Is Rain really worth as much as Telkom? African Rainbow Capital (ARC) reported its full-year results for 2021 last week. The group reported a 16.3% rise in its so-called intrinsic portfolio value to R12.3-billion, albeit that once the recent dilutive capital raise is ex... Read more
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Spectrum crisis: It’s time for the new minister to show her mettle Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has hardly had a chance to warm the chair in her new office in Pretoria. Yet the newly appointed communications minister needs to act with haste to try to resolve the spectrum licensing crisis that is now engu... Read more
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New Rain 5G deals crush Vodacom and MTN’s offers Rain’s uncapped 5G data packages offer significant savings over similar packages from MTN and Vodacom. Rain recently released an affordable, uncapped 5G data plan that offers speeds of up to 25Mbps for home use at R499 per month... Read more
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RICA is a joke The Designated Judge for the Interception of Communications, Justice Bess Nkabinde, has revealed that there is no way for her office to verify whether the applications they receive from law enforcement are truthful or not. Nkabind... Read more
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Openserve bets on fibre-on-demand strategy for growth elkom’s Openserve wholesale unit is pinning its hopes on a new fibre-on-demand service, as part of its strategy to expand its fibre footprint across SA’s under-served and marginalised areas. The fibre network operator bills it... Read more
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TooMuchWifi offers R4 per gig internet connection in CT townships A Cape Town-based internet service provider, TooMuchWifi, is offering cheap internet to the city’s townships for R4 per gigabyte. According to the company, TooMuchWifi provides fibre-backed internet connection, which works great... Read more
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Fibre Optic Links at Risk from Huge Solar Storm Once every 100 years or so our sun emits a massive Coronal Mass Ejection (CMEs) and these can be enough to cause damage to certain electrical systems, satellites and power grids etc. But a new study has also warned of an “intern... Read more
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Study reveals that majority of people think smartphones and internet ruin wellbeing A new study from the Saudi-based cultural institute, Ithra, suggests that around 44 percent of people are worried about their wellbeing, which they think is affected by smartphones and the internet. The survey reveals that over 42... Read more
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Cape Town’s Best Internet Service Provider Revealed If you go out for a meal, and that meal disappoints, you only get let down once. The same can be said for a coffee shop, or a farmstall, or a local market. But if your internet service provider (ISP) lets you down, then you’re c... Read more
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Telkom drops its 1GB, 1.5GB data package prices Not to be outdone by any of the country’s other mobile operators, Telkom is the latest to cut prices of its 1GB and 1.5GB mobile data packages by just enough to make it the cheapest prepaid prices. The telecoms company announced... Read more
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Cell C ‘defrauded’ of R357m over eight years Afraud scam to the tune of R357.3‑million allegedly from a “syndicate” led by a former Cell C information technology executive has highlighted the telecommunications company’s financial woes after it posted a R5.5-billion ... Read more
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South Africa facing ‘digital load shedding’, warns MTN Telecommunications company MTN has warned that the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s (Icasa’s) decision to take back temporary radio frequency spectrum on 30 November could lead to ‘digital load shedding... Read more
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Has your fibre connection been a bit dodgy lately? You are not the only one MANY South Africans have experienced various problems with their fibre connection this week, across internet service providers (ISPs). According to a study by Old Mutual, over half of the working population work from home when nee... Read more
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MTN cuts data prices to match Vodacom’s MTN South Africa has cut data prices with a 30-day validity, in some instances by as much as 60%. The headline price for 1GB of ad hoc data is now R85, from R99 previously, matching rival Vodacom’s pricing. The reduced data pric... Read more
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What Vodacom bosses are paid Shameel Joosub earned R55-million before tax in the 2021 financial year, a 26% increase on the previous year’s R43.4-million, according to a regulatory filing. Tax, however, zapped a big chunk of that pie, with Joosub left with ... Read more
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Vodacom doubles fibre roll-out in South Africa amid solid revenue growth Vodacom Group on Tuesday (18 May) reported results for the year ended March 2021 showing an 8.3% rise in group revenue up 8.3%, to R98.3 billion, supported by service revenue growth of 5.8%. Service revenue for South Africa grew 7... Read more
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Telkom to spin off towers business in separate listing In an effort to unlock shareholder value trapped in its corporate structure, Telkom has announced it will seek a JSE listing for its masts and towers business. The telecommunications group, which is about 40% owned by government, ... Read more
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Openserve will double its fibre speeds at no extra cost Come March 2021, Openserve fibre clients should see a significant increase in their internet speeds. Not by some fluke, mind you. Telkom’s fibre division has announced that it is doubling customer fibre connection speeds at no a... Read more
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Telkom crashes through R30/share as sell-off continues Telkom fell through R30/share on Thursday as the six-month-long slide in its share price — which has now wiped out more than 70% of its market value — continues. The share fell to as low as R29.66 in intraday trading, giving i... Read more
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Cell C vows to act against 'syndicates' behind number-porting scams Mobile operator Cell C has assured customers it will get to the bottom of illegal number-porting scams. The assurance came on Thursday as some customers grappled with having fallen victim to the scam in which a number is effectiv... Read more
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Tower fight to Concourt for Telkom and City of Cape Town The DA-run metro put its foot down against Telkom, accusing the telecommunications giant of bulldozing its way and erecting the tower in a piece of land zoned only for residential property. Put up in 2016 at a property of Hilda Is... Read more
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