Parliament’s discussions about regulating over-the-top services kicked off on Tuesday with an expert saying that networks fear becoming pure infrastructure players. OTT services such
Browsing: Vodacom
The growing pressure on margins as telecommunications moves from a voice-driven industry to one where data is predominant is the main reason South Africa’s incumbent mobile operators are keen for so-called “over the top” providers like WhatsApp and Skype to be
Thumbing a nose at its competitors in the raging debate over “over the top” (OTT) services, mobile operator Cell C has announced it will provide free WhatsApp calling to some of its customers. However, the offer is limited in that it will only be available
A media alert sent out by parliament on 14 January about a meeting to discuss possible regulation of over-the-top (OTT) services like WhatsApp was unauthorised, according to an MP. Last week, parliament’s portfolio committee on telecommunications
View the latest Backspace cartoon from Jerm.
MTN and Vodacom have declared war on consumer interests. The infamous duopoly wants to limit how we use Internet services like WhatsApp — and it has nothing to do with fairness, competition or the future of South Africa. To the contrary, it is all about maintaining
MTN’s market capitalisation is in danger of falling below that of rival Vodacom as investors continue to fret about the unprecedented fine the group is facing in Nigeria and uncertainty about its operational performance in that market and in South Africa
South Africa’s two biggest mobile networks are gearing up to attend parliamentary hearings on possible regulation of over-the-top services. Vodacom and MTN will attend hearings on 26 January at which
An online petition is calling on South Africa’s government to reject calls by mobile networks to regulate over-the-top services such as WhatsApp and Skype. Online women’s magazine
Parliament’s portfolio committee on telecommunications & postal services has set aside a full day later this month to probe so-called “over the top” (OTT) services to determine whether policy interventions are required to govern them. OTT services include the likes