Posts tagged with the keyword: ‘iBurst’

Icasa key to cheaper broadband

Icasa key to cheaper broadband

It is a perversion of SA’s broadband sector that wireless players punch above their weight. More than 21m South Africans use a wireless connection to access the Internet — with a tablet, smartphone or dongle — whereas fewer than 800 000 subscribe to an ADSL broadband connection. This is according to the Organ­isation for Economic

LTE a ‘no-brainer’ for iBurst parent

Building a next-generation network using long-term evolution (LTE) technology is a “no-brainer” for telecommunications company iBurst and its parent Wireless Business Solutions, says WBS CEO Thami Mtshali. He explains the company already has

iBurst parent to roll out LTE network

iBurst parent Wireless Business Solutions (WBS) says it plans to build a next-generation long-term evolution (LTE) wireless broadband network by mid-2012. LTE is the successor technology to the mobile broadband networks deployed by the country’s mobile networks

TalkCentral: Episode 51 – ‘Uncapped fever’

TalkCentral: Episode 51 – ‘Uncapped fever’

This was undoubtedly the week for uncapped broadband news, with MTN, Telkom and iBurst all announcing new products. Your TalkCentral hosts, Duncan McLeod and Craig Wilson, unpack all the announcements and what they mean. Also in this week’s podcast, we

MTN scotches iBurst acquisition rumours

MTN SA MD Karel Pienaar has scotched rumours that the mobile operator is in talks to buy Wireless Business Solutions (WBS), the parent company of wireless operator iBurst. Pienaar tells TechCentral that MTN has held exploratory discussions with iBurst

MTN’s LTE network put through its paces

MTN has been running a long-term evolution (LTE) trial in recent weeks in parts of Johannesburg and Pretoria. TechCentral’s Craig Wilson put the network through its paces and was suitably impressed. LTE is a mobile broadband system that some network

The truth about data networks

The truth about data networks

Have you ever considered how hard it is to actually do things? Build a bridge? How hard can that be? Write the Google algorithm? It’s just a string of words, piece of cake! Connect to the Internet? What could be easier? As an accountant, I tend to oversimplify and

iBurst goes uncapped, with limitations

Wireless telecommunications operator iBurst has slashed the price of bandwidth on its network and introduced its first “uncapped” Internet products. The company says it is introducing two uncapped products, the first priced at R599/month and the

iBurst to take broadband into rural areas

iBurst plans to offer broadband in rural areas in partnership with municipal councils. CEO Thami Mtshali says the company, which he says has turned the corner after a disastrous billing problem that lost it many customers, has identified

Screamer, Sentech to face Icasa grilling

Following several industry complaints and media reports, Screamer Telecoms and Sentech are to be called to face the complaints and compliance committee

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