Author: Duncan McLeod

Telkom’s data-led FreeMe tariff plans, launched in the middle of 2016, appear to have taken the market by storm, with the company reporting service revenue growth of 38,4% from its mobile business driven by an increase in the active subscriber base, which

On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about the looming restructuring at Telkom. Also this week, they look at Cell C’s new tariff plans (are they a response to

Net1 UEPS Technologies has decided not to subscribe for shares in Blue Label Telecoms as part of a recapitalisation plan for Cell C, but will still pursue a planned direct acquisition of 15% of the mobile operator’s equity for R2bn

In this episode of the TechCentral podcast, Duncan McLeod chats to MTN South Africa chief technology and information officer Giovanni Chiarelli. It’s a fascinating discussion about the technological challenges of running a modern mobile network.

In South Africa, it may make more sense for mobile operators to discontinue their 3G networks, replacing them with 4G/LTE, while keeping legacy 2G infrastructure in place

MTN South Africa will hit a “spectrum ceiling” soon that could affect its ability to continue to expand services to consumers. That’s the warning from the mobile operator’s recently appointed

It’s podcast time! In this week’s episode of TalkCentral, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg talk about telecommunications minister Siyabonga Cwele’s decision to reverse course

On this episode of the TechCentral podcast, we chat to South African space engineer Jonathan Lun about being named winner of Singularity University’s Global Impact Challenge Southern Africa for 2017

Telecommunications & postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele on Wednesday confirmed that a high-level study will be done to determine how much radio frequency spectrum will be reserved for a planned wholesale open-access network

Huge Group has reported a 42% improvement in headline earnings per share for the year ended 28 February 2017, with…