Why Your Business Needs a Managed Firewall, Not Just a Router

by nouman gangla | Jul 23, 2026 | Cybersecurity, Internet and connectivity, IT services

A basic router connects devices to the internet, but a business firewall should enforce security policy, separate networks, control remote access and produce useful visibility. Buying capable hardware is only the beginning; configuration, monitoring and maintenance...

Amazon Leo all set for South African launch

by nouman | Jul 15, 2026 | Amazon, Amazon Leo, Estiaan Ferreira, HeroTel, Icasa, Internet and connectivity, Maziv, News, Sections, SpaceX, Starlink, Trevor Vieweg, Van Zyl Botha, Vodacom, Vumatel

Herotel will distribute Amazon Leo satellite broadband in South Africa – sidestepping the licensing trap snaring rival Starlink.

Openserve launches its own ISP, rattling wholesale partners

by nouman | Jul 13, 2026 | Internet and connectivity, Internet Service Providers' Association, Ispa, News, Openserve, Sections, Telkom

Telkom’s Openserve subsidiary is now selling fibre directly to consumers, competing with the ISPs that resell its network.

When the internet goes down, who picks up the phone?

by nouman | Jul 9, 2026 | Andre Eksteen, Company News, Internet and connectivity, Sections, Vox

Vox’s Andre Eksteen on why internet service provider support, not speed, is the real differentiator.

Rain launches unlimited mobile plans with LoopPhone

by nouman | Jul 9, 2026 | Company News, Internet and connectivity, LoopPhone, Rain, Sections

New unlimited City, Province and Countrywide plans, an exclusive LoopPhone with smartswitching, and the new rainOne unlimited.