Tariffic, the company that analyses the mobile operators’ tariff plans to offer businesses and consumers the best rates based on their requirements, has conducted an analysis of how much it costs to terminate a contract with South Africa’s major
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Allow me to venture a theory… The reason out-of-bundle mobile data rates are (largely) still R2/MB is to help shore up operators’ cratering voice revenue. R2 is an arbitrary number, a relic from over a decade ago, but it’s a stubborn
Telkom has walked away from talks to buy state-owned telecommunications infrastructure provider Broadband Infraco, TechCentral has learnt. According to a…
The cellular industry may soon become the victim of the next wave of disruptive technology, much as this industry virtually destroyed traditional fixed-line telephony in the late 1990s. This may happen sooner than many think
Telkom has named Business Connexion CEO Isaac Mophatlane as the new CEO of the merged BCX and Telkom Business entities. The merger of the businesses follows Telkom’s acquisition of BCX last year in a R2,7bn all-cash
When Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko took the helm three years ago, the South African company was struggling with record losses and a share price close to all-time lows. Now, the phone operator is
Telkom will merge its enterprise-focused Telkom Business unit into IT group Business Connexion, which it acquired last year for R2,7bn. The merger will create one go-to-market brand and avoid the creation of parallel
In November, I argued that Telkom’s broadband digital subscriber line service had peaked (that was at the half-year mark). Since then, growth has slowed even further and the telecommunications giant is on a knife-edge of
Telkom has revealed plans to re-farm half of its spectrum in the 1,8GHz band for 4G/LTE services as it bets on data rather than voice as the big growth driver in mobile services. The company’s CEO, Sipho Maseko
The Telkom-branded vans dotted across South African towns and cities are an endangered species.
The vans will soon be rebranded as Openserve, in line with Telkom’s move to turn its former