Author: Pambos Soteriades

Pambos Soteriades

Pambos Soteriades is a telecoms and strategy consultant with 28 years’ experience in African mobile markets, including executive roles at Vodacom Group and Telkom Kenya.

The clock is ticking on South African banks' biggest advantage - Pambos Soteriades

The clock is ticking on South African banks’ biggest advantage

By Pambos Soteriades9 June 2026

South Africa’s banks have a structural advantage telecoms operators cannot cross. They may not have long to use it.

The MVNO trap deepens as the battle moves to data

The MVNO trap deepens as the battle moves to data

By Pambos Soteriades4 June 2026

South Africa’s banks built their MVNO defence around voice. But the war has moved to data, where telcos hold the advantage.

The clock is ticking on South African banks' biggest advantage - Pambos Soteriades

The trap inside South Africa’s banking MVNO boom

By Pambos Soteriades1 June 2026

South Africa’s banks have built thriving mobile businesses on phone numbers and network identities they don’t control.