Author: Duncan McLeod

Tower operator Eaton Towers has raised US$350m (about R4,4bn) in new equity funding from existing and new shareholders to fund expansion and acquisitions across Africa, it said on Friday. At the same time, the company has signed

Telkom’s plans to cut wholesale service prices from 1 May should lead to big savings for consumers on their broadband bills, Internet Solutions MD Saki Missaikos predicts. However, it’s still too early to

Telkom’s normalised headline earnings per share are expected to be between 40% and 60% higher in the year ended 31 March 2015 than they were in the 2014 financial year, the company said on

South Africa has not been particularly keen on the mobile virtual network operator model. It’s lagged most developed and some developing markets in launching mobile brands on the back of cellular

In early May, Durban-based Ignition Group will launch South Africa’s newest mobile virtual network operator. The new company, receiving support services from sister company MVN-X – the business that

Telkom’s wholesale services division has announced sweeping cuts of up to 63% across its product range, including fibre broadband access, IP Connect (used by Internet service providers), resell

MTN South Africa has reported “muted” subscriber numbers in the first three months of 2015. Average revenue per user fell by 4,8% to R87. Both the post-paid and prepaid segments showed a slight

A new mobile virtual network operator is set to make its debut in South Africa in early May. Me&you mobile will be launched on 4 May by Durban-based Ignition Group. Piggybacking on Cell C’s infrastructure

Mobile data usage and traffic volume growth in South Africa’s townships is running well ahead of the average growth rate countrywide, Vodacom said on Wednesday. It’s a trend that’s been noted by

DStv parent MultiChoice did not force the SABC to agree not to carry its free-to-air channels on broadcasting platforms that use encryption and a clause to this effect in a channel supply agreement