Unbundling the local loop, the “last mile” of copper cables that connect consumers to Telkom’s telephone exchanges, will not promote increased access to fixed-line broadband services
Month: December 2010
Neotel and Vodacom have called on their regulator, the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa), to scrap the universal service obligations they agreed to when they were licensed. Instead, they want
A new start-up is hoping to change the way South Africans buy wine, benefiting both consumers and farmers in the process. The site, SaleWine.co.za, founded by local wine expert AJ Ray, is modelled
Several senior staff have resigned from Nashua Mobile following the recent exit of MD Chris Scoble and a retrenchment programme at the independent cellular service provider. Nashua Mobile, which is
Worldwide sales of network-connected e-readers are forecast to reach 6,6m units in 2010, up 79,8% from 2009 sales of 3,6m units, says research firm Gartner. That growth will continue into next
Last week’s WikiLeaks disclosure of US diplomatic cables is arguably the biggest international news story of 2010. But it could end up being a defining theme of 21st-century politics: the communications
A short distance off the highway between Johannesburg and Pretoria, not far from the Samrand offramp north of Midrand, is a large but otherwise nondescript building. To the casual observer
Gathered at the ZA Tech Show’s Northriding lair Ben Kelly, Brett Haggard and Simon Dingle encrypt their messaging systems and discuss WikiLeaks, the Protection of Information Bill, Facebook, Android 2.3, the Google Nexus S, and so much more
MTN SA will begin offering firmware and operating system updates for HTC smartphones over the air. “Though we are initially targeting the HTC Desire, other phones will soon follow suit
Vox Telecom on Tuesday renewed a cautionary announcement, warning shareholders that it’s still involved in discussions that could affect its share price. The company