SA’s neglect of access networks for providing broadband connectivity has resulted in the country slipping in a world quality broadband ranking study conducted by Oxford University with US networking company Cisco. It’s the third study by the university
Less than 5% of the world’s Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) addresses remain unallocated, the Number Resource Organization (NRO) warned on Monday. The IPv4 free pool dipped below 10% in January, just nine months ago. Since then, more than 200m IPv4 addresses
It’s here three days later than usual (thanks to a crazy newsday last Friday), but the latest episode of SA’s business technology podcast, TalkCentral, is now ready for download. In this week’s packed show, hosted by Duncan McLeod and Candice Jones, we talk about — yup, you guessed it — Telkom’s launch of 8ta, SA’s fourth mobile operator
Mustek has rejected a R101m offer from Datatec for distribution business Comztek, in which it holds a 41,8% stake. Datatec first announced its offer to buy Comztek at the beginning of September, offering R97m in its initial bid
Cell C CEO Lars Reichelt has used a full-page advertisement in Sunday’s City Press newspaper to apologise for “confusion I may have caused” with the company’s controversial “4Gs” branding. At the same time, he has revealed that the operator will switch on
Communications minister Siphiwe Nyanda said on Sunday that his former director-general Mamodupi Mohlala had “crossed the line” following a Sunday Independent report. “Nyanda believes Mohlala has now crossed the line
SA has again secured a seat on the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) council at the plenipotentiary conference in Mexico, the department of communications said on Friday. “The appointment of SA to the ITU is a testimony that
Telkom has set its sights on taking up to 15% of the SA market in the next five years with its new mobile network, 8ta. Analysts say the target is ambitious, but some think it is doable.
Xbox Live is finally set to launch in SA on 10 November, giving local Xbox 360 owners official access to the service for the first time. The Xbox Live Arcade — a veritable treasure chest of downloadable games — is one of the service’s most attractive features.
Telkom has chosen a youthful engineer to lead its new mobile network, 8ta. Amith Maharaj, just 36 years old, joined Telkom from Vodacom in 2008 to spearhead the traditionally fixed-line operator’s move into the mobile market.
