Apr 29, 2013
The worldwide mobile phone market grew 4% year-over-year in the seasonally slow first quarter of 2013 (1Q13) as smartphones outshipped feature phones for the first time. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker,...
Apr 29, 2013
AxizWorkgroup has signed a deal with Aruba Networks to distribute its products in South Africa. Aruba Networks is a leading provider of next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise. The company’s Mobile Virtual Enterprise (MOVE) architecture...
Apr 29, 2013
The newly-launched Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone is already available from most of South Africa’s networks. Vodacom is offering the devices on a special deal at R429 per month on a Smart S plan that includes 75 Anytime minutes, 75Mb Mobile Internet and 150 Anytime...
Apr 29, 2013
Alcatel-Lucent has signed up to maintain two of the undersea cables connecting Africa to Europe. It has signed a contract with the West Africa Cable System (WACS) consortium for the maintenance of more than 9 000km of the WACS system linking South Africa to Portugal....
Apr 29, 2013
The Waytag app for BlackBerry 10 smartphones is a finalist in this year’s BlackBerry Achievement Awards, in the Mobile Innovation of the Year category. Waytag is one of 15 apps from around the globe selected as finalists. Winners will be announced at BlackBerry...
Apr 29, 2013
Telkom Mobile has launched a new generation of premium voice contracts. The Telkom Mobile Smart and SmartSaver post-paid voice plans give customers access to unlimited calls to Telkom Mobile and 8ta numbers and, on some plans, unlimited access to free WiFi at Telkom...