 In conversation with Naledi Pandor
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
"The space industry is big business" with these words the Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, launched the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and SA space strategy... ( more) |
 What size is it? by John Wilson, Accreditation and Metrology Services
This question raises eyebrows in whatever community it is asked. Why should we be so shocked when we all ask for the same information many times a day? We have all been caught out by shirt sizes (small, medium, large etc.) as there is no standard... (more) |
Get The Daily EE News - and make the most of Twitter
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) |
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Connecting rural Africa
by Bill Hearmon, African Broadband Forum
Imagine Africa, connected. The African Broadband Forum encourages the penetration of broadband into Africa and aims to lead the rapid deployment of 4G technology systems based on open standards encompassing all core architectures... ( more) |
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IPv6 in Africa
by Adiel Akplogan, CEO AfriNIC
Internet penetration in Africa is rapidly increasing, something that the African community has strived for and sought after for some time. This increase in accessibility can be traced back to two distinct facts... ( more) |
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The intricacies of the internet
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
To reach someone on the internet one has to use an address - a name or a number. An international organisation, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) coordinates these unique identifiers across the world... ( more) |
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Cloud computing moves from hype to reality
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
The hype is something of the past, cloud computing is a reality and is being widely implemented from SMMEs to enterprises and to large corporates. In writing this article I had the opportunity to speak with some of the experts in the field of cloud computing... ( more) |
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WiMAX and LTE - the debate continues
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
Undoubtedly the debate will continue as vendors and telcos defend their positions. While arguments about which is the best technology continues, some operators are benefiting hugely as they selected WiMAX, a ready-to-implement technology... ( more) |
Digital migration: DVB-T2 is the standard
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
SA will adopt the DVB-T2 digital television standard, and the country's migration from analogue to digital TV broadcasting should be completed by December 2013. This was the verdict reached by cabinet... ( more |
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Four reasons to consider the cloud
by Kevin Pentecost, Epicor
The author sets out the four biggest questions that the UK's manufacturing and logistics businesses are focusing on answering as the industry begins to turn its attention to the cost and efficiency benefits of cloud computings...
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High definition voice set to take off
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
Despite all the advances in the communications environment, the quality of voice communication has not improved much from the days of the carbon microphone. In fact, with the introduction of cellular services the quality of voice has deteriorates... ( more) |
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MES, MOM, EMI & MIS - we need them all?
by Gerhard Greeff, Bytes System Integration
What is enterprise manufacturing intelligence (EMI) really and do you need a manufacturing execution system (MES) or manufacturing operations management (MOM) system to make it work? Can the one exist without the other?... ( more) |
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Plantwide optimisation: the future is closer than ever
Information from Rockwell AutomationPlantwide optimisation - is becoming increasingly important for many organisations. Initiatives such as energy saving, operational excellence, cost reduction and regulatory compliance, make convergence a reality... ( more) |
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Control room ergonomics: too costly to neglect
by Dr. Hennie Barnard, EEU Taltronics
Maintaining sound ergonomics is essential as workplace designs which take into account human factor principles are less likely to lead to errors and accidents and more likely to improve operator efficiency and well-being... ( more) |
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The evolution of the electronic measurement and design industry
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
If you are going to be a high-volume manufacturer, you need to know the cost of testing because test is a portion of your cost, and you need to mathematically calculate the cost of test for each one of your products," said Larry Des Jardin... ( more) |
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Developing a safety requirements specification
by Dick Perry, Fluor Control Systems
The safety requirements specification, is one of the most important safety instrumented system documents produced in the conceptual phase. A poorly developed SRS can contribute to over 40% of safety system design failures according to the UK HSE... ( more) |
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Usability and safety studies of in-car communication
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
The Department of Computer Sciences at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in PE is well-known for its work on usability studies. Patrick Sielinou, designing and evaluating an adaptive multimodal in-car communication system... ( more) |
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Technology enables a chip scale atomic clock
Information from Symmetricom, USA
Atomic clocks have enabled a world where ultra-precise timekeeping is mandatory for communications, navigation, signal processing and many other applications critical to a modern functioning society... ( more) |
| Telecoms developments in Africa
compiled by Matthew White, Iona Press Services
- Consumers reap major benefits from price competition
- IFC invests in building mobile phone towers
- Angola's Unitel SA extends mobile signal
- Eritrea's Eri-Tel expanding network
- Kenya's Safaricom to spend US$125-million on network upgrade
- Nigerian IXP facility to generate US$2-million in savings
- Rwanda completes fibre-optic cable rollout
- Tanzania trails in access to internet services
- Zimbabwe government publishes dubious statistics for tele-density growth... (more)
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Gadgets for geeks
Two-way calling with Gigaset; iBattery case for iPhone; monaural headset with noise-cancelling microphone; watch TV on your PC or mobile phone; make your Powerpoint presentations matter... ( more) |
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