Vodacom is planning to cut its mobile broadband tariffs soon to ensure its products remain competitively priced. Group CEO Pieter Uys admits Vodacom’s “general data tariffs” — those outside special offers — need to be adjusted
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The sale by Telkom of part of its troubled Nigerian unit Multi-Links to Visafone has hit a hurdle following the news that independent tower operator Helios Towers and SA’s Shanduka Group are suing for more than US$250m
Cellular network operator Vodacom may seek its own banking licence from SA regulators if its mobile transactions platform, M-Pesa, takes off in the way it expects it will in the next few years. Vodacom launched M-Pesa in SA last year
Taiwanese handset manufacturer HTC will launch its first tablet computer in SA this week. The 420g, 7-inch HTC Flyer, which runs version 2.4 of Google’s Android operating system, will cost R6 360
Virgin Mobile SA, the mobile virtual network operator, believes changes in the regulatory environment, especially ongoing cuts in call termination rates, will put it in a strong position to “challenge the status quo” in
A break in fibre-optic cables caused an outage on Vodacom’s network in parts of Gauteng on Friday morning. The cables connect to the company’s data centre in Midrand. Vodacom spokesman, Richard Boorman says the cause
Technology services company Gijima has renewed a cautionary notice to shareholders, warning that it is in discussions that could affect its share price. JSE-listed Gijima first issued the notice on 1 April, in
When Dimension Data unveiled its new brand identity and logo last week, it released two separate images of its chairman, Jeremy Ord, one from the 1980s, the other more recent, to illustrate to staff why
The storm in a teacup over bulk SMSes sent by political parties continued on election day, with voters receiving SMSes from the Democratic Alliance urging them to go out and vote for the party. Independent Electoral Commission spokesman
Apple’s popular iPad has ruled the roost in SA since it launched the first iteration of the device in January, followed a few months later by the iPad 2. However, Apple’s early domination of the market