Facebook rival Diaspora is arriving next week, but is doomed to fail, say industry observers.
Incoming Telkom Mobile is calling for an interconnect rate of 93c per minute, instead of the industry norm of 89c.
A government moratorium on the issuing of new mobile licences means that new telecoms players will not be able to enter the Southern African country until after 2015.
The two parties are at loggerheads over the principle of “price taker” with respect to interconnection rates.
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In this World Wide Wrap: Etisalat eyes Moroccan investment, Africa lacking in access, and Nokia fights for tax cuts.
Consumer electronics distributors, Rectron, have released its financial results for the fiscal year ending 30th June 2010.
Microsoft says its much-anticipated Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system will be available in time for the December holidays.
Neotel is investing in convergence as it plans to deliver fibre-to-the home.
The CSIR has progressed in developing science and technology, but securing human resource capacity needs a boost.
The potential of 50 billion connected devices requires a change in business practice over the next 10 years, argues Ericsson.