Telkom is migrating two of its fixed-line prepaid voice services from copper to a wireless “fixed-line lookalike” service. Customers of its Waya-Waya and PrepaidFone services are affected by the move. The company emphasises that its mobile prepaid users are not affected by
Dimension Data’s Middle East and African operation has acquired the remaining 60% of software house Britehouse it didn’t already own from a consortium made up of Remgro, Convergence Partners and Britehouse management. The IT group has held a 40% stake in Britehouse since
South Africa is likely to have between 692 000 and 917 500 active video-on-demand households by 2020, according to new research by BMI-TechKnowledge. The finding forms part of BMI-T’s South African Consumer Digital Lifestyle Research Programme, which surveyed
Privately held telecommunications provider Vox Telecom has taken a knife to uncapped ADSL prices, debuting a new 1Mbit/s offering for R99/month that includes both data and ADSL rental charges. Aimed at cost-conscious home users, the new packages range from R89/month for an uncapped
Fibrehoods, a joint venture between RMB Holdings and Waterfall Investment Company, has announced plans to extend its 100Mbit/s fibre-optic broadband services to more homes in Gauteng
Former Gijima CEO Jonas Bogoshi has been appointed as country manager of EMC Southern Africa. He joins the local subsidiary of the US-headquartered EMC from T-Systems, where he was vice-president
The race to wire up South Africa’s suburbs to fibre broadband has led MTN to buy Smart Village from MultiChoice. “MTN has concluded a deal with MultiChoice to acquire Smart Village
SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng received a massive increase in salary in the broadcaster’s most recent financial year, it has been revealed in parliament. The SABC’s annual report
Telkom’s Internet service provider, Telkom Internet, is stepping up the battle with rivals, announcing on Wednesday that it will double subscribers’ data allocation between October 2015 and March 2016. The promotion means that Telkom Internet’s data
Naspers chairman Koos Bekker cashed in nearly 11,7m Naspers options as the options were issued specifically as remuneration during his tenure as CEO of the company. He could not afford to
