Vodacom has given its rival Telkom Mobile a bloody nose at the Advertising Standards Authority over a tussle over which operator offers better voice quality, with the authority ordering that Telkom must stop flighting a television advertisement in which it makes claims the authority says haven’t been substantiated
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Mobile operator Cell C has held discussions with Telkom about opportunities to consolidate South Africa’s mobile phone industry, CEO Alan Knott-Craig revealed in a radio interview on Thursday (full audio transcript below). In response to a question from Talk Radio 702 host Stephen Grootes about whether
South Africa is too small a market to accommodate four mobile operators, Cell C CEO Alan Knott-Craig told journalists on Wednesday. Replying at a media conference to a question from TechCentral, Knott-Craig said: “I think it’s too late for four. Maybe [it made sense] five or seven years ago [but] after 20
Telkom Mobile has slashed prepaid call tariffs to 29c/minute on per-second billing for on-network calls and to 75c/minute to all other networks. The new prepaid tariff plan, called Sim-Sonke, is “expected to blow the competition out of the water by offering the lowest standard mobile call rates in the country”, Telkom says in a statement
Cell C has launched an unlimited calling plan, Straight Up Infinity, for R999/month on a 24-month contract. But there’s a big catch: the rate applies only to on-network calls and, with Cell C being relatively small next to Vodacom and MTN, it’s unclear how many people will benefit from the plan – except least-cost
Telkom’s mobile arm has introduced new contract plans that offer unlimited on-network mobile calls as well as unlimited calling to one user-designated fixed-line number. Some of the new Telkom Mobile “SmartPlan” and “SmartSaver” contract voice plans also offer access to free Wi-Fi
Vodacom is taking direct aim at its biggest rival, MTN, announcing a new prepaid tariff plan, Anytime Per Second, on Tuesday that competes head-on with MTN’s One Rate plan. MTN recently cut the price of its One Rate calling plan from R1,75/minute
Telkom will launch commercial fourth-generation long-term evolution (4G/LTE) broadband products “within weeks”, Telkom Mobile MD Attila Vitai says. In an interview with TechCentral, Vitai has disclosed that the company expects to have
Telkom has unveiled a redesigned brand for Telkom Mobile, it’s cellular arm, saying the change, which involves a de-emphasis of the name 8ta, reflects the fact that the company is now “mature enough” to attract higher-spending customers away from longer
8ta, the consumer mobile arm of telecommunications operator Telkom, has agreed to sponsor South Africa’s Premier Soccer League (PSL) for the next five years. This puts paid to talk, initiated by Telkom, that the 8ta brand was to be retired in favour of Telkom Mobile. Telkom