Alcatel-Lucent will build the country's first wireless 3G network in a deal worth 22 million euro.
China's ZTE will supply SA's third mobile operator with network technologies.
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The solution integrates remote access, access optimisation, site-to-site security and application acceleration.
MAXI-SAT, a joint venture between Maxwell and Barnstone, connects mines to e-mail and the Internet.
The three giants of the telecoms sector face a shrinking profit pool, say analysts.
Local retailers, banks and restaurants are ready for an influx of tourists.
The company back-charges customers for data contracts.
Converged TV and Web content will grow this year, but not necessarily on the same screen, says Deloitte.
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