MTN South Africa has defended its unilateral implementation from November 2014 of a US$0,25/minute interconnection fee on international inbound calls and has warned the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa that it will take the
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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
WhatsApp, the world’s most popular smartphone instant messaging platform, has started rolling out voice dialling in its application (Android users only for now), striking fear into the hearts of mobile
Telkom has once again renewed its cautionary notice to shareholders, informing them that it remains locked in negotiations with rival MTN about a deal. “Shareholders are advised that Telkom and MTN South Africa remain in discussions regarding the
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
Lonehill in northern Johannesburg is set to become the next suburb to get high-speed fibre to the home, this time thanks to MTN South Africa. More than 3 000 homes in the suburb will be
Deploying aerial fibre, rather than burying it, will significantly reduce the cost of expanding fibre-to-the-home broadband in South Africa, greatly improving the business case at the same time
MTN South Africa has scotched any hopes employees had of receiving additional performance bonuses for 2014. Some of the operator’s staff picketed outside its Roodepoort head office
Data is a major growth area for MTN Group, with low smartphone penetration, low data consumption per subscriber and the lack of fixed data services all contributing to a “very large data opportunity” in Africa. This is according to Aslam Dalvi, Investment Analyst