South Africa's R8 billion 4G and 5G spectrum auction starts tomorrow — what to expect
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has issued a brief summarising the process being followed for its auction of sought-after radio frequency spectrum, which kicks off on Tuesday...
Strive Masiyiwa retires from Econet
Zimbabwean telecommunications billionaire and founder of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Ltd., Strive Masiyiwa has retired from the company he started almost three decades ago to pursue new opportunities.
The “vision caster” has moved on, Douglas Mboweni, chief...
These are the 6 mobile operators that qualify for South Africa's network capacity auction
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has announced that all six mobile network operators that applied for new radio frequency spectrum have qualified to participate in its auction...
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10GB free data for every South African household
Government will provide 10GB of free data to every South African household, similar to the allocation of basic municipal water and electricity services, communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has promised.
Indigent households qualify for...
South African joins Internet Engineering Task Force steering group
African Internet industry luminary Andrew Alston has been appointed to the Internet Engineering Steering Group.
The IESG is a body that provides leadership for the Internet Engineering Task Force in various technical matters.
Neotel, now Liquid SA, paid R75.57 million to Gupta front company for corrupt contracts
Telecommunications provider Neotel, which now operates as Liquid Intelligent Technologies South Africa, and several of its former employees should be investigated by law enforcement for suspected bribes of...
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These are the companies that control South Africa's Internet
Vumatel has grown to become a dominant player in fibre-to-the-home, while Telkom's Openserve division continues to dominate when it comes to national long-distance fibre in South Africa.
Vodacom and MTN remain the most dominant...
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South Africa's cellular networks get new temporary spectrum
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has issued temporary licences for radio frequency spectrum to six of South Africa's wireless network operators.
Icasa said in a statement on Friday that the provisional...
South Africa's cellular networks must reapply for temporary spectrum
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has announced that it will reassign temporary radio frequency spectrum given to cellular network operators at the start of South Africa's Covid-19 epidemic...
What happened at "classified" meeting with South African cellular networks
A solution to the temporary spectrum stand-off between industry regulator Icasa and South Africa's cellular network operators is expected this week.
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R3.77-billion for fibre and data centre expansion in Africa
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has partnered with the International Finance Corporation to expand its data centre capacity and increase fibre cable rollouts in Africa.
All mobile operators want to keep temporary spectrum — except one
It is easy to understand the battle around temporary spectrum — just follow the money.
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Liquid completes two new long-distance fibre routes in SA
Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid) South Africa has announced the successful completion of two new fibre routes – NLD5 and NLD6 – connecting Durban to Cape Town via an inland route.
The company said the completion of this fibre...
Liquid Telecom changes to Liquid Intelligent Technologies – This is its new strategy
Liquid Telecom has rebranded to Liquid Intelligent Technologies as it moves from a telecommunications and digital services provider to a technology group.
A subsidiary of Econet Global, Liquid Telecom was...