The acquisition is speculated to be valued at R1.4 billion.
Clients arriving at IXIA's cellphone workshop, in Midrand, are turned away.
This comes in the wake of Telkom's proposed 2.4% overall price increase.
The second national operator may bid for the 2.6GHz spectrum when ICASA makes it available.
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The purchase will bolster the scale and product offering of MTN's existing South Africa-based ISP, MTN Network Solutions.
Consumers can download the ad-sponsored mobi-soap free of charge.
Sybase iAnywhere has expanded its mobile security portfolio to include handheld anti-virus and firewall capabilities.
ICASA's regulations will make long-term mobile phone contracts a thing of the past.
Mobile phones could save airlines $600 million on flight delays, says Sita.
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If it can achieve critical mass, near field communication could lead the way for a cashless society.