Author: Duncan McLeod

In a significant development in South Africa’s telecommunications sector, Cell C has signed a roaming agreement with MTN that will allow its customer’s to roam on the latter’s network. It’s the first time that Cell C will have access

In this episode of the podcast, TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod has a wide-ranging discussion via the Internet with Steve Song, the Canadian-born telecommunications policy and regulatory expert who has

In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod speaks on an Internet call with Cell C chief legal officer Graham Mackinnon about the multibillion-rand 3G and 4G/LTE roaming agreement his company has just signed with

Telkom is giving serious thought to switching off its 2G network to focus on 3G and 4G/LTE – and later 5G – in the process freeing up spectrum for data-led mobile offerings. That’s the word from CEO Sipho Maseko, who was

Attila Vitai, the CEO of consumer, mobile and small business at Telkom, quietly left the telecommunications operator at the end of March to return to the UK. He will be replaced in the role by former MTN South Africa

Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko said on Monday that it appears government has backtracked – at least for now – on a plan to sell a portion of its stake in the telecommunications operator, though he admitted anything

The number of fixed lines in service at Telkom has continued to decline, falling by a sharp 9.3% in the 2018 financial year to just 2.68m at the end of March 2018, from 2.95m a year ago. That’s the lowest it’s been in decades

Telkom had a tough 2018 financial year, with group revenue flat compared to 2017 and headline earnings per share sinking by 18.4%. Mobile services were a highlight, while pressure on the fixed-line business and IT services

On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg talk about the week’s biggest technology news, including Telkom’s earnings update, Netflix (briefly) becoming the world’s most valuable technology

Meet the CEO is a weekly feature on TechCentral. The aim is to introduce our readers to the people behind the news by providing insights into the leaders shaping South Africa’s ICT industry. Our ninth interview in