Mobile operator MTN may be mulling the idea of taking a stake in rival Telkom, according to a report published on Monday. Citing three sources “familiar with the negotiations”, Bloomberg, a news agency, says MTN has
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Cell C said on Friday that it had lodged an application in the high court in Johannesburg to review communications regulator Icasa’s 2014 late wholesale call termination rate regulations. Those regulations softened asymmetry that favoured Cell C that had
Access to radio frequency spectrum owned by Neotel would give Vodacom “some breathing room”, relaxing constraints on its ability to compete and allowing it to offer more 4G/LTE and 2G capacity on its networks
Telkom has deployed 4G/LTE-Advanced technology to five more South African suburbs, it said on Friday. This follows the launch of South Africa’s first commercial LTE-A service in November in the Johannesburg suburb of Parkhurst. The new suburbs to get the coverage, which offers wireless broadband
Here they are, TechCentral’s South African Newsmakers of 2014. These are the individuals, in ascending order from five to one, who we believe were the most newsworthy in the technology and telecommunications space this year, for good reasons and bad. Also, check out our International Newsmakers
Telkom and Blue Label Telecoms have settled a dispute in which the two companies were claiming billions of rand from each other following the failure of Multi-Links in Nigeria. In separate statements sent to shareholders before
The strong rally in Telkom’s share price has continued, with the counter touching a fresh five-year high of R70 in early trading on the JSE on Tuesday. Since its low point 18 months ago, Telkom’s share price has climbed by just shy of 500%. A R10 000 investment in Telkom on 6 May May 2013, when its
In an attempt to get holidaymakers to fill up at its petrol stations rather than those of its rivals, fuel retailer Engen is introducing Wi-Fi hotspots – with limited free access – at 32 sites set to go live countrywide by mid-December. The petrol stations chosen are along the country’s main highways. Fourteen
Telkom is expanding its lead over competing mobile operators, providing the most consumer value for contract plans in South Africa, a new and independent research study has found. The study, conducted by telecommunications research firm Tarifica using a proprietary algorithm that weighs up every feature
It’s Friday, which means it’s time for another episode of TalkCentral, TechCentral’s weekly podcast. This week, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg discuss Telkom’s interim financial results, looking specifically at the sharp decline