Telkom said on Monday that full-year earnings and the dividend both rose as South Africa’s biggest landline provider enters a new phase of growth by giving more autonomy to its four business units. Earnings per share excluding one-time items increased by
Telecommunications & postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele is poised to announce in parliament on Wednesday that there has been a…
Acquisition opportunities are opening in Africa for Vodacom Group as telecommunications assets become more affordable, the JSE-listed group’s CEO, Shameel…
The world of higher and professional education is changing rapidly. Digitally-enabled learning, in all its forms, is here to stay. In the past five years, massive open online courses have allowed universities to share their expertise with millions across the world
The effective price per minute of mobile voice calls on South Africa’s largest mobile network has more than halved since 2013. While not explicitly disclosed by the operator, the current blended price per minute (across both prepaid and
Vodacom is buying a 34,9% indirect stake in Kenya’s largest mobile phone operator, Safaricom, from its parent company Vodafone. The South African-listed telecommunications group is buying 87,5% of
Vodacom added almost 3m customers in South Africa in the year ended 31 March, helping service revenue increase by 5,6%, the telecommunications group said on Monday. The strong growth suggests it has taken market share from
Telkom’s share price on Friday was testing highs not seen in eight years after the telecommunications company released a positive earnings update that delighted investors. The share was last quoted at R82, just
Vodacom, working with Huawei, has launched its first Internet of things site using narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) technology. An existing 4G/LTE site was upgraded to support NB-IoT using software only. The site is fully compliant with the
Vodacom customers who use Apple iPhones can now make voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) calls over the operator’s network.
The move comes a year after the company first launched VoLTE calling using Samsung’s Galaxy S6
