Vodacom, MTN and Cell C should be thankful they don’t have the UK’s Ofcom regulating them. Ofcom, which is the…
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ANC Youth League president Julius Malema wants government to nationalise two private sector-led telecommunications cable initiatives. The firebrand politician told supporters at a rally on Wednesday that the Seacom and East Africa Submarine System (Eassy) undersea cables should be acquired by the state
A “land grab” is under way in SA’s cellphone and banking industries as big companies — retailers, banks and telecommunications…
Cellphone group Vodacom has confirmed what everyone already knows: it is partnering with Nedbank to bring Vodafone’s cellphone payments system,…
Carrier-neutral data centre operator Teraco plans to expand its new Johannesburg facility to 1 250sq m because of growing demand.…
The second and final stage of the introduction of fixed-line number portability, which will allow individual Telkom customers to switch…
First came the news that Cell C is planning to sell its national network of base stations to a third-party tower operator. Now MTN SA, looking to cut costs, may begin selling space on its towers to competitors. Why, suddenly, is infrastructure sharing all the rage?
SA is one of the fastest-growing markets worldwide for BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM). The Canadian company is enjoying…
MTN’s recent reduction in peak-time prepaid call rates was a direct consequence of political pressure. And further price cuts are…
SA consumers, used to high prices for telecommunications, must be rubbing their hands in glee. The cost of broadband and voice telephony has begun falling, in some cases dramatically, as competition finally begins to take effect