Another year is almost done and 2012 has certainly been a busy one for South Africa’s technology industry. We know what our favourite stories were in 2012, but which articles did TechCentral’s readers click on the most. This are the pieces, in ascending order from 10 to one, that generated the most reads during
Browsing: MTN
MTN has named Pieter Verkade, currently CEO of MTN Cyprus, as the group’s new chief commercial officer, effective from February 2013. Verkade will replace Christian de Faria, who retires in January after six years with the mobile telecommunications group. In his new role, Verkade
MTN has emerged as the winner of a series of tests conducted by TechCentral this week into the speed and responsiveness of South African mobile operators’ fourth-generation (4G) mobile networks. Telkom’s 8ta came off worst, although the company is yet to launch commercial 4G services. Three
Vodacom has begun offering commercial 4G services in parts of the Western Cape. Coverage is available in the CBD, Stellenbosch, along the Atlantic seaboard (including Camps Bay), at the Waterfront and at Century City. Vodacom says more sites are planned for the region for early next year. 4G coverage
The continent is being hailed as a global cellphone banking and payments innovation hub, but it seems the sector will be coming under increasing regulatory scrutiny as the relationships between cellphone operators and banks are placed under the spotlight. A survey of players in the African
Ghana’s National Communications Authority has ordered MTN, that country’s largest mobile operator, to stop adding new subscribers to its network because network quality “continues to deteriorate”. MTN Ghana has 11m subscribers in a country of 25m people, according
All four South African mobile network operators have agreed to ensure full network coverage for voice and data services on the Gautrain rapid rail system by July 2014. Gauteng MEC for roads and transport Ismail Vadi met recently with representatives of the networks and officials from the Gautrain
The iPhone 5 will be launched in South Africa on 14 December. Apple announced on Monday that the highly coveted smartphone will be launched in more than 50 additional countries over the next 10 days. “Apple today announced that the iPhone 5 will be available in South Korea
Independent cellphone tower operator IHS, which is headquartered in Nigeria, has secured a US$202m syndicated credit facility from Ecobank Capital and other banks. The money will be used to help facilitate IHS’s acquisition of MTN Group’s 1 757 base stations in Cameroon and
Eyebrows have been raised at possible corporate breaches around the purchase of Shanduka Group’s minority stake in MTN Nigeria. Now a legal expert has warned that the holding company may have bigger problems making sure its agreement complies with new local and international legislation