Mobile Operators & Internet Tech

Standard Bank Mobile is South Africa’s latest (virtual) network

South Africa has a new (virtual) mobile network operator in Standard Bank. The financial services provider today confirmed that it will ply its trade…

LiFi could light up your internet connection within the next 10 years

An internet connection has become a basic requirement for billions of people across the world. But what happens when a wireless connection isn’t available,…

Rain announces plans for ‘ultra-broadband’ 5G service in South Africa

Get ready to hear about 5G a lot more in the coming months. The latest company to make use of the term is data-only…

Vodacom improves its VoLTE service with new audio codec

Vodacom launched VoLTE (Voice over LTE) a little over three years ago now. Today, it announced that it’s further tuning this offering. The company…

Web’s inventor Tim Berners-Lee wants to give users control of their internet data

Tim Berners-Lee, the man credited with having invented the World Wide Web, says he plans to reinvent the internet — by helping users to regain ownership…

Everyone’s wondering what happened to the ANC’s website

If you’ve been wondering what happened to the ANC’s official website, well, it’s down. You can check for yourself here, but any attempts to…

MTN’s Free Twitter service is coming to an end tonight

Make sure you have data on your account this evening, because MTN’s free Twitter service is coming to an abrupt end at midnight tonight….

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