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Mobile operators struggle to reach quality targets

Vodacom, Cell C and MTN have failed to meet Quality of Service tests across three provinces, says the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). According to…

May 7, 2013No CommentRead More

Telkom Mobile unveils voice offerings

Telkom Mobile unveils voice offerings

Telkom Mobile has lifted the lid on its voice products. The Telkom Mobile Smart and SmartSaver post-paid voice plans give customers access to…

May 2, 2013No CommentRead More

MTN revamps contract packages

MTN revamps contract packages

MTN has introduced new Anytime Contract packages which now offer contract customers more talk time through a combination of free MTN-to-MTN minutes, more…

April 19, 2013No CommentRead More

Telkom unveils data packages

Telkom unveils data packages

Telkom Mobile today unveiled a new range of data offerings aimed at slashing prices to offer the best in-bundle rates in the market.…

April 19, 2013No CommentRead More

FNB unveils banking app for tablets

FNB unveils banking app for tablets

FNB has released a new banking app customised for tablet devices, complimenting a much larger tablet device strategy for the bank. The app…

April 17, 2013No CommentRead More

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Internet View all

Telkom Mobile offers free unlimited Wi-Fi access

Telkom Mobile offers free unlimited Wi-Fi access

Telkom Mobile offers free unlimited Wi-Fi access at over 400 hotspots across the country to subscribers on qualifying plans. “We are especially pleased to offer subscribers on qualifying…

April 26, 2013No CommentRead More

Telkom drops uncapped prices

Telkom drops uncapped prices

Telkom Internet will lower the prices on its uncapped offerings effective 1 February 2013. Customers can look forward to price reductions of up to 40% for consumer uncapped…

January 25, 2013No CommentRead More

More on Internet

IPv6: the key that unlocks the new Internet

A security prescription for the holiday shopping season

Nashua Mobile partners with Wireless G

Brands urged to effectively manage social media

Opinion View all

Getting into the swing of POPI

Getting into the swing of POPI

Keeping track of the latest version of impending legislation as it makes its way through the South African parliamentary system can be a nigh on…

May 28, 2013No CommentRead More

Africa’s cloud adoption challenges and opportunities

Why business to customer communication is broken

Mobile to drive BI this year

The big BI game changers in 2013

Recordings: the contact centre security hole

The role of social business intelligence

Science & Technology View all

DST to investigate fracking impact on SKA

The minister of science and technology, Derek Hanekom, has announced the intention to undertake independent research on the possible negative effects of shale gas exploration and exploitation on…

November 12, 2012No CommentRead More

Call for innovation agency board members

Call for innovation agency board members

The minister of Science and Technology, Derek Hanekom, has called for candidate nominations for reconstituting the board of the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) in terms of the Technology…

October 22, 2012No CommentRead More

National Space Agency to consider stake in Sunspace

National Space Agency to consider stake in Sunspace

Cabinet has approved that the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) further explores the acquisition of an equity stake in Sunspace, a local satellite manufacturer. In its statement…

October 12, 2012Comments OffRead More

Fracking “detrimental” to SKA

Fracking “detrimental” to SKA

Shale gas exploration in the Karoo could harm the multi-billion rand Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project, the Department of Mineral Resources has found. According to the findings of…

September 12, 2012Comments OffRead More

Telecoms View all

Telkom confirms R12 billion assets impairment

Telkom confirms R12 billion assets impairment

Telkom has confirmed that following a review by its board, it has taken a decision to impair the carrying value of its assets by R12…

June 11, 2013No CommentRead More

Trade union solidarity has accused Telkom of negotiating in bad faith

Cable theft affects Telkom services

Telkom, Competition Commission reach agreement on R449m fine

Telkom appoints CEO

Vodacom extends LTE service to prepaid

Telkom dismisses speculation of 13 000 retrenchments

Legal views View all

Parliament to debate labour laws – Full statement

Parliament to debate labour laws – Full statement

The Minister of Labour submitted amendment bills for the Labour Relations Act (LRA) and the Basic…

March 22, 2012No CommentRead More

Credit card fraud can be stopped

DOC withdraws hotly contested ECA amendments

Minister slams labour broking progress

Govt to spend R60m on monitoring labour brokers

Broadband View all

R15m for Gauteng broadband operations

R15m for Gauteng broadband operations

The Gauteng Department of Finance has allocated R15.9 million over the next three years to the establishment…

March 7, 2013No CommentRead More

Telkom to unveil high-speed broadband services

Progress on Broadband Infraco national network

Industry leaders to sit on ICT review panel

Telkom on board with govt agenda – Pule

cloud computing View all

Local hosting is key to cloud’s success in Africa

Local hosting is key to cloud’s success in Africa

Business IT users in Africa are increasingly demanding that the online services and applications they consume…

January 22, 2013No CommentRead More

Challenges face cloud computing in contact centres

Africa’s IT industry gears up toward the clouds

CloSoMo – the next big thing

All applications aren’t created equal

Telecoms View all

Telkom confirms R12 billion assets impairment

Telkom confirms R12 billion assets impairment

Telkom has confirmed that following a review by its board, it has taken a decision to…

June 11, 2013No CommentRead More

Trade union solidarity has accused Telkom of negotiating in bad faith

Cable theft affects Telkom services

Telkom, Competition Commission reach agreement on R449m fine

Telkom appoints CEO

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