Centracom offers flexible VoIP

When selecting a voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) provider, many consumers think it is important to look towards a company that has its own network or interconnects. This is not necessarily the case, says Mitchell Barker, founder and CEO of WhichVoIP.co.za, a...

Telecom Namibia sets up network academy

Telecom Namibia has set up a Telecom Namibia Juniper Networks Academy in conjunction with pan-African ICT group, XON Systems and Juniper Networks to boost the training of network engineers in its training facility.Namibian minister of information and communication...

Service providers become security providers

Mobile security has been under intense scrutiny in recent weeks following revelations that the National Security Agency (NSA) mined smartphone data from apps, including Angry Birds. Is this a concern among users of smart devices, or just the industry? Certainly, the...

The battle for broadband

The fast-paced telecoms sector is one of the fastest growing industries in South Africa. Even so, we still lag behind the rest of the world in terms of Internet penetration, speed and cost. In recent years, with the arrival of new undersea fibre optic cables piping...

Who to complain to about VoIP quality

Frequently dropped and/or disconnected mobile calls are not merely a major frustration in South Africa, but it can also cost local consumers in time and – depending on whether they have per-minute or per-second billing contracts – in call-back fees as well. β€œIt used...

MNOs must lower prices to survive

There is unprecedented pressure on mobile network operators (MNOs) to lower their prices. Yet a sober analysis reveals that the networks are really their own worst enemies, and can turn their fortunes around by simply lowering prices, says Rob Lith, director,...