The Gauteng premier pledges affordable broadband access to millions of residents in the province.
Local government MEC Qedani Mahlangu proposes ID-based billing.
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The company has signed agreements with all of the country's mobile and fixed-line telecoms companies.
In this World Wide Wrap: Nokia incorporates Google, Katz, Leap reach settlement, and Alcatel-Lucent, NEC merge.
Competition authority concerns has MTN looking elsewhere for local acquisition opportunities.
FIFA will rely on local ICT companies to supply most of the technology for the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
The company will roll out commercial WiMax services, following the launch of its ISP business.
Fujitsu Siemens Computers has "the best overall response and commitment to mass-market mobile broadband computing", says the GMSA.
In today's technology roundup: Leopard and Tiger security boosted, cheaper WiFi at Starbucks, BlackBerry blackout in the US and Canada, and Microsoft buys Danger.
The ProSafe Dual WAN Gigabit SSL VPN Firewall is targeted at SMEs.
Entrepreneurs are now able to create and upload short video clips of their 'Smart Ideas'.
The utility tests rates of 4 096kbps on its Fastest DSL package.