Wim Vanhelleputte has been forced to leave Uganda and MTN says it "has not been notified of the grounds for the deportation".

New research from Compare the Market shows South Africa has the fastest average download speed when compared to nine African peers.

The local artificial intelligence start-up concludes a second round of equity deals worth $1.5 million (R21 million).

Telecoms operators welcome the government's withdrawal of the "flawed" and controversial Electronic Communications Amendment Bill from Parliament.

Local telcos experience connectivity issues due to ongoing Eskom blackouts caused by load-shedding, significantly increasing their operational costs.

IFS South Africa and Matsei Technologies develop a digital aquaponics farming solution using the Internet of things, to help combat malnutrition in Africa.

Modern-day digital DVD store OGLE moves forward with plans to create 1 000 OGLE hotspots in the next 18 months.

Turkcell's CEO calls Huawei "a reliable business partner", saying the partnership with the Turkish operator is "set to continue".

While so many nations turning on one company is unprecedented in telecoms, Huawei is too big to be sunk by the current onslaught, but is surely hurting, say local analysts.

The new Internet service provider from MetroFibre Networx focuses on providing connectivity to the Afrikaans community.

Asia, Africa and Latin America should learn from Europe's telecoms regulation mistakes, says Strand Consult.

New SA content service, OGLE, offers video content with zero data charges and is aimed at a different demographic to traditional VOD players.