Regulators are moving to let US companies participate in technology standards-setting bodies alongside Huawei Technologies, despite the Chinese firm being blacklisted in the US over security concerns.
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Telefonica and Liberty Global have agreed to create the UK’s largest phone and Internet operator, a deal that threatens its rivals and marks another industry-defining merger for billionaire John Malone.
MTN South Africa said on Wednesday that it has re-opened all of its 410 stores nationwide, but trading hours will remain limited for now.
Telkom will delay the publication of its annual results by almost a month as the group will be unable to finalise these by 25 May, as previously anticipated, as a result of the national lockdown.
A day after launching commercial 5G services in South Africa, Vodacom has updated its coverage map showing where the ultra-fast, next-generation broadband technology is available.
For now, telecommunications companies insist the pandemic will only delay the roll-out by several months. That may be optimistic.
Consumers with devices capable of accessing the network can now subscribe to 5G services in South Africa through Vodacom.
Vodacom has unveiled its first fixed-wireless broadband plans using its newly launched 5G network. One plan offers 800GB of data for R1 499.
Remgro-controlled fibre operator Dark Fibre Africa has become the first telecommunications provider in 10 years to be granted an operating licence in Zimbabwe, paving the way for the company to build a network there.
Podcast | Openserve CEO Althon Beukes spoke to TechCentral on Thursday about why, after so many years of agitation from consumers, Telkom has finally decided to offer “naked ADSL”.