MTN Business aims for the big time

MTN Business, the enterprise business unit of MTN SA, plans to focus on three key areas in a bid to become the ICT partner of choice, namely, getting the basics right, accelerating growth and diversifying its revenue streams. The interplay between these goals in the...

Untested policies could hamstring telecoms

Proposed policy changes could have a huge negative impact on the telecommunications industry. This is the word from Mteto Nyati, CEO of MTN SA, who points out that the industry is facing a number of massive challenges. The new integrated broadband policy on the table...
PC opportunity amid the gloom

PC opportunity amid the gloom

The worldwide PC market registered one of its lowest quarterly growth rates in the first quarter 2016, but Gartner thinks that several profit opportunities exist for PC vendors. “PCs are no longer the first or only devices users are choosing for internet...

Microsoft moves to shed phone business

Microsoft is selling off its ex-Nokia feature phone unit for $350-million. At the same time, a new Finnish company called HMD Global HMD has conditionally agreed to acquire from Microsoft the rights to use the “Nokia” trademark on feature phones until...

Wits pioneers chair in digital business

Africa’s first chair in digital business will be established at the Wits Business School through an initial five-year funding commitment from Telkom. This is in line with leading academic institutions around the world where the digital aspect of business is...

Users conflicted about privacy, security

While European and Middle Eastern consumers have confidence in some organisations to keep their data safe, many are willing to share their personal information in return for using a service for free. This is according to an EMEA-wide study by Opinium Research on...