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OTTAWA — Canada’s telecommunications regulator has launched a consultation to determine whether the country’s Big 3 providers should be able access wholesale fibre internet services. The move comes in response to an order from the federal cabinet, which earlier this month denied an appeal filed by BCE Inc. of a partial CRTC decision last year. […]
Nkosana Makate’s legal team has slammed arguments by Wim Trengrove, legal counsel for Vodacom, that the value of the “please call me” (PCM) idea was diluted by rival operator MTN’s launch of a similar product ahead of Vodacom in 2001. Speaking on behalf of Makate at the constitutional court on Thursday, legal counsel Scott Stuart […]
Vodacom South Africa has said it has seen a spike in battery theft and vandalism at its base stations in some parts of the country in the lead-up to the festive season. The criminal activity is more prevalent in some regions than others, it said – and it warned the problem is industry wide and […]
MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita has said competition for subscribers is hotting up in South Africa’s prepaid mobile market, with consumers increasingly making use of multiple Sims. Speaking at a media briefing on Monday, Mupita said South African mobile users are opting for devices with dual-Sim support and then shopping around for the best deals […]
Pieter Uys, chairman of fibre operator Maziv, has sharply criticised the Competition Tribunal’s decision to block Vodacom’s acquisition of a co-controlling stake in the company, saying the call “makes no sense”. Uys, who also holds a senior leadership role at Maziv investor Remgro and who is a former CEO of Vodacom Group, was speaking to […]
Icasa chairman Mothibi Ramusi South Africa’s ICT sector needs policy and regulatory changes to keep up with emerging technologies, Icasa chairman Mothibi Ramusi said in an interview. Technological advances such as satellite internet and artificial intelligence are forcing governments and communications regulators worldwide to revamp their oversight of the industry. Ramusi, the recently appointed chairman […]
The cannibalisation of the SMS market by data-driven over-the-top (OTT) services such as WhatsApp or in-app notifications favoured by banking apps will not lead to the obsolescence of legacy SMS. This is according to ReveNet chief financial officer Perry Offer, who spoke at a Mobile Monday event held in Cape Town this week. Application-to-person (A2P) […]
Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub has criticised the Competition Tribunal’s decision to block his company’s acquisition of fibre operator Maziv, describing it as a “travesty” for South Africa. In a call with journalists on Monday to discuss Vodacom’s interim financial results for the six months to end-September 2024, Joosub said […]
For many Malaysians like Dwayne Tan, the choice of who provides the country’s 5G internet boils down to a simple need: a stable, easy-to-use connection for his e-commerce business. “Speed is useless if both of those things have problems,” said Tan, who sells everything from coffee mugs to piggy banks on the Shopee platform. But […]
Telefónica’s corporate venture capital arm, Wayra, has announced its investment in AI answer engine Perplexity. Perplexity’s AI-driven platform aims to revolutionise internet information searches by providing real-time, accurate, and contextual answers to queries using natural language processing. Unlike traditional search engines that return a list of links, Perplexity understands the intent behind questions and delivers […]