Minister Solly Malatsi says ICASA alone decides who gets a communications licence, even as he sees satellites as key to SA’s digital future.
Herotel will launch Amazon Leo satellite broadband in South Africa in 2027, making the country the first in Africa to receive the service.
The internet service provider targets adding one million homes to its footprint in the next two years, says CEO Van Zyl Botha.
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The internet service provider’s CEO Van Zyl Botha details the company’s next growth areas, including adding one million South African homes to its expanding footprint.
The companies believe the merger will accelerate broadband rollout into historically underserved areas and help bridge the country’s digital divide.
The Competition Tribunal has approved the merger in which Vumatel will acquire control of Herotel.
Founder Alan Knott-Craig Jr shares his plans for Fibertime, as well as the challenges he has faced in his bid to connect South African townships.
The proposed transaction does not raise significant public interest concerns, says the Competition Commission.
The sector training authority plans to train 100 young women to become fibre optics technicians this year.
The fibre network operator passes 300 000 fibre stands across SA, as CEO Van Zyl Botha returns to the helm.
The deal comes as Herotel positions to become a national fibre player as competition in the SA market grows.
The fibre network operator says this comes on the back of ongoing investments in the core and transmission network.
The fibre network operator, in collaboration with NEC XON, sets a target to migrate all fibre customers to its segment routing network by year-end.