Communications regulator Icasa has found that Cell C followed due process during its recapitalisation, as part of which Blue Label Telecoms and Net1 UEPS Technologies invested R7.5bn in the company, the mobile operator
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In this episode of TalkCentral, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about the controversy surrounding MultiChoice’s channel supply deals with the SABC and ANN7. Also this week, communications regulator
The SABC wants DStv parent MultiChoice to pay to carry its channels on its pay-television platform. Until now, the Naspers-owned broadcaster has been able to offer the channels free of charge in terms
Cabinet last Friday approved the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill, which, if enacted, will see sweeping changes to legislation governing South Africa’s ICT sector that will force through the creation of a
Communications regulator Icasa has amended previous draft proposals on data expiry meant to protect consumers from high communication costs. Icasa had previously proposed introducing regulations with tiered expiry of
The conflict between national treasury and the department of telecommunications & postal services over a national spectrum auction in the 2.6GHz band must be resolved – and quickly. At the
Vodacom and networking equipment supplier Nokia will trial 5G technology in South Africa, the two companies said on Tuesday. Working with Vodacom in a series of workshops and trials, Nokia test how 5G
Communications regulator Icasa has concluded an inaugural forum on 5G technologies, ahead of their anticipated introduction in South Africa by the end of the decade. The standards for 5G networks
Cell C has reported a 12% growth in the number of active subscribers on its network. The company had 15.7m active customers at the end of June 2017, up from 14m a year earlier. At the same time, the mobile operator
National treasury’s medium-term budget policy statement, published on Wednesday, has punted the idea of a spectrum auction to allocate scarce radio frequency spectrum, potentially putting finance minister