Telkom has filed an objection at communications regulator Icasa to Multisource’s planned acquisition of iBurst and Broadlink parent Wireless Business Solutions, TechCentral has learnt. Telkom submitted
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Blue Label Telecoms and retail group Edcon will develop a network of retail technology stores across South Africa. Called Edgars Connect, the companies hope to have 100 outlets opened before
The deal between Telkom and MTN would have been good for competition in South Africa’s mobile market. That’s the view of MTN South Africa, which on Tuesday reacted to the news that Telkom had decided to walk away
Employees in the mining, telecommunications and metal industries have been affected the most in 2015 as 58 companies cut at least 45 000 jobs, according to trade union Solidarity’s report on the retrenchment
Telkom’s share price sank by 6,4% on Monday after the company announced it would no longer pursue a deal with rival MTN. This came after the Competition Commission said it would not support the transaction. As investors fretted about the impact
The Competition Commission has recommended to the Competition Tribunal that the proposed radio access network sharing and bilateral roaming deal proposed by Telkom and MTN be prohibited. The decision is a huge blow for Telkom and MTN. In terms of the
The television entertainment industry in South Africa is in for significant disruption in the next 18 months. And couch potatoes look set to be the biggest beneficiaries as competition intensifies between traditional broadcasters and new Internet streaming providers
Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko has reportedly said that at the right price, the company would consider an offer to buy mobile network operator Cell C. This is according to Reuters, which quotes Maseko as saying that Cell C is an “interesting proposition”
The double blow of a maturing voice market and a sluggish local economy has not made life easy for South Africa’s telecommunications companies. Vodacom’s revenue was up by only 2,1% to R77,3bn
Telkom has received the go-ahead from the Takeover Regulation Panel and the JSE for its R2,7bn all-cash acquisition of IT services group Business Connexion (BCX), meaning it has now received all of the necessary regulatory approvals. The news comes in the