Lower MTRs cut into Vodacom revenue

Nov 10, 2014

ICASA’s 50% cut in mobile termination rates (MTRs) reduced Vodacom’s service revenue by almost R1-billion in the six months ended September 2014. According to the group’s interim results released today, Vodacom’s South African service revenue declined by 1,3%, mainly...

Household cash flow falls in Q3

Nov 5, 2014

Credit health in South Africa has deteriorated for the 11th straight quarter, according to to the CCI – although at a slightly slower pace in Q3 than during Q2 2014. This is according to the Consumer Credit Index (CCI), released today by TransUnion.

Personal storage sales down in EMEA

Oct 9, 2014

Research from International Data Corporation (IDC) has found that the personal and entry-level storage (PELS) market in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) was down by 1,4% year-over-year with almost 6,3-million units shipped in the second quarter of 2014...

SA security appliances market declines

Oct 7, 2014

In Q2 2014, the South African security appliances market declined 0,6% in value year-on-year to $11,92-million, according to the EMEA Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker published by international market intelligence and research agency IDC. In spite of the Q2 market...

Cybercrime grows, security budgets decline

Oct 1, 2014

The number of reported information security incidents around the world rose 48% to 42,8-million – the equivalent of 117 339 attacks per day in 2013. This is according to The Global State of Information Security Survey 2015, released yesterday by PwC in...