The South African National Research and Education Network (SA NREN) has been upgraded to help all connected South African universities, colleges, scientific councils, researchers, innovation centres, and more access faster connectivity quicker.
How NEC XON delivered a carrier-grade solution for the IPv4 challenge
Some ISPs and network service providers have been unable to on-board new customers of their own because the world has run out of IP version 4 (IPv4) addresses. That’s a death warrant for them. Their business relies on connecting new people and new devices then serving them the connectivity that is their bread and butter,” says Anthony Laing, GM of Networking at NEC XON.
NEC XON helps Africa’s MNOs develop new 5G models
Open RAN frees customers from vendor lock-in and provides cost-effective roadmaps to 5G adoption for Africa’s first and second-tier mobile network operators (MNOs) and communications service providers (CSPs).
Africa’s top MNOs and SPs gather for 5G and ORAN conference
Select South African mobile network operators (MNO) and Internet and telecommunications service providers (SP) will on 7 July explore a rapidly growing movement to break the shackles of vendor lock-in using OpenRAN (ORAN) solutions as they transition to 5G.
Digital price tags a massive hit with Kalahari SPAR and TOPS
Kalahari SPAR and TOPS in Upington has been using digital price tags from NEC XON Retail since November 2021 to eliminate price discrepancies, manage prices, stock, inventories, and improve customer experiences.
SABEN boosts TVET college connectivity on FortiGate from NEC XON
South African Broadband Education Networks (SABEN) has increased bandwidth for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges, many up from 10Mbps, to 200Mbps using FortiGate devices from NEC XON.
NEC XON and Mimecast partner for SADC’s best email security
NEC XON has partnered with Mimecast Limited to complete its turnkey cybersecurity offering to South African organisations with secure email platform, integration, and managed cybersecurity services. Mimecast is recognised by analysts and customers as one of the...
How digital price tags helped a SPAR owner keep customers and be profitable
There is a reason SPAR Group’s wholesale turnover for the core food business grew by R5 billion from 2019 to 2020.
Bakhresa business Azam Digital backs up broadcast tower power with NEC XON
Azam Digital Broadcast is deploying NEC XON’s Hybrid Storage Solution (HSS) for regulated and uninterrupted power supply to its broadcast tower network throughout Tanzania. “Broadcast is a competitive business,” says Ahmed H. Abdallah, CEO of Azam Digital Broadcast,...
NEC XON and Boston IT Solutions South Africa create digital transformation as a service platform
The platform, which gathers real-time data for processing by advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) algorithms, provides for many use cases. “The outcome of optimised and predictable operations and risk-based insights with event dashboards are...