Seacom’s open business model is already having an effect on the South African market in terms of the transparency of its wholesale bandwidth prices and the fact that operators and service providers alike can buy bandwidth directly.

An increasing number of advanced mobile voice recognition applications will be available for downloading on the internet.

Once WiMAX coverage is broad enough it will provide a viable alternative to 3G and the next generation 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) for mobile connectivity.

The number of global mobile connections has exceeded 4 billion, according to the international cellular industry association (GSMA).

Analysts predict that smartphones will double their share of the mobile handset market by 20% to 23% over the next four years.

The netbook is becoming an increasingly popular device for connecting to the internet, with hundreds of different models on the market varying in functionality, size and cost.

The combination of the new undersea cables and the national fibre network will enable users to do a lot more with the internet.

Operators worldwide are outsourcing the management of their network infrastructure in a bid to increase efficiencies and save costs