Network optimisation has seen a revival due to the introduction and take-up of global cloud infrastructures and SaaS models, says EOH Network Solutions.
The telco is among the first to install and test the social network's open optical packet transport platform known as Voyager.
The Internet Service Providers' Association says the policy document is "broadly positive" and "forward-looking".
Government looks to small, medium and micro-sized enterprises to promote an inclusive ICT sector.
Eutelsat and Yahsat sign a multi-year capacity agreement giving Broadband for Africa access to high-performance commercial Ka-band capacity.
Gauteng looks to spend big bucks on ICT infrastructure as it strives for smart city status.
Population increase, expansion into rural areas and a high demand for mobile data services drive growth in the region, says Analysys Mason.
MTN SA CEO Mteto Nyati says the policy document's proposal to create a wholesale open access network "is nothing other than the creation of a monopoly".
Telkom and the Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative launch a 300Mbps connection, one of the fastest Internet links in SA.
Mauritius Telecom was named as the Operator of the Year 2016.
Telkom and Cell C look to grab more broadband market share with new LTE broadband deals.
MP Marian Shinn highlighted "the most obvious potholes" in SA's information highway in her FTTH Council Africa keynote yesterday.