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Promoted | High-speed mass connectivity and remote data-processing capabilities are proving crucial to fighting Covid-19, but also to supporting people during the lengthy lockdown phase.

Promoted | Installing Huawei’s Wi-Fi 6 technology substantially boosted Genew India’s capability to test its client’s mobile phones.

Consumers with devices capable of accessing the network can now subscribe to 5G services in South Africa through Vodacom.

Vodacom has unveiled its first fixed-wireless broadband plans using its newly launched 5G network. One plan offers 800GB of data for R1 499.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended lockdown rules imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus as citizens grow increasingly irked over seemingly illogical restrictions.

Remgro-controlled fibre operator Dark Fibre Africa has become the first telecommunications provider in 10 years to be granted an operating licence in Zimbabwe, paving the way for the company to build a network there.

Business activity in South Africa’s manufacturing industry fell to a record low in April, when a nationwide lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic brought output to a near standstill.

The proposed $1.1-billion sale of the .org online registry to an investment firm has been shelved following widespread opposition.

Global shipments of smartphones fell at the fastest rate on record in the first quarter, illustrating the devastating impact of Covid-19 on consumption and production.