Indian telecommunications tycoon Sunil Bharti Mittal is on the cusp of achieving his dream of building a presence in Africa…
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A “land grab” is under way in SA’s cellphone and banking industries as big companies — retailers, banks and telecommunications…
For many people, the concept of geographic number portability (GNP) holds little meaning. This is because its benefits to consumers have not been clearly communicated. Also, for people who do have some idea of how GNP works, there is a sense that it benefits businesses rather
The construction of a new, high-capacity undersea cable on Africa’s eastern coastline is nearing completion, with nearly 9 000km of…
Perhaps because it was developed in a country that still remembers the world’s worst nuclear disaster, Metro 2033, from Ukrainian developer 4A Games and publisher THQ, is one of the most chilling depictions of a post-apocalyptic world in a videogame yet. It’s a world so grim that its characters would probably welcome a holiday in Fallout 3’s wastelands.
Telecommunications operator Neotel will launch its first prepaid services in the next four to six weeks as it attempts to lift its market share among retail consumers. The operator has fewer than 50 000 customers on its wireless network. “We are tying up the last set of operational issues ahead of launching
Neotel is stepping up its expansion programme, with a project that will see it deploying fibre-optic infrastructure to 300 buildings,…
A full-blown price war has erupted in fixed-line broadband in SA. Internet service providers are racing to outdo each other to provide unmetered bandwidth cheaper. This is great for consumers and the economy, but it should have happened 10 years ago.
Carrier-neutral data centre operator Teraco plans to expand its new Johannesburg facility to 1 250sq m because of growing demand.…
On Tuesday afternoon, Internet service provider Afrihost announced it was leaping feet first into SA’s rapidly escalating fixed-line broadband price…