First commercial 5G rollouts in 2018: Ericsson

Former IT director Thuli Hlongwane hopes the Prim-U and Primlancer apps will create more entrepreneurs and more jobs.

South Africa gets the nod from the satellite organisation, as telecoms and postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele is elected as chairperson.

Fibre to the Home (FTTH) and Fibre to the Business (FTTB) are game changers, in that it means a lot more than just having a faster way to stream video services like Netflix and Showmax. This roundtable looks at how fibre will affect business and the country at large.

Businesses need to improve the security of online transactions without negatively affecting user experience, it says.

Although there are many players in the market, in future the industry will consolidate, says Community Investment Ventures Holdings.

Google announced ML Kit at the developer conference, which cuts across much of its software offerings on Android and Web, says Mike Geyser, R&D lead at BBD.

The company increases its subsea cable network capacity by 500Gbps to reach 1.5Tbps.

The new online programmes are part of UJ's strategy to create a learning ecosystem that aligns with international benchmark institutions.

Despite government's poor reputation in running companies, the telecoms ministry is confident establishing two new state-owned ICT companies bodes well for the country.

The East African country instructs all unregistered bloggers and online forums to immediately suspend their Web sites or face criminal prosecution.

The South African Post Office looks to put legacy struggles behind it, as it pursues e-commerce as a growth opportunity.

The Advertising Standards Authority rules that Vodacom cannot use the phrase: "SA's best network for three years in a row" in its advertising.