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by Chris Yelland, MD of EE Publishers
The Daily EE News organises information shared by EE Publishers on Twitter into an easy-to-read newspaper-style format, and provides a daily round-up of local and international news in the energy, power, electronics, ICT and geographic information science sectors... (more) |
 SA telecoms - still a way to go by Dr. Alison Gillwald, executive director, Research ICT Africa
Two years ago the South African telecoms sector saw a window of opportunity open on the moribund policy in the ICT sector in South Africa with the appointment of a new minister and director general of communications... (more) |
 In conversation with Dr. Stephen Mncube, chairperson of ICASA
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
Accepting the position as chairperson of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) takes a brave person, given the Authority's history of the past few years... ( more) |
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Broadband for all
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
When reading this headline your first reaction may be "wishful thinking!" For South Africa you would be right. For Australians it is a new reality. Their government recently announced a R300-billion project to provide broadband for all Australians by 2018... ( more) |
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Broadcasting: SADC adopts European digital TV standard, but will SA go it alone?
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
The SADC has adopted the European standard for digital terrestrial broadcasting. In addition, the region has adopted the latest version of the standard, known as digital video broadcasting terrestrial version 2, or DVB-T2... ( more) |
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Broadcasting: Mobile TV is here - and free for now!
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
Shortly after ICASA awarded mobile TV licences and made spectrum available, MultiChoice launched its mobile TV service with a free trial period... ( more) |
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UPSs - you get what you pay for
by Warren Botten, PHD Powerhouse
With uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), you get what you pay for. That is to say, if you are a regular user of UPSs it is worth spending a little time getting to know the basics of UPS technology to ensure that you get what you ask for... ( more) |
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Understanding power-, crest- and surge-factor
by Neil Rasmussen, APC
The terms power factor, crest factor, and surge factor refer to completely different and unrelated phenomena. These characteristics are often specified for UPS systems, and customers will sometimes place them in specifications... ( more) |
High performance computing - cyber technology enables sciences
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
The Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) has a vision to provide South African researchers with world-class facilities and make South Africa a destination for high-end computing in the southern hemisphere... ( more |
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How to build industrial computers that resist vibration and shock
by Bruce Chen, Moxa USA
Industrial computer manufacturers need to deliver a product that is rugged, hardened, and reliable to a degree beyond the consumer standard, because they are often deployed in severe conditions and harsh environments, sometimes even on moving vehicles...
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Physical diagnosis of Profibus DP networks
by Donovan Dercksen, LappKabel
Based on a differential RS-485 signal, Profibus DP is quite robust and well-suited to the plant environment. Typically, voltage spikes and interference are able to cancel each other out... ( more) |
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RIS: The right move - a strategy for getting the most out of assets
by Bert Mijten, ABB Process Automation Service, Belgium
Strategic thinking requires recognising how to make optimal use of all available assets. A chess player, for example, who chooses to exclude some of his chessmen from his strategy, is inherently disadvantaging himself... ( more) |
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A process control approach to business management
by Denis du Buisson, GMT ServicesFrom the shop floor up, there seems to be a level in companies where engineering principles and logic stop and an undefined "something" takes over and remains with the company all the way to the boardroom... ( more) |
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Trends in clamp-on meters - Part 2
by John Alexander, Krohne
I have decided to write this article as a "part two". Although this was not my original intention, my article in EngineerIT, May 2010 created a lot of interest and even elicited a response in the form of an e-mail advert from a clamp-on meter supplier... ( more) |
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Amateur radio: DXCC the science way
The DX Century Club is an amateur radio operating award earned by making contact with 100 or more countries around the world. There are two ways of achieving this... ( more) |
| Telecoms developments in Africa
compiled by Matthew White, Iona Press Services
- Telecom operators to lobby governments on growth
- Fibre optics to connect Angola's provincial capitals in 2011
- Malawi's fixed-line operator faces competition
- Kenya plans levy to boost network coverage in remote areas
- Nigeria's Etisalat acquires access to 3G licence
- Mozambique mobile phone masts vandalised for fuel
- Econet Zimbabwe investing US$300-million network
- Mobile phone operator due to launch in Tanzania soon
- New products help ease Ugandan firm's revenue decline
- Bandwidth revolution to bring light to Africa... (more)
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Gadgets for geeks
A personal power source for your laptop; portable UC conference room - a speakerphone designed for audio conferencing; power your cellphone and iPod by simply placing it on a mat... ( more) |
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