A redrafted version of the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill will be presented to cabinet by the end of next month, a move that could finally take South Africa a meaningful step closer to awarding new spectrum licences.
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In the podcast this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about the launch of Samsung’s new flagship “phablet”, the Galaxy Note9, Vodacom and MTN’s squabbles at the Advertising Standards Authority, and the launch of Android 9 Pie.
The Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa has ruled that Vodacom is not in breach of the advertising codes in claiming to have South Africa’s best network in its advertising materials, delivering a setback to rival MTN.
Safaricom has accused Kenya’s telecommunications regulator of failing to enforce investment requirements for smaller competitors in return for their licences, meaning its market share went unchallenged.
Vodacom is pouring money into its network in South Africa in an effort to ensure it stays ahead of crosstown rival MTN when it comes to coverage and performance.
Newly appointed Liquid Telecom South Africa CEO Reshaad Sha said in a podcast interview with TechCentral on Thursday that one of his top priorities is unlocking the potential of its valuable spectrum assets.
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Vodacom has reportedly paid more than R1.2-million to forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan after the cellphone giant allegedly handed over confidential call records to the legal team representing a former high-ranking member of the criminal underworld.
Vodacom Group had a robust first quarter of its 2019 financial year, growing subscriber numbers year on year by 2.5 million – 1.5 million of which were in South Africa.
New research from credible network speed-testing services has put Vodacom ahead of rival MTN in terms of the speed available on their respective networks as the two battle it out over which has the fastest infrastructure.