R15m for Gauteng broadband operations
The Gauteng Department of Finance has allocated R15.9 million over the next three years to the establishment and running of a Project Management Office (PMO) for its Broadband initiatives. Finance MEC, Mandla Nkomfe, revealed in his budget speech that the department receives R5 million in 2013/14, while R5.3 million would be allocated in 2014/15 and another R5.6 [...]
Telkom to unveil high-speed broadband services
Telkom Wholesale says it is planning to launch service options with DSL speeds up to 40Mbps to the market from 4 March 2013. This follows…
Progress on Broadband Infraco national network
Plessey says it has completed the building of installation sites for the northern ring of state-owned Broadband Infraco’s new national network. Broadband Infraco is in the…
Industry leaders to sit on ICT review panel
The panel will be divided into broadcasting, telecommunications and IT, postal, content development, digitising government, and investment and manufacturing. Communications minister, Dina Pule, has finalised…
Telkom on board with govt agenda – Pule
Telkom can be sustainable and help government achieve its goals, says Dina Pule. Communications minister, Dina Pule, says she is certain that Telkom can be a…
R30m for SKA broadband
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) will spend R30 million on international broadband connectivity for the multi-billion…
Infraco prioritises rural broadband
State-owned enterprise, Broadband Infraco, has prioritised infrastructure rollout to the Eastern Cape, Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces – saying…
Affordable smartphones to drive broadband penetration in Africa
The rapid drop in smartphone pricing will play a major role in bringing Internet connectivity to Africans over…
Telkom extends broadband pilot
Following discussions with the Internet Service Provider's Association (ISPA), Telkom today announced the participation of several of ISPA's…
Broadband for Emalahleni and Middelburg
Plessey has been awarded a contract for equipping Emalahleni (formerly Witbank) and Middelburg with fibre optical infrastructure for…
