French carrier Wi-Fi specialist Nomosphere, part of the Nomotech Group, has announced plans to expand in South Africa. It will open a subsidiary in Johannesburg, its first office outside France, as it looks to take advantage of an expected boom in Wi-Fi demand in Africa. Wireless Access
Regulators and policy makers across Africa need to work with the telecommunications industry to harmonise radio frequency spectrum for broadband. Doing so will help drive down costs, especially of handsets, says Magnus Mchunguzi, who is MD of Ericsson in South Africa. Working together on
South African start-up Tuluntulu has developed technology it hopes will help propel adoption of video streaming using low-bandwidth connections in emerging markets. Tuluntulu has launched a mobile broadcasting application developed to cater to the needs of mobile video viewers in economies
MTN and Simfy Africa have signed a deal to offer the streaming music service’s product to the mobile operator’s customers at a discount. MTN will offer the streaming service to its customers for R49/month. “All customers will have the opportunity to try the full service, and enjoy all of
Science and maths education is progressively improving in South Africa, science & technology minister Naledi Pandor said on Wednesday. “To say we are at the bottom of a whole host of countries, based on perception, is a bit of a difficult one for me,” she told reporters in Pretoria. “The WEF report
JSE-listed technology firm Morvest is getting into … bedding. The company told shareholders on Tuesday that its subsidiary Morvest Retail, through its business Whoohaa, will buy “certain business assets and business liabilities” of well-known mattress maker Simmons for R75m
The Parkhurst Residents and Business Owners Association (Praboa) has unanimously decided to award the project to build fibre to homes and businesses in the neighbourhood to Vumatel, a new player in South Africa’s last-mile fibre market. The project will be the first for Vumatel and will likely serve as a case
Telkom’s share price has smashed through the R40/share barrier following a positive trading update released last week. It’s the first time Telkom has traded at these levels since late 2009 after the company disposed of its 50% stake in mobile operator Vodacom. The counter has been on a tear in the past year
South African consumers’ satisfaction with mobile network service providers has remained unchanged in the past year, although their happiness with…
Mobile operator MTN is acquiring a controlling 50% stake in Internet service provider Afrihost for an undisclosed sum. In an e-mail to Afrihost clients on Monday, the service provider’s CEO, Gian Visser, says MTN is buying 50% plus one Afrihost share. The existing shareholders, including management, will
