MTN is starting its first fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) deployments in the Western Cape, it said on Friday. It has begun trenching in Fresnaye and Bakoven, where it intends connecting a thousand homes by year-end. It’s the first time that MTN has expanded its FTTH network
Shareholders in MultiChoice’s broad-based black economic empowerment scheme Phuthuma Nathi are set for a windfall. They will receive R1,2bn in ordinary dividends in 2015, an increase from
Following Telkom’s decision to introduce a wholesale 1Mbit/s ADSL Internet product at less than R50/month, Internet service provider MWeb has debuted an uncapped ADSL solution that costs R79/month. The MWeb product, which excludes ADSL subscription fees and mandatory
Deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday that his attempts to improve the efficiency of South Africa’s state-owned entities are not an attempt to get more votes in the 2016 local government
In 2001, the RAND Corporation’s Science and Technology Policy Institute created an index of science and technology capacity for the World Bank. They ranked 150 countries based on their potential to
The 24th of August 2015 marked an historic day in the history of Business Connexion as the company delisted from the JSE following the successful acquisition by Telkom and after trading for more than 11 years as an independent listed company. The journey for my 23-year-old
There’s a growing trend for consumers to choose video over other forms of content, watching across devices wherever and whenever it is convenient for them. The launch of ShowMax
Broadband start-up Vumatel has announced plans to build fibre-optic infrastructure in six more Johannesburg suburbs. The company said on Monday that residents in Hurlingham, Glenadrienne, Hyde Park, Northcliff, Sharonlea and Olivedale have decided to ask Vumatel to wire up their
Eskom went into its 23rd day without load shedding on Monday, after the official opening of unit 6 of the Medupi power station. Medupi unit 6 was opened officially by President Jacob Zuma on Sunday, after being synchronised onto the national grid and a period of testing
Telkom customers can now buy apps from the Google Play Store directly from their smartphone or tablet and charge the cost directly to their bill if they’re a contract customer or to their available airtime if they’re on prepaid. Telkom is offering the service by integrating its event
