our lockdown will be extended by another two weeks (fingers crossed), I thought it good to share some of my thoughts for the future. The COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest challenge the world has faced in recent decades. It’s also clear that life will not be normal after the lockdown and the way we do things will have to change – many businesses will have to reinvent themselves and many habits and preferences will have to be adjusted. [...]

At no point in time has the importance of telecommunications been as much under the spotlight, as the drive to work from home escalates in response to global lockdowns. The increasing demand for high-capacity and faster data transmission rates over long distances has made fibre optic networks the go-to strategy. According to Maggie Kruger, MiRO product manager for MikroTik, MikroTik’s CWDM range has become the best solution to meet the demand for more capacity and faster data transmission rates with minimal infrastructure and far less effort. [...]