Vox Telecom will offer low-cost satellite broadband nationwide from late next year, in the process taking on the country’s established telecommunications operators more directly than it has in the past

Sacked communications minister Siphiwe Nyanda has a new job. President Jacob Zuma has asked the speaker of the national assembly, Max Sisulu, to appoint Nyanda as the “president’s parliamentary counsellor” with immediate effect.

It’s official. Southern Africa will adopt the European standard for digital terrestrial broadcasting. In addition, the region has adopted the latest version of the standard, known as digital video broadcasting terrestrial

JSE-listed technology group Altech has lost two of its most senior executives. James Rutherfoord, Altech’s group executive for telecommunications, has left to head up Nokia in West Africa. And chief technology officer

Standard Bank will lease space in its new mega data centre in Midrand to telecommunications operators and other companies as it is only able to use a small portion of the space in the expansive facility for its own needs.

There was an air of despondency at Telkom’s interim financial results presentation this week. But after several strategic missteps, the group is finally promising to get its house in order. It had better move quickly: rivals are gaining fast.

Death and taxes now have a third, unavoidable friend, the Internet. Even the poorest people on the globe are touched by it, if only by the proceeds of online charity drives. But, like a typical youngest child, the Internet is already at odds with one of its siblings — the taxman.

Security specialist Kaspersky Lab says the law that requires South Africans to hand over personal details to telecommunications operators could compromise their security.

After years of testing and fighting for a licence, pay-TV operator MultiChoice has finally launched a digital terrestrial television broadcasting service for mobile phones.

Kelly Group came under fire at its year-end results presentation on Tuesday for not disclosing how much former director and deputy CEO Mthunzi Mdwaba was paid in a settlement. The group reported its results for the year