Dimension Data soars despite weak economy
SA-headquartered IT services giant Dimension Data grew revenues in constant currency by 14,8% to US$5,8bn in the year to 30 September 2011, with operating profit climbing by 10,8% on the back of the strong improvement in sales. In reported currency, Didata’s revenue line grew
Icasa has ‘failed to meet its mandate’
The telecommunications regulator is under fire from industry players after it published a framework for local-loop unbundling (LLU) on Wednesday, with one senior regulatory executive accusing it of having “failed to meet its mandate”, “kicking everything into touch” and being
IS seeks clarity from unbundling framework
Dimension Data division Internet Solutions is hoping for clarity and certainty from the local-loop unbundling framework document that the communications regulator will publish in the Government Gazette next week but has reservations about how much
BCX shares tumble as talks end
The share price of JSE-listed IT group Business Connexion (BCX) fell sharply on Wednesday morning after it withdrew a cautionary announcement that it was in talks that could affect its share price. The talks were strongly rumoured to be related to a potential
Delisted Vox wants to return to its roots
With just a week to go before Vox Telecom terminates its listing on the JSE, founder and CEO Doug Reed wants to return the company to its “entrepreneurial roots”, away from the public glare that comes with being a listed company. And he wants to get the company back
IT firms see opportunity in consumerisation
Corporate IT departments are finding it tough to deal with the increasing consumerisation of IT, where employees are bringing unsupported phones, tablets and other electronic gear into the workplace and expecting it to interact with company IT systems. There are
IS expands in East Africa
Dimension Data division Internet Solutions (IS) has increased its stake in its Kenyan subsidiary from 51% to 80% as it seeks to expand its presence in East Africa. IS initially acquired a 51% stake in Kenyan service provider iConnect in 2005, which was rebranded
Local-loop unbundling hearings to kick off
The long-awaited hearings on local-loop unbundling, the process whereby competitors will be given access in some shape or form to Telkom’s “last mile” of copper-cable infrastructure, kick off on Tuesday at the Independent Communications Authority of SA’s offices
Gov’t won’t sell Infraco, Gigaba says
Government has no intention of privatising Broadband Infraco, despite the company reporting a R207m operating loss in its 2011 financial year, driven in part by growing competition from private sector players. “We get this question everywhere we turn,” says public enterprises minister
Internet Solutions mulls metro Wi-Fi plan
Dimension Data division Internet Solutions (IS) is at an advanced stage of planning for a project that could see it investing heavily in building metropolitan Wi-Fi networks to serve business campuses and city streets in dense urban areas. Craig Stewart, product manager for
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