There may be a way to resolve the spectrum impasse in South Africa, in which the big operators, MTN and Vodacom, are squaring off against government over its plans to create a wholesale open-access network and
Author: Duncan McLeod
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Duncan McLeod is editor of TechCentral.
A new report from OpenSignal, a company that specialises in wireless-coverage mapping through crowd-sourced data, shows that South Africa’s 4G/LTE coverage and speed lag behind many developed and some
Cell C has swung hard into the black, reporting a R4.1bn net profit for the 2017 financial year ended 31 December. The mobile operator, however, reported a small, “normalised” loss of R26m – effectively break-even – once
Telecommunications and ICT provider Vox has unveiled plans to launch specialist Internet video-on-demand content bouquets targeting niche communities. The service, which will be launched later this
If President Cyril Ramaphosa is serious about preparing South Africa for the so-called “fourth industrial revolution”, he would be well advised to scrap the plan to create a “monopoly” wholesale open-access network
Economic development minister Ebrahim Patel said in a speech in parliament on Monday that interventions by government will ensure that data prices will fall as this is key to underpinning South Africa’s efforts to
Telkom is taking market share from its rivals as its focus on data-led propositions as opposed to legacy voice services pays dividends, Attila Vitai, CEO of the company’s consumer, mobile and small business
President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his maiden state-of-the-nation address, said government will soon establish a “digital industrial revolution commission” to ensure South Africa “is in a position to seize the opportunities and
The stronger rand appears to have helped MultiChoice keep its annual price increases below inflation. The broadcaster said the price of DStv Premium, its top-end bouquet, will rise by 2.5% on 1 April 2018 – from
On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg discuss Jacob Zuma’s resignation and the possibility of a…