Articles about rural connectivity

Telkom faces R1m fine in ICASA’s rural connectivity push

Some of Telkom’s universal service and access obligations have become obsolete, necessitating a review of its legacy responsibilities, says the regulator.

Vodacom commits R100m to build 106 base stations in rural KZN

The new sites form part of Vodacom’s Rural Coverage Acceleration Programme and will be rolled out in 11 district municipalities.

Overcoming the rural connectivity divide

Rural connectivity is key to growing the economy and empowering communities, which is why a partnership like OpenServe and Quadrupleplay’s is so vital to the future of the country.

BEE conundrum for SA’s satellite connectivity

Government can’t play favouritism with regulatory stipulations, says the parliamentary comms committee, as talks of Starlink’s SA debut reach fever pitch.

ITWeb TV: WiFi 7 to drive SA’s data-intensive industries

The next generation of WiFi pushes the boundaries, taking businesses into a new era of wireless connectivity, says nuclear scientist Nomso Kana.

Helios Towers targets expanded rural connectivity

The telecoms tower infrastructure company’s ambition is to provide coverage for an extra 20 million people by 2026.

MTN to establish 100 new 5G sites in Limpopo, Mpumalanga

The telco ramps up its network modernisation efforts in Mpumalanga and Limpopo, as it looks to rollout further new 5G sites in the provinces.

5.5m rural, township households to get WiFi, says minister

The South African government has set a target of millions of households enabled by WiFi hotspots in the next three to four years.

Vodacom to invest R500m to connect deep rural ECape

The bulk of the investment will be used to deploy new base stations, improve network capacity and roll out 5G.

Rural connectivity dearth as SMEs envision the future

Connectivity disparities took centre stage yesterday at a tech entrepreneur conference in Cape Town.

Rural connectivity project makes headway amid controversy

The Mamaila Community Network connects six rural Limpopo villages despite the project being marred by allegations of funds misuse.

Rural connectivity presents strong business case for telcos

The rural market is a source of growth in a largely saturated mobile market, say analysts.