{"id":66671,"date":"2012-12-18T12:00:21","date_gmt":"2012-12-18T10:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=66671"},"modified":"2012-12-18T12:08:27","modified_gmt":"2012-12-18T10:08:27","slug":"biggest-tech-announcements-in-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/technology\/66671-biggest-tech-announcements-in-2012.html","title":{"rendered":"Biggest tech announcements in 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa\u2019s tech gurus have voted the launch of LTE, South Africa hosting the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), and cabinet rejecting Korea Telecom investment in Telkom as the biggest South African tech announcements of 2012.<\/p>\n<p>2012 was a particularly busy year in the local technology market, with wholesale ADSL price cuts in April, the launch of Telkom\u2019s 40Mbps VDSL trial, iTunes launching commercial services in the country, and Windows 8 launching locally.<\/p>\n<p>To get a better view of the most significant announcements in South Africa during 2012, we asked a group of South African technology experts for their opinions. This group included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Toby Shapshak \u2013 Stuff editor and Tech on Tap presenter<\/li>\n<li>Aki Anastasiou &#8211; Radio 702 Technobyte and Tech on Tap presenter<\/li>\n<li>Arthur Goldstuck &#8211; World Wide Worx MD and Gadget.co.za editor<\/li>\n<li>Jannie van Zyl \u2013 Vodacom executive and tech guru<\/li>\n<li>Jan Vermeulen &#8211; MyBroadband journalist<\/li>\n<li>Gerrit Vermeulen \u2013 Software developer and MyBroadband reviewer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are the biggest announcements in South Africa\u2019s technology sector according to this panel.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_66490\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?attachment_id=66490\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-66490\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66490\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66490\" title=\"South Africa's tech gurus\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Tech-gurus.jpg\" alt=\"South Africa's tech gurus\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Tech-gurus.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Tech-gurus-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Tech-gurus-185x123.jpg 185w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Tech-gurus-250x166.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-66490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">South Africa&#8217;s tech gurus<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">The launch of LTE in South Africa (Jannie van Zyl, Gerrit Vermeulen, Aki Anastasiou and Jan Vermeulen)<\/h3>\n<p>Vodacom launched South Africa\u2019s first commercial LTE service on 10 October 2012 at the annual MyBroadband conference. The service was initially only available in Gauteng, but coverage has now grown to Durban and Cape Town.<\/p>\n<p>MTN followed Vodacom with their commercial LTE launch on 1 December 2012 with coverage in most major cities.<\/p>\n<p>Although 8ta and Cell C have not launched commercial LTE services yet, the operators are actively trialling LTE with plans of commercial launches soon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_61968\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cellular\/61950-vodacom-lte-launch-in-photos.html\/attachment\/jannie-van-zyl-3\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-61968\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61968\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61968\" title=\"Jannie van Zyl runs an LTE speed test\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Jannie-van-Zyl1.jpg\" alt=\"Jannie van Zyl runs an LTE speed test\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Jannie-van-Zyl1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Jannie-van-Zyl1-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Jannie-van-Zyl1-185x123.jpg 185w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Jannie-van-Zyl1-250x166.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-61968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jannie van Zyl runs an LTE speed test<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">The Square Kilometre Array (Toby Shapshak)<\/h3>\n<p>The SKA board announced in May that South Africa and Australia will be co-hosts of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) &#8211; the world&#8217;s largest and most sensitive radio telescope. According to Toby Shapshak, the real news is not just the satellite dishes and other hardware, but that South Africa\u2019s scientific community is so strong and vibrant it makes such a project a no-brainer. It has been a tremendous endorsement of the scientific community in South Africa.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27017\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/general\/27013-south-africas-ska-bid.html\/attachment\/ska_kat_7\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27017\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27017\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27017\" title=\"SKA_KAT_7\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/SKA_KAT_7.jpg\" alt=\"SKA CAT 7\" width=\"600\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/SKA_KAT_7.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/SKA_KAT_7-100x45.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/SKA_KAT_7-185x83.jpg 185w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27017\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SKA CAT 7<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Cabinet rejecting Korea Telecom investment in Telkom (Arthur Goldstuck)<\/h3>\n<p>In June 2012, the government cabinet decided against supporting a potential strategic venture between Telkom and Korean group KT Corporation. This was a massive blow to the company, sending its share price plummeting.<\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath of this decision the company controversially lost numerous board members, and the Telkom group CEO Nombulelo Moholi resigned.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26951\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/telecoms\/26661-telkom%e2%80%99s-broadband-speed-upgrade-network-plans.html\/attachment\/pinky-moholi\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26951\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26951\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26951\" title=\"Pinky Moholi\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/pinky-moholi.jpg\" alt=\"Pinky Moholi\" width=\"600\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/pinky-moholi.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/pinky-moholi-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/pinky-moholi-185x120.jpg 185w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pinky Moholi &#8211; Telkom CEO<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Related articles<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"South Africa to host majority of SKA\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/general\/51033-south-africa-to-host-majority-of-ska.html\"><strong>South Africa to host majority of SKA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"MTN LTE launched\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadband\/65938-mtn-lte-launched.html\"><strong>MTN LTE launched<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Cell C LTE takes first steps\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cellular\/65646-cell-c-lte-takes-first-steps.html\"><strong>Cell C LTE takes first steps<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cellular\/61756-vodacom-launches-lte-in-south-africa.html\"><strong>Vodacom launches LTE in South Africa<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"8ta LTE tested: get ready to be impressed\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadband\/66240-8ta-lte-tested-get-ready-to-be-impressed.html\"><strong>8ta LTE tested: get ready to be impressed<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local technology experts give their views on the biggest South African tech announcement of 2012<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":57493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[473,5224,3006,17370,35,6483,1009,2490,42,1239,109,1771,41],"class_list":["post-66671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-8ta","tag-aki-anastasiou","tag-arthur-goldstuck","tag-gerrit-vermeulen","tag-headline","tag-jan-vermeulen","tag-jannie-van-zyl","tag-lte","tag-mtn","tag-ska","tag-telkom","tag-toby-shapshak","tag-vodacom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66671"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66671"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67284,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66671\/revisions\/67284"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}