Strong growth in mobile data continues to be the deliverer for Vodacom as the voice revenue shows signs of going into reverse in South Africa’s fast-maturing and increasingly competitive market. For the three months ended 31 December 2012
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After significant delays, in part caused by the complexity of managing a project involving three direct competitors, the National Long Distance (NLD) consortium has finally switched on its fibre-optic telecommunications networks between Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. The
JSE-listed mobile telecommunications group MTN is increasing its stake in its Cypriot operation from 50% to 100% by buying out its partner, Amaracos Holdings. The acquisition, the value of which has not been disclosed, will be done through MTN’s wholly owned subsidiary in
Microsoft is turning to Africa for future growth opportunities. As part of this new push, the US software giant and Chinese telecommunications equipment company Huawei are set to unveil a new, low-cost Windows Phone 8-powered smartphone aimed at the African market at events in Johannesburg
Huawei’s Windows Phone 8-powered 4Afrika smartphone, the first device to be launched under Microsoft’s new initiative to grow its presence in Africa, will cost less than US$200 (about R1 800 at the current exchange rate) and will go on sale in South Africa before the end of March
South Africans are reading fewer newspapers and magazines and watching less television because they’re opting instead to spend more time online. This is according to a report commissioned by the Digital Media and Marketing Association. The survey was conducted among
Cell C wants to launch comparative advertising campaigns targeted at its bigger rivals, MTN and Vodacom, and is frustrated that it is prohibited from doing so under South African law. The network operator’s chief commercial officer, Jose Dos Santos, says the ban on comparative
Vast aspects of contemporary computing will change dramatically in the next half decade, precipitated in part by the enormous demands the ever-growing amount of data mankind is producing place on computing systems. That’s the view of John Kelly, director
Open-access fibre infrastructure supplier Conduct Telecommunications says it will connect business premises in Johannesburg and Cape Town to its fibre-optic broadband network at no cost. The company intends to expand its footprint to 100
The opposition Democratic Alliance will write to Public Protector Thuli Madonsela to ask her to expedite her probe into 2012’s ICT Indaba after the Sunday Times published damning new allegations at the weekend that communications minister Dina Pule’s romantic partner benefited