It was good to be involved in this podcast hosted by James Meredith of Liberty Comms and featured Craig Palmer CEO of VAS-X and Rounak Taiwar AVP of Tecnotree Corporation where we had a great discussion about African telecoms market https://open.spotify.com/episode/7b75J1EJ8rSlcEXJEqx5uy?go=1&sp_cid=56429d5e058be4cc3f1441006be7e936&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop&nd=1&dlsi=9691b9a60b084cd2
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29Apr
I’m having a conversation with Craig Palmer who is CEO of VAS-X and discussing their approach to business in Africa. Craig, can you tell me more about VAS-X vas-x.com/ With over 20 years of experience, South African-based VAS-X has established itself as a trusted partner to customers, delivering unparalleled value and a competitive advantage. We […]
26Mar
MWC24 blog As MWC2024 draws to a close, what has the show been like? Having spent the past few days walking the show floor, the experience ultimately depends on what you were seeking. I’d say attendance numbers were up, probably not back to 2019 levels, but higher than the past couple of years. AI is […]
26Mar
Qvantel and how their BSS solution enables growth in Africa, a conversation with Martin Morgan You have an impressive booth at MWC, how has the show been for you? It has been very good for us. We have put out some recent announcements about agreements we have signed and that has helped to generate increased […]
17Mar
It’s around six months since I last wrote about this. There has been a few announcements, but has anything really changed? Last month 3Vision released the results of their industry predictions for 2021, based on respondents’ answers. To the question as to which geographic region should be seen as #1 region for growth, Africa was […]
11Jan
If it is a major change in the way consumers behave, then cinemas could have a problem. Cinemas have either been closed totally, or severally restricted for the majority of 2020. Some operators have tried to stay open and be innovative, but how can you be innovative, when virtually all new releases have been postponed. […]
18Sep
What does the future hold for IPTV / OTT or Streaming services in Africa? For almost 10 years now, it’s been said that Africa is the big greenfield opportunity. That the continent didn’t suffer from outdated and antiquated infrastructure and was ready to utilise new technology, allowing, amongst others, TV services over IP to proliferate. With a few notable exceptions, this hasn’t really happened.
09Sep
Streaming Wars. It’s one of the new buzzwords and the question that is usually asked is who’s going to come out on top. Isn’t the real question though, how are all these providers going to survive? Depending on where you live in the world, you could have a choice of between 5-15 different services, probably […]
03Sep
2020 wasn’t meant to be like this. When we all welcomed in this year on New Year’s Eve, it was with the usual hope and expectation that 2020 would be an improvement on the previous year. The Coronavirus put paid to that. Globally, over 800,000 have died. Over 23 million have been infected. That tends […]
01Sep
Work From Home. It’s the new normal, although we have no idea how long this new normal will last for and if this becomes the way things are going to be for the longer term.