Cabling the world to spread Internet access is an expensive and time-consuming process, especially when taking to the skies for wireless coverage is far easier. That’s why Google, Facebook and now Elon Musk’s SpaceX are all heading towards the stars to set up systems that should cover the globe in Internet connectivity
The business logic is clear; only the timing remains to be settled. Everything in telecommunications, including voice, will soon be data. In a world where everything is data, there will be two types of companies. And they will not be mobile operators. There will be content companies and there will be data
The department of telecommunications and postal services has published a comprehensive discussion and options paper setting out the policy options for developing South Africa’s information and communications technology industry. “The gazetting of the national integrated ICT policy options
In this hour-long edition of the TalkCentral podcast, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg discuss – and sometimes rant about – the big news stories of the week. And there’s plenty to talk about. First up on the agenda is Telkom’s launch of LTE-Advanced and its decision
Telkom has abandoned plans, at least in the short term, to deploy fibre to the home in Parkview and Parkhurst after the residents’ associations of the two suburbs chose rival telecommunications providers Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa to build home fibre
In a significant development, MTN has lodged objections at both communications regulator Icasa and the Competition Commission against Vodacom’s proposed R7bn acquisition of Neotel, putting a potentially big hurdle in the way of the conclusion of the deal. TechCentral has established that
In a first for Africa, Namibians will cast their ballots electronically in this month’s presidential and legislative polls, the election commission said Friday. Over a million voters, or just about half of the nation’s 2,3m people, are due to vote
Communications regulator Icasa said on Friday that it has published a final International Mobile Telephony (IMT) roadmap that “seeks to ensure universal availability of broadband services as well as a vibrant and competitive telecommunications industry and promote investments”. “This follows an extensive public
The South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) expressed concern on Friday at interference with the audio and visual feed in parliament whenever there are disruptions. “Sanef is disturbed by the continuing interference with the audio and visual feeds from parliament each time there is chaos
Cell C said on Thursday evening that high court judge Sharise Weiner erred in her judgment in favour of one of the mobile operator’s clients, warning that her ruling has “wide-ranging implications” for South African business. In her judgment
