Govt orders MTN, Vodacom to close stores

The submarine cable operator lays bare its plans to emerge from the nation-wide lockdown and the breaking of the West Africa Cable System.

The state-owned backhaul connectivity provider enters into a partnership with ItakaneICT to facilitate cashless money services in rural and disadvantaged communities.

Collaboration, clarity and coherence are required from all stakeholders, as ICT is the primary tool to enable and support the kind of lockdown currently in force.

Net profit attributable to holders of ordinary shares of the listed company amounted to RMB5.15 billion, a year-on-year growth of 173.7%.

SA’s third biggest mobile operator will, by 1 May, launch a free lifeline package capped at 250KB per day.

The Seacom cable system is now carrying a large amount of SA’s international Internet traffic after the breaking of the West Africa Cable System.

The mobile operator says user registrations have gone up by over 1 000% compared to previous historic periods, nearing one million users.

5G is more than just fast and fat broadband. It’s the start of a world with greener mobile networks.

The requlator resolves to grant all radio frequency spectrum licence holders an extension to renew their licences amid the COVID-19 lockdown.

SA’s leading mobile carriers say the telecoms industry has been designated an essential service and they are taking this responsibility seriously.

The bank offers 1GB free data to customers during the nationwide lockdown, as SA looks to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus.

The liberal think tank says recent recommendations by the Competition Commission for the operators to cut data prices by half are misplaced.