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R1 billion Vodacom network upgrade for Gauteng

Vodacom is busy upgrading its network big time.

Here are some of the improvements:

• Another 239 3G Sites added
• Additional 473 LTE Sites across South Africa
• 74.5%  of Vodacom sites are now connected using self-provided high capacity transmission.

Bringing this investment story closer to home, Shane Hibbard, Managing Executive for Vodacom’s operations in Gauteng explained that:

“I’m pleased to announce that in excess of R1 billion has been earmarked for network investment in Gauteng in the current financial year. Of this amount, a large portion will be used to upgrade and increase Gauteng’s 3G coverage in the major townships. By the end of March 2015 we will add more than 400 new 3G sites.''

On top of this, Vodacom is also in the process of growing its LTE footprint in the province. To this end around 600 new sites will be live in Gauteng by April next year. This will grow Gauteng’s current LTE coverage from 25% of sites to 38% of sites in the region.  

“With 4G/LTE, video and music downloads can be accomplished in a fraction of the time of traditional 3G services. The areas we’ll be focusing on increasing LTE coverage are the business hubs and urban areas such as Pretoria, Bryanston and Rosebank as well as in the major townships.”

These developments are being done to cater for the massive data traffic  and to provide more new capacity. 

(Source - Vodacom) 

FNB brings you digital banking for under R99 per month 

FNB will be adding a tablet to its smart device range for customers at R99 per month.

The Lenovo Ideatab which comes with a free protective cover includes 3G and WiFi. 

It has a 7 inch touch screen and long lasting battery life.  The tablet is paid off over 

24 month, interest free period.  

It can be ordered from FNB's website or by sending a SMS with 'data' to 31138.

The bank has also introduced the FNB Guru desk - a service centre that customers can contact to get help on anything from how to download the FNB App, to how to set up their new device. 

FNB Guru Desk available Mon - Fri 8am to 5pm on 087-736-7270 

Ts & Cs apply for this offer.

(Source - FNB) 

Jobs In Digital

PrintWild in Ballito is looking for a Digital Marketing Strategist

For more info: http://www.printwild.co.za/blog/were-hiring/

This edition by +Fred Felton 

Lowering the boom on South African software pirates

Efforts led by Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) and Anti-Piracy teams have led to the successful arrest and conviction of local software pirates.

In cooperation with the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) Directorate Priority Crimes Investigations (popularly known as The Hawks), the teams have executed raids on the premises of various resellers who have been identified by Microsoft piracy prevention programmes as being involved in the selling of counterfeit and/or unlicensed Microsoft software.

In the most recent enforcement actions around 100 counterfeit disks containing Microsoft software were seized along with a number of PCs, which were operating on unlicensed Microsoft software.

One suspect was arrested on site, whilst others were also rounded up. These suspects are now due to appear in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court for dealing in Counterfeit Goods, which is an offense that carries a penalty of R5 000 per disc and/or 6 months imprisonment.

More anti-piracy success in Pretoria

In yet another case last week, the Magistrate handed down a custodial sentence to Mr Guo Liaxuang of E-Café in Hatfield, Pretoria. Liaxuang was sentenced to correctional supervision for 2 years, during which he will be placed under house arrest for a period of 12 months. He will also be required to complete a behaviour reform course and perform community service, without compensation.

“At any given time, we have a number of active cases being investigated by the SAPS or being prosecuted by the National Prosecuting Authority. This is proof that the wheels of justice do turn and we’ve achieved several notable convictions of late,” says Marius Haman, DCU lead for the Sub-Saharan Africa region.

Beyond the criminal enforcement actions, the DCU also prosecutes civil cases through its Outside Counsel resulting in several successful actions.  These civil legal cases follow investigations where resellers had been warned of wrong doing, yet were not prepared to change their behaviour and continued to put consumers and businesses at risk. They’re often initiated in response to customer complaints directly to Microsoft.

“Microsoft is determined to protect our intellectual property as well as our customer and partner ecosystem from the threat and losses associated with software piracy. Our goal is to reduce those incidents in which customers end up buying PCs with unlicensed copies of Microsoft software and create a fair playing field for all partners,” explains Mr Haman. “Often cybercriminals exploit the vulnerabilities in counterfeit software through malware and spyware, which exposes consumers and businesses alike, to identity theft and/or cyber-attacks.”

Customers, partners as well as internal Microsoft employees are encouraged to submit any piracy leads to sapiracy@microsoft.com. 

For more info about piracy, visit Microsoft’s anti-piracy website at bit.ly/MicStopPir. Users who need to be able to tell whether their software is genuine or want to learn more about the identification of counterfeit and unlicensed Microsoft software can go do so at http://bit.ly/How2Tell.