MTN has made it clear that it believes growth in Nigeria’s telecommunications market is far from over. The SA-based group’s largest subsidiary, MTN Nigeria, has raised more than R16bn to fund the expansion of its network in the populous West African nation. MTN on Wednesday told shareholders that it has recei
Telecommunications operators and service providers wanting to bid for scarce radio frequency spectrum that can be used to build next-generation wireless broadband networks have been given more time to prepare. The deadline to respond to an invitation to apply (ITA) to participate in a spectrum auction has been moved back by more than a mon
MTN has formally ended talks with Weather Investments, the parent of Egypt’s Orascom Telecom, dealing another blow to the SA-based cellphone group CEO Phuthuma Nhleko. The termination of the talks with Orascom’s parent brings to the three the number of high profile but failed potential deals that Nhleko has tried unsuccessfully to pull off in the past tw
Telkom rival Neotel reported a net loss of nearly R1,6bn in the 2010 financial year, according to information accompanying Tata Communications’ annual results. It’s the first time that India’s Tata Communications has revealed the extent of the losses being incurred by its SA subsidia
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One of the questions I’m most often asked by readers is what high-definition (HD) television set they should buy. With a bewildering array of choice in flat-panel TVs, it’s not an easy question to answer. I thought I’d put it to an expert. Gerdus van Eeden knows more about broadcasting technology than just about anyone in SA. The MultiChoice chief technology officer is a veritable font of knowledge on all things TV-rela
Yet another undersea cable system is coming to connect SA and other African countries to the global Internet, bringing the promise of an international bandwidth glut and lower broadband prices for consumers and businesses. France Telecom has announced the new project’s backers, mainly operators, have signed an agreement for the construction of the US$700m (R5,4bn), 5,1Tbit/s, 17 000km-long system known as the Africa Coast to Europe (
Politics. That may be the real reason Telkom CEO Reuben September’s contract is not being renewed when it expires in November. According to well-placed sources, he’s had a troubled relationship with the ANC under President Jacob Zuma after he oversaw the disposal of Telkom’s 50% stake in Vodacom. To understand the background, one has to go back to May
There’s good news for local iPhone fans. The new iPhone 4 is likely to go on sale in SA in…
Dimension Data division Internet Solutions (IS) has expressed worries that the planned auction of radio frequency spectrum for wireless broadband won’t have the desired outcome of stimulating competition in SA’s telecommunications industry. IS regulatory director Siyabonga Madyibi says