New research shows South Africans actively dislike telecoms operators, with the industry ranked last in net customer sentiment, below banking, insurance and retail.
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New research shows that MTN has South Africa’s fastest mobile network and that the company is running rings around rival Vodacom when it comes to 5G performance.
The devastating floods that hit KwaZulu-Natal on Monday have knocked out more than a thousand mobile towers operated by Vodacom, MTN and Telkom.
Vodacom will use its newly acquired spectrum assets to build out 4G and 5G infrastructure and grow its presence in the wireless broadband market, CEO Shameel Joosub said.
Icasa’s draft amendments to regulations governing the expiry of data bundles, if implemented, could undermine product innovation that has made it more affordable for the poor to get online, Vodacom said.
Vodacom is launching a cellular-connected watch that wearers can use to seek assistance from a trusted contact when they need it in an emergency.
Vodacom South Africa MD Balesh Sharma is leaving the mobile operator after less than two years in the role to pursue a new opportunity in Europe.
Vodacom and MTN were by far the biggest spenders in South Africa’s spectrum auction, agreeing to cough up more than R5-billion each for prime access.
Icasa has wrapped up the long-awaited spectrum auction. This is the full, unedited statement issued by the regulator following the conclusion of the process on Thursday.
The cabinet has decided to scrap government plans to license a wholesale open-access network in South Africa.