Smaller players back call for MTR cut
Cell C CEO Alan Knott-Craig suggested this week that mobile termination rates (MTRs) — the fees mobile operators charge other players to carry calls onto their networks — should be reduced further after they are cut to 40c/minute in March next year. Knott-Craig told
Darren Scott in online radio venture
Former Jacaranda FM deejay and SuperSport presenter Darren Scott has launched an online radio station called Ballz and he is hoping it will shake up the broadcasting landscape in SA. Ballz follows in the path of other online radio ventures like Cape Town’s 2OceansVibe and is apparently already garnering a loyal
Lower broadband prices as soon as this week
News on Friday that the cost of IP Connect, the product Internet service providers have to buy from Telkom to access the fixed-line operator’s last-mile broadband network, was to fall by 30% from 1 April should lead to lower retail prices as early as this week. However, service providers polled by TechCentral on Monday still want to understand the mechanics
Metrofibre expands high-speed fibre footprint
Weeks after independent fibre operator Metrofibre Networx completed the roll-out of high-speed fibre-optic access infrastructure to Rivonia in Johannesburg, the company has announced it has extended the network to Linbro Business Park, a giant office park complex east of Sandton. Metrofibre Networx
Vox parodies GQ in latest annual report
Recently delisted telecommunications company Vox Telecom has continued its tradition of publishing unusual annual reports based on popular magazines. Its 2011 report, published this week, is styled on international men’s magazine GQ. Called VQ, the latest annual report is more risque than previous reports, which have
Rivonia gets high-speed fibre access
Independent telecommunications infrastructure operator Metrofibre Networx has extended its “open-access” fibre network across the Johannesburg suburb of Rivonia, meaning businesses and some residential homes in the area can now get high-speed Internet connections of up to 1Gbit/s. The area covered
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
Ngcaba decries spectrum auctions
Dimension Data SA chairman Andile Ngcaba, who is a big investor in SA’s telecommunications industry through his company Convergence Partners, expressed frustration on Monday at the slow pace of decision making over the allocation of
Vox steps up focus on video conferencing
Vox Telecom has supplied video conferencing solutions for a number of years, but is now creating a dedicated division, called Vox Pureview, for the purpose. It intends offering video conferencing solutions, including support for mobile devices, including
TalkCentral: Episode 45 – ‘Watching you like a…’
The latest episode of TalkCentral, TechCentral’s business technology podcast, is ready for download or streaming. In this week’s show, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Craig Wilson talk about Lars Reichelt’s decision to step down as CEO of Cell C and what it
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