South Africa is set for increasing sharing between mobile networks as profitability pressures force compromise, according to the MTN South Africa CEO. Reduced profitability is pushing network
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Afrihost will next month launch what looks very much like a fully fledged mobile virtual network operator on MTN’s infrastructure, providing users with voice minutes, SMS and data on a prepaid and month-to-month contract basis. The Internet service provider’s CEO, Gian Visser, told an
Independent fibre broadband companies’ approach of targeting homeowners’ associations to install their networks took Telkom by surprise, says an official. Fibre broadband providers are moving into suburbs such as Johannesburg to lay high-speed Internet networks that offer faster connectivity than
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Mobile operator MTN has fired a shot at popular chat application WhatsApp. The operator fumed at the popularity of chat over-the-top operators. “You have these players which are getting
The roll-out of long-term data packages is part of MTN South Africa’s strategy to raise its profile as a “customer centric” company, said CEO Mteto Nyati. Nyati replaced Ahmad Farroukh earlier this year. Three months into the job, he is motivated for the launch of data bundles that do not expire after
Digitata is arguably the most interesting local technology company that South Africans have never heard of. Indeed, millions of MTN and Vodacom customers use the company’s products every day without even
MTN-controlled Internet service provider Afrihost has begun moving its digital subscriber line Internet clients onto a new network it believes will offering superior performance. The new network aggregates upstream bandwidth from a number of providers and has been
A local network neutrality policy could boost the market dominance of international streaming providers such as Netflix, says an expert. Net neutrality is the concept of treating all Web traffic equally. It further involves website owners and consumers not having to pay extra for a
South Africa leads in mobile application downloads in the sub-Saharan Africa market as consumers in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya race to catch up, says an international organisation. The GSM Association revealed in its Mobile Economy Report for