Vodacom is stepping up its war with Cell C, launching a new radio advertisement that takes aggressive aim at the smaller operator’s new Supacharge prepaid airtime plans. At the same time, Cell C is taking aim at Vodacom in a new print media campaign that questions its bigger rival’s tariff plans
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Cell C is making the right moves to shake up South Africa’s cellphone industry and to take significant market share from bigger rivals Vodacom and MTN. That’s the view of Brett Levy, co-CEO of JSE-listed prepaid airtime distributor
The Internet Service Providers’ Association (Ispa) has called for further reductions in the fees Telkom charges ISPs for access to its fixed-line broadband network. The fees, known as Internet Protocol Connect (IPC) charges, were reduced by 30% in 2012, prompting
Fans of the open-source Firefox Web browser, developed by the Mozilla Foundation, have long enjoyed the “Easter egg” in the software that takes a dig at Microsof t and its browser, Internet Explorer (IE). Typing in “about:mozilla” in the address bar has always brought up some clever
Taiwan’s HTC has taken the wraps off the HTC One – previously codenamed the M7 – its new, top-end Android smartphone and the successor to the highly lauded One X. And, according to the company, the device will be launched
WirelessG CEO Carel van der Merwe has hit back at mobile operator Vodacom’s claims in court papers that his company is “desperate”, saying it’s his “fiduciary obligation to be desperate”. WirelessG, a Wi-Fi infrastructure specialist, is involved in a high-stakes court battle with minority
The Bank of Tanzania says mobile financial services regulations aimed at improving the oversight of mobile payments and the service providers that facilitate them are expected in June. The central bank drafted the regulations last year in what it says is a bid to enhance the sector’s stability and
A Cape Town-based venture fund has chosen ten start-ups to participate in a three-month accelerator project. In addition to a cash injection and the prospect of future investment, the start-ups get access to other companies and various mentors including a network of entrepreneurs
MTN has finally reacted to the price war that erupted this month between Vodacom and Cell C with a new prepaid product that promises free data and SMSes. Offered as a new starter pack called MTN Mahala, the operator says it offers “added value, including free airtime, Internet bundles
WirelessG intends selling 26% of its equity to a black economic empowerment (BEE) consortium called Mightycare Mosegedi, in which former Sentech chief operating officer Gladwin Marumo is a significant shareholder, in a deal worth R48,5m. News of the proposed deal