Icasa licensing explained

When a telecommunications company wants to set up shop and operate in South Africa to provide internet and telephony services to consumers, they need to acquire specific licenses from the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa), which handles all...

Matching satellite services to markets

It is in our nature. We follow examples, we follow the way of yesterday and we follow what has been there before us. And when we don’t do this, we call these moments “innovation”, says Dr Dawie de Wet, CEO at Q-KON. Interesting how we celebrate innovation and creative...

Q-KON SA offers session border controller

The telecommunications industry’s latest software-based session border controller (SBC), developed by Sonus Networks, is now available locally through Q-KON SA, a turn-key satellite connectivity provider, and the distributor of the Sonus products to the African market...

Telecom Namibia partners with Jasco

Telecom Namibia has joined forces with German Internet provider Deutscher Commercial Internet Exchange (De-CIX) and NewTelco SA, a Jasco Group company, to establish international access points in South Africa and Namibia to the German Internet exchange (DE-CIX). This...

Africa well positioned in broadband race

The digital world requires faster broadband delivered on a quality network. MTN is heading the call with plans to connect every customer to the digital space. Broadband is still behind and this requires insurmountable investments to ensure economic growth, improved...