Articles about Rain

Motsepe’s TymeBank looks to expand into new markets

TymeBank achieves sustainable profit levels, while GoTymeBank continues to track in line with its key metrics, says ARC.

Motsepe’s ARC pumps R295m into Rain, TymeBank

African Rainbow Capital makes additional investments in Rain and Tyme Group, of R126 million and R169 million, respectively.

Telcos draw battle lines over ‘secret’ spectrum pooling

The gloves are off in South Africa’s telecoms industry, with mobile network operators heading to court over spectrum pooling arrangements.

SA’s 5G networks disappoint on page load speeds

Local 5G networks are not living up to their lower latency expectations, with only a marginal improvement in page load speed compared to 4G.

SA telcos fail to deliver customer satisfaction on social media

The local telecoms industry continues to battle to resolve customer complaints posted across social media platforms, with a negative sentiment of -87.7%.

Motsepe’s ARC pumps R81m into Rain

Billionaire Patrice Motsepe’s Africa Rainbow Capital makes an additional R81 million investment in the telecoms company.

Fibre operators feel 5G pressure on client acquisitions

Fibre network operators and 5G fixed wireless access providers are increasing investments in their respective technologies, says BMIT.

Telcos show resilience in 2023, eye expansion in 2024

Vodacom, MTN, Telkom, Cell C and Rain beat 2023’s tough economy and mass spending on backup solutions amid load-shedding, and expect growth in 2024.

Big telcos want more spectrum amid pushback request

Local telcos weigh-in on the anticipated next auction round to access more spectrum, as Telkom seeks postponement.

Fees for broadcasting spectrum paid, says ICASA

The communications authority confirms successful bidders for the 700MHz-800MHz spectrum bands have paid accordingly.

ITWeb TV: Oppo gains ground in SA's foldables market

The first batch of Oppo’s foldable − the Find N2 Flip − sells out, amid increased demand for its high-end models in SA.

R5.8bn in outstanding spectrum fees due to ICASA

Close to R6 billion in spectrum fees remain due to the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa, after its historic spectrum auction process last year.