The jury is still out on who has the authority to bring about the realisation of #DataMustFall, but there is consensus that regulators have a significant role.
Reduce mobile broadband prices to get more people online, says the Alliance for Affordable Internet's Dhanaraj Thakur.
MTN's?broad-based empowerment?transaction,?Zakhele Futhi, raised more than R1 billion from 81 000 applicants in South Africa.
The market for used and refurbished smartphones has witnessed rapid growth over the past several years, due to trade-in and buyback programmes, says IDC.
Several market analyst firms forecast the continent will make gigantic leaps in the number of subscriptions and data traffic.
The way to the customer's wallet is no longer just the price tag, but increasingly through their digital heart, says Metacom.
Notebook and tablet shipments will see a decline in 2017 and global smartphone production will see a 4.5% increase.
The Free Market Foundation challenges flawed public opinion on the #DataMustFall movement.
The telecoms operator plans to offer its customers a new video-on-demand service in 2017.
The total number of mobile subscriptions on the continent will rise to 1.33?billion at the end of 2021, says Ovum.