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South African startup Talk360’s seed funding hits $7M after new backing

TechCrunch

Months after the initial close of its seed round, Talk360 , a South African Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) startup, has raised an additional $3 million, bringing the total investment raised in the round to $7 million. The company said its internet calling app has connected 2.3

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South Africa’s Talk360 raises $4M to build single payment platform for Africa

TechCrunch

Talk360, a leading Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) player in Africa, enables people to make international calls through its app for a fee, and it is built in such a way that only the initiator needs the app and internet – a smartphone– to make calls. “In

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Mobile Internet Apple Facebook

SoCal CTO

More than Mobile Internet I think they had trouble coming up with a name and settled for Mobile Internet even though it isn’t a great choice. They talk about: 5 Trends Converging (3G + Social Networking + Video + VoIP + Impressive Mobile Devices) which is more than what I think of as mobile internet.

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What is Gateway in Computer Network – Types, Examples, Functions

The Crazy Programmer

VoIP Trunk Gateway. The VoIP Trunk gateway is still used. Generally, these gateways are extremely helpful to transfer data if the device is not connected to the internet. The gateways play a significant role by becoming the bridge between sensors, internet machines, or devices. Web Application Firewalls.

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How conscious companies can thread IoT’s security and privacy needles

The Parallax

Could the secret to building Internet-connected devices that balance utility, safety, security, and privacy reside in the offices of Forcite, an upstart motorcycle helmet maker in Australia? READ MORE ON SECURING THE INTERNET OF THINGS. Time for a Department of the Internet of Things? Have a Tesla Model 3?

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Colombian loan firm leaks thousands of customer service calls

The Parallax

GroupSense reported the breach in late February to Bogota-based Filialcoop and its third-party VoIP call center manager, GM Soluciones —neither of which have taken the basic security step of using HTTPS for their public-facing sites. (GM Fix the settings, he says, and the leaked folder becomes invisible to the Internet at large.

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Busting 4 common SD-WAN misconceptions

CIO

It eliminates the need for backhauling—routing remote traffic through the data center before accessing the internet—enabling direct access to critical cloud services. Cost savings and ROI: SD-WAN routes traffic efficiently over multiple channels—including existing MPLS circuits and the public internet via LTE, broadband, and 5G.

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