Telkom’s failed Multi-Links transaction in Nigeria has cost the company more than R7bn, communications minister Roy Padayachie said on Monday. He was responding to a written parliamentary question by the Democratic Alliance
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Mike Lawrie lives in a pleasant, suburban retirement village outside Pretoria. When he isn’t tending to his collection of succulents, or travelling with his wife, Lawrie keeps track of and contributes to various online forums and mailing lists. What few
Cell C is introducing new 10GB and 20GB broadband packages at rates as low as 3c/MB as SA’s broadband price war gathers in intensity. From 1 August, the company will introduce a 10GB/month package, including a
Communications minister Roy Padayachie has said in no uncertain terms that he wants to see Telkom’s local loop of copper cables unbundled by November. But it appears the operator intends doing everything in its not inconsiderable
SA’s four cellular network operators and two fixed-line providers will have new customer contracts that are compliant with the Consumer Protection Act in place within the next three months, according to Business Report on Monday. This
The latest episode of TalkCentral, TechCentral’s business technology podcast, is ready for download or streaming. In this week’s show, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Craig Wilson talk about Lars Reichelt’s decision to step down as CEO of Cell C and what it
Mobile operators are desperate to associate their brands with Apple and its iconic iPhone smartphone and iPad tablet computer. It’s ironic, because the business model the US electronics giant employs threatens to turn wireless carriers into little
As competition in the broadband market intensifies, Telkom on Friday said it would offer home and small business customers the opportunity to test its digital subscriber lines by means of a free three-month trial. Customers taking up
In its first response to the local loop unbundling (LLU) document published by the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) last month, Telkom has shown it is reluctant to fast-track the unbundling process. Telkom says LLU has proven
Neotel believes there is “plenty of knowledge” about local-loop unbundling available and SA ought to learn from it and adapt it to the country’s context. The company’s chief technology officer, Angus Hay, was speaking on Thursday