The cost of connecting to the Internet in SA is as much as 20 times higher than in 18 other emerging markets, says Ovum.
Implementation of phase one will only kick off at the end of November.
Evidence of SA's maturing IT market lies in the industry's continued consolidation and telecoms convergence.
The company, part of a consortium that is buying out Vox, now owns 12.1% of Vox's shares.
In today's technology roundup: Apple named in e-book price fixing scam, blow to Windows Phone 7 team, mobile market grows over 65%, and Facebook closes prisoners' accounts.
Over the past year, online retailers enjoyed strong growth in visitation from mobile devices in Europe, says comScore.
Call rates to international Google Talk users have been reduced as Google takes on Skype.
The gaming console has not been as successful as the company projected in its previous forecasts, say analysts.
A local NGO assists rural craft entrepreneurs to grow their business through mobile phones.
Unions representing more than half Telkom's staff are threatening to go on strike if a better wage offer is not put on the table.
Google's refusal to release a public roadmap and closed contributions process model leaves it behind rivals MeeGo and Symbian, say experts.
BNZ offers a full suite of mobile banking services covering both Android and Apple iOS-powered smartphones.