South Africa’s banks built their MVNO defence around voice. But the war has moved to data, where telcos hold the advantage.
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A multi-year OSS/BSS overhaul at Telkom is aimed at enabling converged selling and lifting average revenue per user.
An appeal court judgment could land at any time, determining whether the SIU can reopen its Telkom investigation.
Mobile strength and a debt pile reduced by the sale of Swiftness have funded a 66% dividend hike, even as BCX shrinks.
South Africa’s banks have built thriving mobile businesses on phone numbers and network identities they don’t control.
Telkom has guided to a 45-55% earnings jump when it reports this week, but base effects complicate the picture.
Telkom credits cost cuts, lower finance charges and data strategy – but prior-year one-offs flatter the comparison.
Pepkor’s pivot from selling cellphones to financing them has seen FoneYam’s rental book swell to R2.6-billion.
Travel eSim is Truecaller’s first move beyond spam protection in 15 years of operation, but it’s entering a crowded market.
Foreign providers sell Rica avoidance as an eSim feature, exposing a gap in South Africa’s Sim-registration rules.