Despite cost pressures, South Africa’s cloud market is on track to exceed R100-billion by 2029, according to BMIT.
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The EU is accelerating its Iris2 satellite network to secure sovereign communications and reduce reliance on US systems.
The decision by Leon Schreiber to hike fees for accessing home affairs’ online verification system will be reviewed in court.
South African shoppers can now search Amazon using images, screenshots or barcodes with Amazon Lens.
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Cell C CEO Douglas Craigie Stevenson has criticised Telkom over its narrative that there is an abusive “duopoly” between Vodacom and MTN in South Africa’s mobile market, saying this argument no longer holds water.
Cell C’s largest shareholder, Blue Label Telecoms, disclosed on Thursday that a term sheet to recapitalise the mobile operator has finally been signed after protracted negotiations.
Telkom has appointed Lunga Siyo as CEO of its consumer business with effect from 1 October 2021. The role had been filled until now by incoming group CEO Serame Taukobong.
Naspers’s high-voting A shares once again ensured that all of the resolutions at Wednesday’s AGM were passed, despite hefty opposition from the N shareholders.
MultiChoice Group said on Thursday that it doesn’t believe it has to pay R32.8-billion to Nigeria’s tax authority – being half of a disputed outstanding tax amount – and that a “substantially” lesser amount is owed.
Telecommunications and IT services provider Vox has launched a weather channel online in partnership with presenter-meteorologist Annette Botha.
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Amazon.com plans to spend billions of dollars building a network of thousands of satellites to provide broadband Internet service, CEO Jeff Bezos said.
Google has agreed to buy Looker Data Sciences for $2.6-billion, expanding its offerings to help customers manage data in the cloud.
A mobile app used by police to track citizens shows how some of China’s biggest technology companies are linked to a mass surveillance system that is more sophisticated than previously known.
Google has confirmed it has appealed against a €1.5-billion fine issued by the European Commission for alleged illegal practices in search advertising.
Cell C will also switch on a fourth-generation (4G) mobile network using long-term evolution (LTE) technology in 2012, but the company is not saying where this network will be built or how many towers will be supported. CEO Alan Knott-Craig says
The status quo in SA’s telecommunications industry is “not sustainable” and a wave of consolidation is coming soon. That’s the view of Cell C CEO Alan Knott-Craig, who says he expects a big shake-up in the industry, possibly within the next six months, with smaller players reaching out to each
