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In the early days of mobile technology, the short message service, better known as SMS, became a global phenomenon as consumers, against all predictions, took up the service with vigour. The first SMS

Africa may be better off building mobile broadband networks using evolved high-speed packet access (HSPA+) technology rather than leaping to next-generation long-term evolution (LTE) networks immediately

Computer companies are freeing themselves of the “Wintel” (Microsoft-Intel) paradigm that dominated the industry for the past 30 years and, in the process, are opening up opportunities for new product

The arrival of the Western African Cable System (Wacs), which landed in the west coast town of Yzerfontein on Tuesday will accelerate competition in the local market. But, according to experts, the impact on broadband prices may not

Far from giving up on the retail consumer market, Neotel wants to expand its customer base by 50% in its current financial year and will spend money on new wireless base stations to deepen and extend its coverage

The governments of Brazil, China, Russia, India and SA have agreed to support a new, R3bn undersea cable that will connect Brazil with SA and Angola, and provide the region with onward connectivity

State-owned broadcast signal distributor Sentech is considering WiMax technology, using radio frequency spectrum it has already been assigned, to build its planned R1,1bn national broadband network. The company has already been licensed

Vodacom’s advertising agency, Draftfcb, has accused its former executive creative director, Grant Jacobsen, of unethical behaviour over Cell C’s new advertising campaign and has warned it may sue him for damages

Former Vodacom Group CEO Alan Knott-Craig is giving serious thought to returning to the telecommunications industry when his restraints of trade with his former employer come to an end early next year

Telkom and M-Net have set the stage for what could turn into a big battle between broadcasters and telecommunications providers over digital dividend spectrum. The digital dividend is spectrum