Local operators lag when it comes to the decline in mobile data pricing in Africa, says Research ICT Africa.
Australian telecommunications company Telstra teams up with Internet Solutions' network to increase its network reach in SA.
Analysts call for more rural broadband, and better policies, to be detailed in tomorrow's budget speech.
The Western Cape plans to connect the first 2?000 sites in its R4?billion project by next July.
The service, targeting users who cannot get Telkom's VDSL or fibre products, bonds up to seven ADSL lines together.
The Northern Johannesburg suburbs have signed up for Vumatel's fibre-to-the-home rollout.?
The City of Johannesburg has taken over the R3.4 billion Johannesburg broadband network, and has appointed BWired as the entity that will run it.
The residents association, part of the Fibrehoods project, offers FTTH from R570 for 100GB per month.
The ICT industry criticises the president's SONA announcement that the state-owned telco would lead a district provincial broadband project.
There is a huge amount of unproductive, unnecessary duplication of effort among fibre network vendors, says the Internet Solutions division.
Telkom will be the lead agency in rolling out broadband to government entities in eight municipalities.
Verizon, SK Telecom and T-Mobile US executives observed Licence Assisted Access peak rate and fair-sharing demonstrations in Ericsson labs in Canada and Sweden.