South African education has never been more pressured to perform. Digital transformation, often touted as the solution, can just as quickly become the challenge. One of the problems is that it’s an all-encompassing phrase. In the past two years it has come to...
NEC XON partners with Azimut to digitalise smart self-service
NEC XON has partnered with Azimut, a Wavetec company, to provide know your customer (KYC) turnkey self-service solutions throughout Africa that help telecoms and mobile operators identify and verify customer identities, without branch overheads, as they connect the...
MetroFibre certification is the global gold standard enabling digital enterprises
MetroFibre customers have enhanced performance, agility, and assurance, particularly relevant to organisations undergoing digital transformation, based on its MEF 3.0 certification achieved with assistance from long-term systems integration partner, NEC XON. Allied...
Telkom Kenya Limited partners with Ericsson and NEC XON to expand its Mobile Data Network
Telkom Kenya Limited, the Helios Investment Partners and Government of Kenya joint venture, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ericsson, the telecommunications company, and NEC XON, the systems integrator, to add 2,000 wireless sites onto Telkom Kenya...
UN gives the nod to African alternative energy solution for mobile networks
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has recognised South African NEC XON’s alternative energy Hybrid Storage Solution (HSS) as an innovative technology for promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth. NEC XON’s HSS uses...
Why NEC XON wants to change cybersecurity solutions in South Africa
Exports and imports nearly crippled, many justice-related activities restrained, 14 gigabytes of national space data, and sensitive consumer and employee data including voice recordings, stolen and some exposed online, would five years ago have sounded like the...
This is why digital shelf labels are the way forward says SUPERSPAR owner
Riversdale SUPERSPAR is getting much faster return on its investment (ROI) into electronic shelf labels (ESL) than originally expected. The accelerated ROI comes from how the ESL has helped owner Andre van Wyk ensure that his range of products remains intact and...
Extrupet switches to solar energy to help tackle climate change
New state-of-the-art 1.3MWp solar power plant to power green recycling for the African continent. Extrupet, one of the largest and most advanced recyclers of plastics on the African continent, today commenced the operation of their brand new 1.3MWp solar power plant,...
ICT industry veteran Johann Coetzee joins NEC XON
Johann Coetzee, the well-known and seasoned ICT industry executive, has joined NEC XON, taking over from Eugene le Roux as Executive VP of the organisation. As a key leader, Johann Coetzee, will support NEC XON’s aggressive growth strategy throughout sub-Sahara Africa...
XON’s new Juniper Networks-based SDN and NFV Experience Centre demonstrates service provider growth opportunities
XON has opened its SDN/NFV Experience Centre (software-defined networking and network functions virtualisation, respectively) in Johannesburg, South Africa, with sponsored equipment and marketing support from Juniper Networks, the network innovator. The centre offers...