International connectivity problems<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n SAT-3 maintenance work this week resulted in international connectivity problems; IS International Business DSL Satellite customers were also without connectivity.<\/p>\n Vodacom 21 Mbps HSPA+ network live<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Vodacom CEO Pieter Uys this week announced that Vodacom has made significant progress in the upgrade of its mobile data network, and is set to bump up all their subscribers to 7.2 Mbps at the end of March.<\/p>\n Telkom ADSL IP stream<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Telkom’s new IP stream wholesale ADSL product promises ISPs more freedom in their end-user ADSL provisioning.<\/p>\n Linux is not hard, it’s ignored<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n We’ve all heard the complaint: “Linux is just too hard to use”. Very often it’s not defined in any more detail than that but it is enough for most users to write Linux off. So, is Linux too hard?<\/p>\n Think twice before registering a domain name<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Many entrepreneurs remain unaware of the risks that they could expose their businesses to by entrusting the registration of their website and email domains to the wrong person or organisation said ISPA General Manager Ant Brooks this week.<\/p>\n Vodacom cuts bandwidth rates by up to 50%<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Vodacom Business gave details this week on new dedicated packages; promising significant bandwidth savings for consumers.<\/p>\n Most risky domains revealed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Global online security firm McAfee this week released the findings of their third annual ‘Mapping the Mal Web’ report, which indicates that Africa’s Cameroon (.cm) has overthrown Hong Kong (.hk) as the Web’s riskiest domain. Local users will be glad to hear that South Africa featured in the top ten least risky domains globally. <\/p>\n Bandwidth price cuts, bigger traffic allowances<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Hetzner this week announced that it has increased its hosting traffic allowances by up to 200% and significantly cut its bandwidth costs.<\/p>\n Uncapped ADSL sale<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Local ISP Openweb this week announced that it is offering an uncapped ADSL service at R2399 per month and is further waiving any setup fees. This sale came to an end on the 3rd of February. <\/p>\n iBurst ADSL service here this month<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n iBurst this week revealed that it has plans to start testing its iDSL service on 4 February, and plans an official launch of the service on 15 February. <\/p>\n