South Africa’s big operators have lauded the announcement that luxury duties on basic smartphones will be scrapped.
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The high court in Pretoria has dismissed Vodacom’s application for an urgent interdict in its spectrum pooling battle.
Cell C has handed big chunks of its licensed radio frequency spectrum back to communications regulator Icasa.
Cell C’s decision to shut down its own radio access network in favour of an outsourced model is paying dividends.
Vodacom is laying off more than 100 employees in its South African business as part of a restructuring drive.
Cell C is planning to launch 5G services in South Africa in the next couple of months as its financial turnaround gains traction.
South Africa’s telecommunications giants face off in the high court in Pretoria on Thursday and Friday.
MTN still has the fastest mobile network overall in South Africa, though Vodacom has overtaken its rival in 5G speeds.
More than half of South Africa’s population is now covered by a 5G wireless network, according to a new report.
DFA has spent more than R800-million upgrading and “futureproofing” its national fibre network.