26 August, 2022
The use-cases for connected company devices include work-from-home routers, cellular IoT devices, POS & fintech devices, backup site connectivity, hand-held mobility devices, smart security devices, agri-tech applications and many more.
Read more15 June, 2022
Narrowband IoT is a wireless communication standard used for the internet of things. In 2015, leading cellular carriers developed a new low-power WAN technology standard through the 3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project).
Read more15 June, 2022
Second- and third-generation (2G and 3G) has served the mobile industry well for a long time. But as new spectrum is being auctioned and the roll-out of 5G continues to gain traction, the end of 2G and 3G is drawing nearer.
Read more15 June, 2022
For many companies, the way mobile data SIMs are managed have not changed much over many years.
Read more15 June, 2022
The internet of things (IoT) market is constantly evolving. With this evolution comes a need for uninterrupted data connectivity.
Read more15 June, 2022
What is IoT data roaming and why is it important to get it right?
Read more15 June, 2022
Have you ever thought about how your mobile device connects to the Internet?
Read more15 June, 2022
SIMcontrol, a leading mobile data connectivity platform for enterprises in Africa, has announced the launch of its fully-managed mobile APN product
Read more15 June, 2022
In today’s ever-evolving world, catching the Internet of things (IoT) wave is critical. Surveys show four out of five businesses are investing in IoT.
Read more6 October, 2021
The self-help SIM Management Platform is aiming to take business customer experience to a new level by assisting the journey of launching mobile enterprise and Internet of Things connectivity to business customers
Read more1 September, 2021
Flickswitch, a leader in data SIM Management solutions for enterprises in Africa, has expanded its SIMcontrol offering to include Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) on the Vodacom South Africa mobile network...
Read more8 April, 2021
During 2020, we saw many companies in South Africa scrambling to get their employees set up to work from home. While many companies predicted a return to offices in early 2021, it is now clear that many employees will be working remotely for much longer than expected.
Read more11 November, 2020
In the security industry, it is important to make sure critical services using mobile connectivity are reliable. What most companies sell is a perfectly working service that their customers can depend on.
Read more9 November, 2020
As companies have embraced mobile working they have realised that traditional mobile data connectivity options such as unmanaged APNs and open-ended corporate data contacts can be expensive and tricky to manage.
Read more15 October, 2020
SIMcontrol has helped countless businesses and educational institutions during the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic. With schools shutting down without much notice, the need for e-learning solutions was thrust into the spotlight.
Read more5 October, 2020
Managing data Sims deployed across several African countries can be tricky for companies that operate across the continent.
Read more13 August, 2020
One of the most notable links between your company and the outside world is your all-important team of call centre agents. Our “new normal” sees most, if not all, companies encouraging their staff to work from home.
Read more4 August, 2020
In these uncertain times we are all aware of the crunch our economy is facing. We’re all being told to watch our spend and businesses are really starting to examine ways to do that; and mobile data costs are no different.
Read more23 June, 2020
As many companies in South Africa scramble to get their employees set up to work from home, the reality of connectivity costs, control and flexibility is becoming more important than ever.
Read more28 May, 2020
The COVID-19 lockdown has forced many schools, colleges and educational institutions to rapidly switch to online learning.
Read more20 May, 2020
As many companies in South Africa scramble to get their employees set up to work from home, the reality of connectivity costs, control and flexibility is becoming more important than ever.
Read more18 May, 2020
The last few months have seen many companies in South Africa scrambling to get their employees set up to work from home.
Read more3 April, 2020
Kees Snijders is MD of Flickswitch, which helps companies manage Prepaid, APN and Global Roaming data.
Read more2 April, 2020
In the recent past many South Africans have learned to better understand, monitor and control their consumption of scarce resources such as water and electricity, says Kees Snijders.
Read more31 March, 2020
The challenges faced by IT managers to connect employees at home
Read more24 March, 2020
Following the announcement by President Ramaphosa on 23rd March of a 21-day lock-down for all non-essential businesses in South Africa
Read more20 August, 2019
Rolling out enterprise mobile devices at scale can be risky. We often get asked by customers how to lock down mobility devices deployed in the field (like phones or tablets) to prevent other apps being loaded or enforce certain usage policies.
Read more25 July, 2019
Companies have struggled to find the right opportunities for selling the Internet of Things. Rajiv Lal says that’s all about to change.
Read more8 July, 2019
In today’s rapidly growing world of IoT (Internet of Things), making the correct decision from a vast range of cellular M2M connectivity devices might, at times, pose challenges. Choosing which SIM format you need is one such decision.
Read more15 May, 2019
Public APN device settings for South African mobile networks
Read more15 May, 2019
A new report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight estimates that the global number of cellular IoT subscribers increased by 70% during 2018 to reach 1.2 billion.
Read more24 April, 2019
The technology will enable faster data transfer speeds (from 4G’s 1Gbps to 10Gbps). As a result, 5G creates tremendous opportunity for numerous industries, but also sets the stage for large-scale disruption.
Read more9 April, 2019
Your IoT project is running late and the pressure is on to get your devices into the field and operational.
Read more26 March, 2019
Our MD Kees Snijders and Head of Engineering Wayne Pringle-Wood recently presented at Scaleconf 2019. Here is their story….
Read more7 March, 2019
Here is the annual Vodafone IoT report for 2019.
Read more13 February, 2019
Amid all of the hype around 5G networks, we’re losing sight of some very important realities, namely that pointing a 5G network at many IoT use cases is like using a fire hose to fill a pipette.
Read more11 January, 2019
Although the exact timing of national coverage on both networks are still sketchy, it can be presumed that they are technically ready to roll out (it is mostly a software upgrade to towers, not hardware, as it uses the 5G spectrum)… and just waiting on some business cases to materialise.
Read more8 January, 2019
A public APN allows full access to all subscribers with internet breakout. This APN is more than sufficient for many business and telemetry applications, without the need for a complex Private APN.
Read more12 December, 2018
They set themselves a target to save 1 million liters of water per day at schools in the Western Cape, and since the Smart Water Challenge started in November last year, already more than 19 million liters of water has been saved through the first 20 meters that was installed during the December holidays.
Read more12 December, 2018
While fleet managers want everything perfect from the get-go; it can take time to tweak certain features. What most companies sell to fleet managers is a perfectly working service.
Read more4 December, 2018
The IoT project deployment is running late and the pressure is on to get devices into the field. As technology executive or project leader, the last piece of the project puzzle is typically the sourcing, provisioning, installation and testing of data SIM cards into IoT or M2M devices.
Read more4 December, 2018
The use of mobile GSM connectivity in the security sector is nothing new. Since the early 1990’s mobile connectivity has been part of security technology, especially in fleet management and logistics.
Read more20 November, 2018
Hein Koen – Director at Flickswitch recently wrote an article that was published on Leadership Online.
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