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State said to mull Infraco, Sentech merger

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South Africa is considering a merger of state-owned technology companies Broadband Infraco and Sentech to help accelerate the roll-out of high-speed Internet to the population within three years, according to two people

Sona 2017: what’s in store for ICT?

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The 2017 state-of-the-nation address takes place today, 9 February. In the weeks that follow, the nine premiers will deliver their state-of-the-province addresses. The purpose of these addresses is to outline government policy

FibreCo poaches top Infraco executive

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National fibre operator FibreCo Telecommunications has poached Broadband Infraco’s Sammy Mafu as its new business development executive. Mafu, who was chief marketing and sales officer at the state-owned

SA Connect broadband tender cancelled

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The State IT Agency (Sita) has cancelled a tender for the construction of a rural broadband network under the South Africa Connect broadband strategy. Late last week, Sita published a notice in the

A radical proposal for state-owned fibre

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“It costs more to get data to the coast than it does to get it the rest of the way to Europe.” Since the arrival of high-capacity undersea fibre-optic cables to African shores in 2009, I have heard this complaint

ANC has left a rotten legacy in ICT

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The publication this week of the deeply problematic national integrated ICT policy white paper is just the latest episode in 22 years of ANC policy making that has left a rotten legacy for the sector. The industry has made progress in the

Broadband Infraco reduces losses

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State-owned telecommunications infrastructure provider Broadband Infraco has reported a reduced loss of R91m for the year ended 31 March 2016, a significant improvement from the loss of R245m it reported

Telkom walks away from Infraco

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Telkom has walked away from talks to buy state-owned telecommunications infrastructure provider Broadband Infraco, TechCentral has learnt. According to a…