Alcatel-Lucent has announced it is about to begin construction of the Africa Coast to Europe submarine cable’s second phase, which will connect South Africa to São Tomé and Príncipe and provide an alternative route to Europe to the West Africa Cable System
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There is certainly no shortage of headlines on wearable sensors these days. “A contact lens measures your glucose level.” “New electronic tattoos could help monitor health during normal daily activities.” A “headband can read your brainwaves.” Numerous wearable sensors
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Something significant transpired on Friday last week that prompted South Africa’s largest telecommunications operator, Vodacom, to review the structure of its acquisition of Neotel, a
Vodacom is in talks with Neotel and its shareholders about a “revised transaction structure”, the mobile group said in a statement to shareholders on Monday. But it has not explained what prompted it to re-look at the R7bn deal. The decision has forced
South Africa is likely to have more than 360 000 active fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) connections by 2019, new research has found. According to BMI-TechKnowledge, which has published a new report entitled “The Fibre Land Grab: the Status of FTTx in South Africa”, open
The Competition Tribunal has agreed to postpone a hearing regarding a R7bn merger between Vodacom and Neotel indefinitely. This comes after Vodacom released a market update earlier on Monday saying the company is exploring a “revised transaction structure” regarding the Neotel deal
The growth of digital is causing tremendous pain for telecommunications operators and wireless carriers. Fierce competition is seeing consumers increasingly turning to giants such as
Adele has joined Taylor Swift’s ranks in the war against the streaming culture of Spotify and Apple Music. Her latest album, 25, will not be available on these services. The timing is auspicious: the Mercury Prize is about to be awarded, an annual prize which crowns
The Competition Tribunal at the weekend agreed to postpone a hearing into the proposed R7bn acquisition of Neotel by Vodacom. This comes after Vodacom and Neotel brought an application for a postponement of the hearing that was scheduled to start on Monday