Author: Duncan McLeod

A day after launching commercial 5G services in South Africa, Vodacom has updated its coverage map showing where the ultra-fast, next-generation broadband technology is available.

Consumers with devices capable of accessing the network can now subscribe to 5G services in South Africa through Vodacom.

Vodacom has unveiled its first fixed-wireless broadband plans using its newly launched 5G network. One plan offers 800GB of data for R1 499.

Podcast | Openserve CEO Althon Beukes spoke to TechCentral on Thursday about why, after so many years of agitation from consumers, Telkom has finally decided to offer “naked ADSL”.

Ross McIlroy, co-founder of Cars.co.za, joins the podcast to talk about the launch of the company’s new motoring show on YouTube, the outlook for the car industry after the Covid-19 pandemic and more.

MTN Group has asked a US court to dismiss a case filed against it, in which it’s alleged the company paid protection money to the Taliban in Afghanistan, endangering the lives of US servicemen.

Seacom, which started life exclusively as an undersea cable operator, has slowly been expanding into new areas, including national backhaul and business connectivity. Now, it’s getting into the consumer ISP market.

Not all businesses are suffering during the lockdown. When Enrico Ferigolli and Vincent Viviers, the founders of alcohol delivery app Bottles, learnt that government was banning liquor sales, it came as a shock.

MTN Group shares rose more than 4% in Johannesburg on Wednesday after its biggest unit, MTN Nigeria Communications, posted a solid financial report for the first quarter of the year.

Telkom is introducing a new wholesale product for ISPs that will mean consumers can directly obtain a broadband service from their ISP and will no longer be required to buy a copper line from Telkom’s retail division.