Government wants new telecoms players to enter the market, as it seeks to connect the majority of South Africans.
The subsea cable will help drive cloud services by supporting critical infrastructure and speeding up the transfer of data in the cloud, say industry insiders.
Acquiring DigiServ Technologies cements another step in remedying the fragmented local hosting market, says Host Africa.
The construction of the first phase starts today and will deliver 20MW across eight data halls by 2023.
While the rollout of 5G is high on the company’s agenda, the majority of South Africans are still dependent on the 4G network, says Telkom Group CEO Serame Taukobong.
Communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni urges the conclusion of broadcasting digital migration for the development of SA’s ICT sector.
With the new cable, the Telkom unit will have access to a cable system offering connectivity to Europe, which will provide diversity for international communications.
The University of Pretoria Medical School collaborated with the Northern Cape Department of Health to give rural residents access to regional specialists.
In order to address South Africa’s bandwidth deficiency, the current assigned bandwidth for high-demand spectrum needs to be increased, says the regulator.
The telco says it’s witnessing growth as demand builds for AirFibre as an alternative to traditional fibre.
At the Experience Centre, customers can test use cases and business models for emerging technologies such as 5G Open RAN.