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Wacs cable comes ashore (pictures)

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The first submarine fibre system to serve SA along Africa’s west coast in nine years came ashore at Yzerfontein, north of Cape Town, on Tuesday morning. The 14 000km-long West African Cable System (Wacs), with a design capacity

Vodacom vs Cell C: the gloves are off

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The playground battle between Vodacom and Cell C over the latter’s new advertising campaign is a signal of something altogether more interesting than them throwing marketing dirt at each other: competition in

Please, sir, can we have some more?

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Last week, the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) held a workshop to hear the opinions of broadcasters and telecommunications providers on the fate of a chunk of spectrum known as the “digital dividend”

EOH’s Bohbot downplays telecoms threat

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Asher Bohbot, CEO of fast-growing JSE-listed IT group EOH, has downplayed the potential threat posed by telecommunications operators wanting to muscle into the business technology services market. As convergence

No dividend for entrenched mobiles, says Telkom

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Telkom has called on the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) to bar telecommunications operators that have already been assigned access to spectrum at 900MHz — they include Vodacom, MTN and Cell C

Mobile broadband boom awaits Nigerians

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The GSMA, which represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, believes the Nigerian government can unlock up to N862bn (R37,7bn) in GDP growth by 2015 by supporting the roll-out of mobile broadband

Spectrum regulations could be challenged

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The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) has reintroduced its stipulation that companies applying for access to radio frequency spectrum must have 30% of their equity in the hands of historically disadvantaged people

Vodacom goes red, restructures its business

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“This is not an April fool’s joke. This is for real.” With those words, Vodacom Group CEO Pieter Uys took the wraps off Vodacom’s new red and white branding, bringing it in line with the corporate colours

MTN shares fall as Nhleko steps down

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MTN’s share price fell nearly 3% at the close of trading on the JSE on Thursday as the group’s CEO of the past nine years, Phuthuma Nhleko, completed his final day of duties at the emerging markets

True colours

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Vodacom is widely expected to take the wraps off its new brand this Friday at a concert at Soweto’s Orlando Stadium. It’s expected to adopt the red and white colours of its parent, Vodafone. But what, if anything