Browsing: Telkom Mobile

Communications minister Yunus Carrim says mobile operators should accept the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s (Icasa’s) move to chop wholesale inter-network call rates and the introduction of a regime that favours smaller operators. Icasa on Wednesday

Telkom on Wednesday denied speculation in the media that it has received a proposal from a Southeast Asian company or grouping for the sale of its mobile towers business in a deal that reportedly could be valued at as much as US$3bn. On Tuesday, a report on the

Telkom’s share price climbed marginally on the JSE on Tuesday after a report overnight suggested it may be in discussions with an investment group from Southeast Asia that may be prepared to invest up to US$3bn into the operator’s struggling mobile division. According to a

Tensions are growing in South Africa’s mobile telecommunications industry as the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa gets nearer to publishing final regulations that will govern decreases in wholesale inter-network call charges over the next three years

Cell C acting CEO Jose Dos Santos has accused his counterpart at MTN South Africa, Zunaid Bulbulia, of crying wolf over termination rates. Dos Santos has described claims Bulbulia made in an exclusive interview with TechCentral this week as “exaggerated and misleading

Telkom’s plan to “de-risk” its loss-making mobile business could lead to a transaction with rival MTN. The two operators are in sensitive discussions about a possible deal, two separate and well-placed sources have told TechCentral. It’s not clear what form a deal

Standard and promotional prepaid data tariffs across South Africa’s mobile networks show vast differences in the prices consumers can expect to pay. TechCentral has put together a table showing what the four mobile networks – Vodacom, MTN, Cell C and Telkom Mobile – offering on standard prepaid data

The Internet Service Providers’ Association (Ispa) has come out in support of an MWeb high court application against Telkom at the high court in Pretoria over the telecommunications operator’s imposition of a “transit fee” on the Internet service provider. TechCentral revealed

Telkom is in talks with a number of parties with regard to finding a solution to its loss-making Telkom Mobile business, group CEO Sipho Maseko said in Pretoria on Monday. Maseko, speaking to media and analysts at Telkom’s 2014 interim results presentation, said

Telkom’s underlying operational earnings remained under pressure despite an increase, the telecommunications giant reported on Monday. “The group’s financial performance indicates a challenging industry environment,” CEO Sipho Maseko said in a statement. The increase in earnings