Now for the nuts and bolts of non-geographic number porting

Many corporates, SMEs, NGOs and others with 0800, 086 and 087 phone numbers are no doubt looking forward to being able to move their usually heavily-advertised contact numbers to more innovative providers from 7 March without losing those valuable digits. After 16...

The economic impact of connectivity in SA

As the world moves towards an increasingly digital future, expanded connectivity infrastructure has become a defining feature of a modern economy. By Steve Briggs, chief sales and marketing officer at Seacom It allows people and businesses across the globe to connect...

Why is non-geographic number porting a critical economic enabler?

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) recently proclaimed regulations to enable businesses to port their non-geographic phone numbers (0800; 0860; 0861; 0862 and 087) away from Telkom and to any other telecommunications provider of their...

Telecom infrastructure trends for 2022

A new approach to towers, growth of neutral hosts, and an expansion of private networks: these are three strong trends to consider in telecom infrastructure for next year. Fergal Lawlor, CEO at antenna solutions provider Alpha Wireless, unpacks what we can look...

Fibre trends SA can expect to see in 2022

If there is anything that 2021 has taught us, it is that you cannot take anything for granted, writes Shane Chorley, head of sales and marketing at Frogfoot. The local fibre landscape is evolving rapidly: changes in home and workplace behaviour, driven by the...

Closing the digital divide through better use of fibre optic networks

The digital divide is more than just the difference between those who have access to the internet, particularly high-speed fibre optic broadband, and those who don’t. It is impacting digital literacy and even social mobility. By Chris Shannon, CEO at Fotech The...