Author: Duncan McLeod

Dimension Data and its parent, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp, are poised to announce a major restructuring as early as next week, according to sources who claim to have knowledge of the situation.

Vodacom is pouring money into its network in South Africa in an effort to ensure it stays ahead of crosstown rival MTN when it comes to coverage and performance.

Newly appointed Liquid Telecom South Africa CEO Reshaad Sha said in a podcast interview with TechCentral on Thursday that one of his top priorities is unlocking the potential of its valuable spectrum assets.

Reshaad Sha returns to the podcast in this episode to talk about his appointment as CEO of Liquid Telecom in South Africa and his plans for the company, including its spectrum assets.

An episode of TalkCentral that focused on the future of DStv was TechCentral’s most popular podcast in July 2018, statistics from platform partner iono.fm reveal.

Cell C could be the big winner from new mobile operator Rain’s decision to suspend sales of fixed-LTE products with effect from 1 November 2018.

Bill Venter has stepped down from the board of directors of the company he founded 53 years ago. He will step down as nonexecutive director effective 31 July 2018.

South Africa’s newest mobile network operator, Rain, appears to be having some serious teething troubles. It has “temporarily suspended” the sale of fixed-wireless 4G/LTE products.

EOH and prospective black-owned equity partner Lebashe have amended their planned empowerment deal. Lebashe will now invest R1-billion in the JSE-listed technology services group.

In the podcast this week, rumours of a new foldable Samsung phone, the growing importance of WhatsApp as a communications platform in South Africa, mirrorless cameras, a new Lego store and much more.