Telkom’s share price has risen sharply in the past year on optimism that the new leadership team under CEO Sipho Maseko has what it takes to turn the lumbering telecommunications giant around. Since last June, the share price has gained more than 150%. And since its low point in May last year, it has
BMW South Africa has taken the wraps off a set of Internet-connected services built into the company’s vehicles that provide a range of value-added services. At the heart of the technology is an embedded Vodafone Sim card, with global roaming enabled, and which is used for data services. ConnectedDrive will be embedded
Telkom has announced plans for a national fibre-to-the-home project targeting upmarket suburbs in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town. CEO Sipho Maseko on Friday revealed plans to roll out fibre broadband at speeds of up to 100Mbit/s. The main focus will be on
Telkom has unveiled plans to deploy high-speed 4G/LTE wireless broadband to homes across the country. The news comes after the company revealed plans to deploy fibre-to-the-home connectivity to about 20 suburbs before the end of the year. “Our commitment to deliver this roll-out
Government has backtracked on plans to have communications regulator Icasa report to the newly created department of communications, which also houses the SABC, Brand South Africa and other entities, a highly placed source with knowledge of the development has told TechCentral. Instead
Traditional Venda chiefs have given SABC acting chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng a wife, a cow and a calf, the Sowetan reported on Friday. Women were lined up in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, on Wednesday for Motsoeneng to choose one. He and other SABC executives were
MTN has taken an axe to ad hoc data rates, reducing them significantly just as rival Cell C has been pushing them up on some of its offerings. The operator has adjusted its Pay Per Second price plan base data rate from R2/MB to 79c/MB, a reduction of more than 60%, it said. “As of
Jawbone is well known for its wearable fitness trackers and Bluetooth headsets. The company was formed under the name Aliph in 1999 when it was tasked to develop noise-cancelling technology for the US military. In 2010, it entered the speaker market with the Jambox, which received numerous design awards
Fixed lines were again the weakest link in Telkom’s annual financial results. For the year ended 31 March 2014, fixed-line data revenue went into reverse for the first time, recording a decline of 1,1%, while fixed voice and interconnection revenue fell by 7,4%. The company still managed an increase
Power cuts are unlikely over the weekend, Eskom said on Friday. Spokesman Andrew Etzinger said deliberate power cuts became necessary on Thursday evening due to constraints on the power system. Load shedding on Friday and over the weekend, however, appeared
