Huawei Technologies has pledged to overhaul its culture and re-think the way it conducts business, expecting global uncertainty to mount in 2017 after sales growth slowed. China’s largest telecommunications equipment maker expects a 32% rise in revenue
Vodacom and MTN on Tuesday separately announced plans to deploy narrowband “Internet of things” networks in South Africa in 2017, with both companies planning to showcase the technology at an industry conference in Cape Town next
Ericsson said earnings missed estimates last quarter amid waning demand for wireless network equipment, a further setback for the Swedish manufacturer struggling to reverse plunging sales and reduce costs. Revenue dropped
Samsung Electronics is corporate royalty in Korea. It’s also a company recognised for its marketing smarts and engineering savvy worldwide, so much so that consulting firm Interbrand ranked it as the world’s seventh most
Xiaomi, the once-hot Chinese smartphone maker, saw shipments tumble 38% in China in the second quarter as Huawei took over the top spot in the world’s largest market, according to research from
Telkom is experiencing congestion on some sections of its fixed-wireless 4G/LTE network in busier metropolitan areas, it said on Wednesday. It blamed an “exceptional increase” in demand in recent
Technology companies have tightened their grip on the world’s most valuable brands, an international survey shows. The Brandz list, compiled by Millward Brown, found that Google led the
You’d think they are about to launch the next big thing in mobile broadband, the way South Africa’s mobile operators are going on about LTU-Unlicensed technology. Vodacom, MTN and Cell C have also clamoured for the headlines in recent days as
Huawei is the world’s fastest-growing smartphone brand, according to new research from Gartner, with sales up by more than a half in the three months ended December 2015. With an increase in sales of 53% in the fourth quarter of last year, Huawei
By launching two new Nexus devices, Google has adopted a strategy similar to those of Microsoft with the Lumia 950/950XL and Apple with the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. However, a major difference
