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Blog3 September 2026 • 5 min read
The last thing rural South Africa needs is a competition holiday
The Association of Comms and Technology (ACT) wants a five-year exemption from parts of the Competition Act so that six of South Africa’s largest network operators can coordinate parts of their rural infrastructure rollout.
  • Rural Connectivity
  • South Africa
  • Technology
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Blog Dawie de Wet, Group CEO of Q-KON, and Paul Colmer, Executive Member of WAPA
4 May 2026 • 5 min read
Satellite is no longer plan B: SA WISPs urged to put satellite front and centre
For years, satellite internet access technology was viewed as expensive, high-latency, and relevant only in niche scenarios. That perception is now obsolete. This shift in thinking was strongly reinforced during a presentation by Dawie de Wet, Group CEO of Q-KON, at the Wireless Access Providers’ Association (WAPA) 20th Anniversary Conference held in Johannesburg in March, which drew a record 140 attendees and 24 sponsors.
  • AI
  • Satellite
  • Wireless Connectivity
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Blog27 January 2026 • 8 min read
Starlink: Why all the hype?
The South African media landscape has been saturated with Starlink coverage for months. Every ministerial statement, every regulatory development, every parliamentary objection becomes headline news. Yet amid this relentless coverage, a curious question emerges: why Starlink specifically?
  • Rural Connectivity
  • Satellite
  • South Africa
  • WISPs
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Blog30 October 2025 • 7 min read
The AI data centre conundrum: South Africa's infrastructure puzzle
Everyone's talking about artificial intelligence. And I mean everyone. The hype reminds me of the fanfare around 5G's launch – all promise, waiting to see delivery. We built and enabled those towers everywhere, and now? Well, let's just say the revolution was somewhat overstated.
  • 5G
  • AI
  • Data Centres
  • Energy
  • South Africa
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Blog21 August 2025 • 7 min read
Your WiFi router is about to start watching you
Imagine this: your WiFi router knows when you've fallen down the stairs, whether you're having trouble breathing, and exactly how many times you've visited the loo today. It can also detect when your teenager is sneaking out at night and monitor your elderly parent's daily routine from across the country. Most unsettling of all, it can do this through walls, in complete darkness, and without your knowledge.
  • Cybersecurity
  • Technology
  • WIFI
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