Vox Telecom’s Friday Frenzy kicks off today

Vox Telecom has kicked off a series of Friday Frenzy promotions that aim to cut the cost of connectivity for consumers, across a range of Fat Pipe Home ADSL packages. Starting today (4 December), consumers are encouraged to check the Vox Telecom web site every Friday...

Altron sells Aberdare to Chinese firm for R1,232bn

JSE listed Allied Electronics’ subsidiary, Power Technologies (Powertech), has entered into an agreement whereby it will dispose of a controlling equity stake in its shareholding in Aberdare Cables and Aberdare International will dispose of 100% of its...
SA is under cyber-attack

SA is under cyber-attack

The number of malware attacks on South African users increased significantly in 2015 – as much as tripling in some regions. These are some of the figures from Kaspersky Labs’ Global Research and Analysis Team, which has noted a significant increase in...

Call for FBP to release policy comments

South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has called on the Film and Publications Board (FPB) to make public copies of submissions made by interested parties in response to the FPB’s Draft Online Content Regulation Policy. The...
Smartphone boom in emerging markets

Smartphone boom in emerging markets

Continued demand for affordable smartphones in emerging markets drove worldwide sales of smartphones in the third quarter of 2015, according to Gartner. Global sales of smartphones to end users totalled 353-million units, a 15,5% growth over the same period in 2014....

MTN engages on NCC fine, restructures

The Nigerian Commuinications Commission (NCC) has reduced the massive fine imposed on MTN to the equivalent of $3,4-billion (R46,42-billion) The original fine was $5,2-billion (R71-billion), made up of $200 000.00 for each subscriber the operator didn’t...