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Supersonic debuts MTN-powered Fixed LTE offerings starting at R399

Internet services provider Supersonic, perhaps better known for its fibre offerings, has today announced new fixed LTE offerings. The company will initially offer three…

MTN is offering users 80GB of data for R299pm in new promo

If you really need 80GB of mobile data per month (and to be fair, who doesn’t?) it might just be worth considering this MTN…

MTN warns of multiple ‘fake MTN Facebook accounts’ scamming users

MTN is warning its users against a number of parody Facebook accounts parading as official channels for the telecoms company. It called into question…

MTN deemed best South African mobile network for Q1 2019

MTN has been deemed the best mobile network in South Africa for the first quarter of 2019, this according to MyBroadband’s latest mobile quality…

Black Friday: these are Cell C, MTN, Telkom and Vodacom’s data specials

Looking for more data this Black Friday? We take a look at what South Africa’s big four networks — Cell C, MTN, Telkom, and…

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…

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….

VoIP is the future for the world’s telcos, but it won’t be an easy one

I recently wrote about operators saving a packet on toll charges by using IP technology at the core, while failing to pass the benefit…

Hey MTN, MetropolitanRepublic, meet the real face of Ugandan education

There is a primary school in Uganda at the foot of a dormant volcanic crater. It is not unlike many schools in this country….

9 of South Africa’s best mobile apps

We live in a world increasingly driven by apps. Apple’s famous “there’s an app for that” slogan is more of a truism these days…

MTN introduces cut price BlackBerry service plans

South African mobile operator MTN is launching three new low-tier packages aimed at making the BlackBerry service even more affordable. The news comes hot…

SA Gmail users get free SMS…at last

Gmail users in South Africa are reporting that they can now send free SMSes from Google chat. The reports are coming through even though…

The Telkom conundrum: Can a Telco catch up to leading mobile players?

The news is not good, and in fact has not been good for a while. South Africa’s largest telecommunications provider, Telkom, is in trouble….

If Android’s so popular, where are all the Android phones?

It’s “all Android, all the time”. That’s what they’ll tell you. It’s “totally blowing away the competition“. According to Gartner, Google’s pet project (which…

MTN SA to offer uncapped mobile broadband

African mobile giant MTN is stepping up to the broadband plate and releasing an uncapped, throttle-free product from October till January, as reported by…

The key to USSD growth in Southern Africa

USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data), has enormous potential to deliver new products and services to mobile customers in sub-Saharan Africa, but has yet to…

Competition is getting us all converged

Summer is almost here and in an unlikely turn of events, South African telecoms giant Telkom, decided spring day was the day it was…

MTN Mobile Money launches debit card-based online shopping solution

eCommerce service provider, MTN Mobile Money, has launched a mobile payment mechanism, which will enable users to purchase products online using a debit card….

South Africa’s broadband price war

One of the contributing factors for South Africa receiving a lower than expected rating in Freedom House’s “Freedom on the net 2011″ report was…

Broadband for the people — The next generation of mobile data access

Qualcomm is one of those companies that you’ve heard of, but that few people outside of the telecommunications industry know a huge amount about….

Why it’s a good time to be developing mobile apps in Africa

The African mobile developer community should be smiling right now, what with being ideally placed to take advantage of a number of factors that…

Vodacom launches faster internet

South Africans, always suffering from chronic insufficiency when it comes to internet connectivity have increasingly come to rely upon mobile operators when accessing the…

Internet on your TV: What’s all the fuss about?

South African mobile operators Vodacom and MTN have just launched competing products that allow you to surf the internet from your TV. Vodacom’s Webbox…

IUX Redefining Online Trading and Affiliate Partnership

FIFAe Finals 2025 to Run on Lenovo’s Legion Gaming Tech

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

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