MTN Business has won a multimillion-rand tender to supply fibre-optic-based communications to beer giant SA Breweries. The contract, which comes into effect next month, is for the supply

About 50 companies licensed at value-added network service (Vans) providers of a total, out of a total of more than 500, must still furnish information to have their new telecommunications licences processed.

TechCentral is moving to new and improved premises this week. This entails all sorts of disruption, not least to telecommunications services. From Tuesday, 23 November until Friday, 26 November

Telkom will accelerate the roll-out of new-generation technologies in its access network to deliver faster broadband over digital subscriber lines to consumers. That’s the word from Telkom SA MD Nombulelo Moholi

Outgoing MTN Group marketing director Santie Botha has become the latest in a growing list of senior executives at the JSE-listed cellphone giant to sell shares worth millions of rand. Botha, who announced recently she would leave

Telkom will exit the consumer wireless market in Nigeria. The group says it wants to quit the code division multiple access (CDMA) business in the West African country as soon as possible.

Nokia has a new rival in music downloads. Vodacom is making a big play in the content space with news that it’s introduced a R39/month unlimited music download offer.

A competitive market and challenging regulatory environment have contributed to Telkom’s difficulties in the past six months. However, the launch of 8.ta, Telkom’s new mobile service, is expected to retain and expand Telkom’s customer base while growing revenue for the company.

Telkom’s revenues from voice telephony plummeted in the past year, falling by 19,1% to R6,9bn. The fall was only partly offset by a 14,9% increase in data revenues. In the six months to 30 September 2010, Telkom’s overall

In the one month since its launch, Telkom’s new mobile service 8ta has signed up 186 033 new customers, the JSE-listed telecommunications operator said in notes accompanying its interim financial results, published on Monday.