Former Chairman of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), Paris Mashile, has been appointed CEO of Vunani Technology Ventures, a company which specialises in offering ICT advisory and investment banking to high-growth, mid-market ICT entrepreneurs.
On his appointment, Mashile said: “This appointment will allow me the opportunity to advise an industry whose development [...]
THE Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has granted local mobile cellular and telecommunications providers additional time to submit extra information on Draft Call Termination Regulations, an official has confirmed.
In an interview with our reporters on Monday, ICASA Senior Manager, Jubie Matlou, said the communications regulator held public hearings between June 28-30th on the [...]
South Africa’s mobile telephony offerings may not be as expensive as the general perception may suggest, and while there is potential scope for further reduction in pricing, the issue does warrant broader consideration.
This is one of the key findings of a new whitepaper entitled South African Telecoms in 2010: High stakes for the big winners, [...]
The South African Mobile TV Consortium has objected to the May 7 deadline placed by The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa), claiming the time given is not sufficient for final applications.
Icasa has given interested operators three weeks to apply for the new digital mobile television service license, in order for the service to be [...]
South African telecoms regulator, The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has urged mobile operators to further reduce their interconnection fees by July.
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa), which regulates broadcast and telecoms in the country, plans to issue mobile-TV licenses before June, in time for the Soccer World Cup tournament.
South Africa’s communications regulator, ICASA is looking at implementing a regulatory framework for internet protocol television (IPTV).
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) says it has not heard from the country’s three mobile operators, following its refusal to review the interconnection rates among these companies.
MTN South Africa announced it has finalized separate amended interconnection agreements with Vodacom and Cell C regarding the implementation of the Mobile Termination Rate (MTR) decrease.
South African mobile operator, Vodacom is confident that ongoing debate will not derail the process of reducing interconnection rates between networks.
The company pledged its commitment to the success of the process and said it will work with authorities to that effect.
“Vodacom is committed to the reduction of the interconnection rates as announced by the Minister [...]
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) said it will for now not review the interconnection amendment agreements as submitted by the country’s network operators.