Mobile operator Cell C will launch fourth-generation (4G) mobile services based on long-term evolution (LTE) technology in Cape Town and Durban as well as other top coastal holiday resorts in December. This will be done on a trial basis ahead of a commercial launch, which
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After a period of “consolidation” at its local office, Taiwanese handset manufacturer HTC is promising a renewed assault on the South African market by increasing its profile in the country and introducing new Windows Phone 8 and Android 4.1 smartphones. “We’ve had a period
Telkom’s mobile arm, 8ta, has introduced unlimited voice calls for a fixed monthly price starting at R1 199/month in an effort to tap the top-end of the contract market where users spend thousands of rand a month on their telecommunications needs
Pan-African and Middle Eastern mobile telecommunications operator, the MTN Group, now expects to add 23,7m new subscribers in 2012, up from previous guidance of 21,2m. In a quarterly update, for the period ended 30 September, MTN says it has grown its subscriber base by 3,8% to 182,7m despite
Eskom has asked for a 16%/year increase in electricity prices for the next five years – an effective doubling in the price over the period. This will increase costs for mobile operators and data-centre providers, with costs eventually flowing through to consumers, industry players have warned. Vox Telecom
Vodacom Group looks set to please its shareholders with a robust set of financial results for the six months ended 30 September 2012, despite increasing downward pressure on tariffs in its largest market, SA. The telecommunications group expects headline earnings
Speculation in recent weeks that Cell C and Telkom are in talks has got tongues wagging. Though suggestions that the country’s third mobile operator could merge with Telkom’s 8ta seem implausible, some sort of partnership, even a wide-ranging one, may make sense
The long-running row between MTN Swaziland and the country’s telecommunications operator has grown into what’s been dubbed a “constitutional crisis”. This follows a vote of no confidence in the cabinet by members of parliament. MTN Swaziland, whose shareholders are widely
MTN Group has reached an agreement to sell as many as 931 base stations in Cote d’Ivoire and 827 base stations in Cameroon to IHS Holding Limited for US$141m and $143m respectively, for a total transaction of $284m (R2,4bn). Under the deal, HIS will be the 100% shareholder of the tower companies to be set up in
Cell C has introduced a new product range called Cell C Pro in a bid to target high-end consumers and business customers, an area where its bigger rivals, MTN and Vodacom, have always been stronger. The new products offer reduced rates between predefined user groups or a subscription