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SNO spokesman Karl Socikwa says competition will drive telecoms affordability and access.
Access to broadband is set to become the "digital divide" of the future, says an industry expert.
A trial of the latest CDMA 2000 technology holds the promise of high-speed connectivity for users, pending approval of the 800MHz spectrum by ICASA.
Transtel CTO Angus Hay believes the future of VOIP is inherently tied to broadband, which is why a clear policy on the subject is urgently required.
Transtel, a shareholder in the second national operator, fears that convergence and deregulation could seriously harm the SNO`s business case.
The lack of broadband access in Africa is fast separating the continent from the rest of the world, Angus Hay, Transtel CTO, said at the close of the Futurex conference yesterday.
Transtel and its partner in the launch of SA`s second national operator, Wireless G, are to jointly roll-out public WiFi hotspots across the country.
Karl Socikwa, CEO of Transtel, which is a shareholder in the second national operator (SNO), is the entity`s new spokesman, although an interim chairman has yet to be named.
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The state's new broadband supplier will receive almost a billion rand capitalisation, servitude rights and be allowed to raise its own funds.
The deal gives the operator a national footprint, an enterprise client base and staff.
MTN is watching the sale of Transtel`s assets, but would first see what is being sold and if it made business sense, says MTN SA MD Maanda Manyatshe.