The latest example of a moribund state-owned enterprise is Sentech. It was once the signal distribution arm of the SABC, but was separated from its parent broadcaster when e-tv was licenced. It was encouraged to expand its lines of business by the former communications minister, Poison
Parliament’s portfolio committee on communications will interrogate senior management at state-owned signal distributor Sentech on two weeks’ time. The committee…
It’s official! The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) has approved revised applications from Vodacom, MTN and Cell C: mobile…
Tensions are simmering between Internet service providers and industry regulator, the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa), following the conversion…
Sentech is in trouble. Communications minister Siphiwe Nyanda last week outlined the damning findings of a task team appointed to probe ongoing troubles at the state-owned broadcasting company. Here’s one way to fix it.
MTN Nigeria and Nigerian second network operator Globacom are among six bidders shortlisted for Nigeria’s stricken incumbent operator, Nitel. State-owned…
Briefly, about 12 years ago, Jan Baan was a billionaire, at least on paper. He’d built his company, Baan Co,…
MTN SA has joined rivals Cell C and Vodacom in announcing that it plans to build an advanced 3G network…
WirelessG is the latest Internet service provider to join the escalating SA broadband price war. The company has slashed the…
For people who don’t use Windows, the day that Microsoft’s grip on the desktop is broken can’t come soon enough. The reason is simple: the technical divide created by the dominance of one operating system means that people who choose to use something different face constant discrimination
