When Vodacom announced 10 days ago that it will hike the subscription fees of a range of contract tariff plans from 1 May, it caught consumers by surprise. Many took to social media networks and the comments sections of news websites to voice their displeasure
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has defended itself against stinging criticism from Cell C, which last year accused the regulator of making a “dramatic U-turn” in wholesale inter-network call rates. When Icasa published its latest call termination
Average mobile data prices in South Africa are too low and need to rise for operators to be able to afford to invest in next-generation broadband infrastructure, says MTN South Africa CEO Ahmad
The Black IT Forum, which represents thousands of small and medium enterprises, black professionals and students, has said it will put forward a “forceful view” on Vodacom’s proposed
Internet service providers have done a commendable job of bringing down the cost of fixed-line broadband in South Africa. Although the actual connection fees to Telkom remain high (thanks to Telkom’s monopoly over the “last mile” into homes), the price of uncapped and
In the latest episode of South Africa’s leading weekly technology podcast, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg unpack the big Apple Watch and MacBook announcement. Also this week, they look at the ructions at the department of telecommunications
Cell C was experiencing severe network issues on Friday morning, with customers of the mobile operator’s network not contactable.
The outage appears to have started just before 8.30am. Frustrated users have taken to Twitter to voice their dissatisfaction, complaining
Reuters on Friday added to growing speculation that a sale of Cell C may be on the cards. Repeating earlier reports that Goldman Sachs has been appointed to advise parent Oger Telecom on a possible sale, the news wire quoted Oger chairman Mohammed
A competitor with a sharp edge. That appears to be the conclusion if the R7bn tie-up between Vodacom and Neotel goes ahead. While this will be good for investors in Vodacom, it might also be positive for the man
Third mobile operator Cell C is making significant inroads against its bigger rivals, growing its subscriber base by 44% in the 2014 financial year, numbers disclosed by the mobile operator on Tuesday show. It has also
