TELKOM has released a statement refuting comments made by Alan Knott-Craig in a column in the Business Times (25 October, page 6) titled “Why broadband is expensive in SA”.

South Africa’s first converged telecommunications operator Neotel today announced the graduation of 24 students from its Academy. The Academy was launched in 2007 in response to South Africa’s continued skills shortage in the telecommunications industry and to bridge the gap between what the industry is delivering and what is truly needed in terms of skills [...]

Nashua Mobile, C-track SA and Cell C have announced the launch of the new C-track ICE (In Case of Emergency), an all-in-one cellphone and personal tracking device.

Industry watchdogs report that South Africa’s demand for electricity has risen back to highs seen prior to the start of the economic slowdown, to the days when ‘load shedding‘ was extensively practiced by Eskom.

Sixteen firms have purchased bid documents for the upcoming ‘triple-play’ licence auction in Egypt. Confirmed bidders include Telegeography reports that MobiNil and full-service telecoms group Orascom Telecom.

SA business will join the global online map system as its major cities and streets are documented by Google Maps, joining over 100 other cities in 12 countries online.

Today, at Maropeng in the Cradle of Humankind, IBM will engage leading SA corporates in a dialogue around creating a more sustainable, smarter global future.

ORANGE has announced a One Kenyan Shilling per MB tariff to become the most affordable internet bundle in Kenya. This announcement by Orange is one of the first genuine offers in the market,

NOKIA has released a new Nokia N97 software update 2.0 that adds new user experience elements and functionalities to the device.

MTN, like many other large corporates, receives a large number of enquiries on a daily basis from companies seeking to do business with MTN.

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, the country’s largest mobile operator, says it has been working for more than six months to implement pre-paid international roaming, and expects to introduce roaming services for its Buddie and Libertie pre-paid users by the end of this year, reports AllAfrica.