OA News: December 14-15, 2010
December 15, 2010 » NewsNo Comment
- Strong social media growth rates will soon give way to a solid user base:
Africa’s social media revolution {BizCommunity} - Predictions are generally in line with those of the past year: as broadband becomes more widely available, the number of cyber attacks originating from African nations will increase:
Security predictions for 2011: Symantec {MyBroadband.co.za} - West Africa works with Microsoft to mitigate cyber security issues:
‘419’ mails account for 8.6% of spam blocked by Microsoft {Vanguard} - Results from the Open Africa Innovation Summit: innovation in developing local content is needed:
Africa: Technology innovation can develop Africa {Afrique en ligne} - The two-day summit was recently held in Cape Town, attracting 180 delegates:
Report back on NEPAD ICT Africa Summit {The Zimbabwean} - An interview with the CEO of AfriNIC regarding that status of Africa’s switch to IPv6:
Africa must be ready for IPv6 {ITWeb} - This article, written by a VP of Intelsat, discusses how and why Africa should balance satellite and mobile networks (think rural and urban):
How satellite and 4G will coexist {TelecomEngine}