Procrastination hinders telecoms uptake
Universal access to the Internet in South Africa is no longer being held back by high prices or a lack of education, but by government and regulatory inefficiency. Smartphones and mobile computing devices are getting cheaper and broadband far more affordable. But the...
Transparent billing key for telcos
With a price war in full swing in South Africa’s telecommunications market, the time is ripe for mobile providers to start looking at the central role that billing has to play in their customer strategies. This lynchpin of the customer experience has been neglected...
Cambium welcomes EU’s NGA vision
Cambium Networks, a leading provider of IP wireless broadband access and transport solutions, has welcomed the European Union’s decision to acknowledge fixed wireless broadband technology as an enabler for next generation access (NGA). The news comes as Cambium...
Banking embraces cloud telephony
One of South Africa’s biggest retail banks, noted for its innovative use of technology, has again moved ahead of the competition with a cloud-based PBX solution from Connection Telecom. The Telviva platform provides the basis for easy group-wide rollout of a...
XDSL Diginet provides channel opportunities
For vendors of PABX equipment and companies providing ICT support services to enterprise or small businesses, selling voice over IP (VoIP) services into their client base is an attractive business opportunity. It can lower telephony costs for the client, while earning...
ICT developments critical to BRICS growth
Ahead of the fifth BRICS Summit to be held in South Africa on 26 and 27 March, Yaron Assabi, CEO of Digital Solutions Group, looks at the importance that technological developments hold in assisting these emerging markets' continued growth. Rob Davies, Minister of...
Ericsson unveils preliminary market share data
Ericsson has published preliminary market share estimates for 2012, in conjunction with publishing its Annual Report for 2012. During 2011, Ericsson introduced a wider definition of the equipment market reflecting the company’s R&D investments during the past...
OTEL launches TVNO 2.0
OTEL Telecoms, recognised for its vendor neutral VoIP and broadband infrastructure as a service provision to operators and Internet service providers (ISPs), is pleased to announce the release of V2.0 software for the company’s Terrestrial Virtual Network Operator...
Solving connectivity challenges
Choosing the right connectivity solution for a business is a no-brainer, right? With ADSL prices tumbling, all users have to do is choose the provider that offers the lowest price – and who promises to adjust the fee as prices fall further – and that’s it. Right?...
Vox offers free YahClick installation
Vox Telecom will be offering free hardware and installation on its YahClick business and enterprise packages during the month of March. YahClick, a pioneering Ka-band satellite service offered by Vox Telecom, is the answer that many rural businesses and regional...
Interconnection rate cuts to boost VoIP
South Africa could at last be on the cusp of having a more competitive telecoms market. In 2010, the country’s telecommunications regulator, the Independent Communication Authority of South Africa (ICASA), implemented three interconnect rate cuts. These rates are the...
YahClick Go provides fast connectivity
YahClick Go, from Vox Telecom, provides fast, transportable connectivity to organisations and businesses that may require access to the internet whilst on the move, such as broadcasters, event companies, mobile marketing vehicles, news stations, mobile offices or...