Two of the UK’s biggest mobile operators, Vodafone and O2 (owned by Spain’s Telefonica), have announced they will pool infrastructure in a bid to reduce costs and build a platform for next-generation long-term evolution (LTE) networks in a move that could point the way for SA operators to build their own

Cell C CEO Alan Knott-Craig has made his next big move after dropping a pricing bomb on his rivals in the prepaid market. The cellular operator is introducing variable-term contracts and slashing the cost of calls for post-paid subscribers. The company is introducing six new products

Government first raised the idea of a deal between Telkom and Korea’s KT Corp. So, last week’s decision by cabinet not to support the transaction comes as a surprise and a setback for the JSE-listed company and raises serious concerns for shareholders and

There are three things that strike you as you take HTC’s new flagship Android smartphone, the One X, out of its box. The first is how big the screen is; the second how thin and light it is for such a large phone; and, the third, how gorgeous its curved design looks. In the 130g HTC

Former MTN Group president and CEO Phuthuma Nhleko has again rubbished allegations that either he or the telecommunications operator paid bribes to secure an operating licence in Iran. In a statement, Nhleko says the allegations, made by Turkcell, are without foundation

Telkom has launched a mobile application for tablet computers that allows people to review its financial data. Called the Telkom Financial Reports App, the application is available for tablets running Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS operating systems and is free to download and use. The app was designed and

Communications minister Dina Pule said on Wednesday that the set-top boxes that will be subsidised for poorer households will get a “return path” to provide basic Internet access. She made the announcement at the department of communications’ ICT Indaba in Cape Town. South Africans will

Mobile operator Smile Telecoms has launched a long-term evolution (LTE) network in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, beating SA to the punch to roll out the next-generation mobile technology on a commercial basis. LTE, sometimes referred to as 4G, offers

At 7ft tall, Mayan Mathen is easy to spot in a crowd. It also means strangers find him a bit of a novelty and he says he’s often asked to be in pictures with tourists, rather than take pictures of them, when he’s travelling. Mathen does a great deal of travel in his role as chief technology officer

The Hawks were investigating allegations of corruption at MTN relating to a mobile licence in Iran, an official said on Tuesday. “There are allegations. We first did an assessment to cast the strength of the allegations. After this we decided to do a follow-up investigation,” spokesman McIntosh Polela said