The State IT Agency confirms a R400 million investment to upgrade its core network infrastructure, to be completed in a five-year phased approach.
Investment holding company African Rainbow Capital is offloading its 8.7% interest in Metrofibre, which is valued at R268 million.
Despite significant progress in the commercial availability of eSIM devices, Sub-Saharan Africa shows the lowest adoption and service rollout rate.
The country now ranks at number 90 out of 224 countries when it comes to the worldwide broadband speed league, up from last year’s 97th position.
Telkom’s wholesale unit rolls out its fibre-on-demand service, as part of its push to expand its fibre footprint beyond South African cities and suburbs.
The company has been awarded the IP transit provider contract by ZEOP, one of the services consortia members of METISS, the subsea fibre-optic cable system connecting the Indian Ocean Islands to SA.
Given the slow pace of economic development, it’s in the country’s best interests to accelerate spectrum allocation, say analysts and industry players.
Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni will continue engagements with the telcos in search of an amicable solution for much-needed spectrum allocation.
The project will see the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa replace its entire ICT network environment in all regions.
Duxbury is collaborating with Cambium Networks to offer WISPs a limited-time-period opportunity to onboard Cambium ePMP into their customer offering.
President Cyril Ramaphosa wants more people to participate in the ballooning digital economy, and pushes for the long-delayed project to be accelerated.