I remember little of the 1960s. This has more to do with my date of birth than it does with my choice of Kool-Aid at the time. However, I do remember certain aspects of life that have changed so irrevocably that my kids look at me askance when I mention them
Interconnection rates are coming down. SA’s three mobile operators, MTN, Vodacom and Cell C, have agreed to cut the peak…
Hewlett-Packard said on Wednesday that it had reached an agreement to acquire 3Com, a provider of computer network equipment, for…
Jacob Maroga is no longer CEO of Eskom, the electricity parastatal said on Thursday. “Mr Maroga’s resignation was clear and…
The department of communications has received about 50 written submissions from a wide range of sources ahead of next week’s…
New legislation meant to fight crime is having a deleterious effect on mobile operators. Vodacom, MTN and Cell C saw new connections to their networks fall off a cliff at the beginning of August. It’s hard to see how the gain is worth the pain. “I told you so!” That’s what Alan Knott- Craig, the former CEO of Vodacom Group, is probably muttering under his breath
Shares in Vox Telecom had gained nearly 13% by Wednesday morning after it published an earnings update on Tuesday afternoon.…
Oracle’s battle with European regulators over its acquisition of Sun Microsystems boils down to a conflict about the importance of…
As a regulator, there is need to pause and take stock, determining to what extent the socioeconomic policy objectives have been advanced. In this regard one has to take into cognisance the regulatory toolkit, which includes the licensing process, ensuring competition, enforcing universal service obligations and facilitating the equitable and meritocratic allocation of scarce frequency resources
The department of communications has announced an industry colloquium next week to discuss the formulation of a broadband policy for…
