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MTN Announces Massive Data Price Cuts

Luis Monzon -
After engagements with the Competition Commission and in response to its Data Service Market Inquiry, MTN SA has today announced that it will be reducing the prices of its monthly data bundles. The long-expected price decrease comes after the Commission's...
Company News

MTN Data Price Cut Announcement Expected Soon

Luis Monzon -
MTN CEO, Rob Shuter says South Africans can expect an announcement from the telecom giant in regards to data price cuts shortly, according to My Broadband. This comes after Vodacom made a similar announcement after it had reached an agreement...
Africa By Region

Top South African Smartphone Habits that You Should Know

Luis Monzon -
GeoPoll conducted a study with 400 South Africans via a mobile web link to understand how they are using their phones. The study focused on what features and apps they use most often and how they are paying for...
Mobile and Telecoms

South African network providers, MTN and Vodacom, to drop data prices

Jenna Delport -
The Competition Commission finally released its latest report - the Data Service Market Inquiry - on Monday, 2 December 2019. The report, which focuses on South Africa's biggest mobile operators - MTN and Vodacom, concludes that the companies should...
Southern Africa

ICASA To Protect Customers Against Data Bill Shock

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ICASA has taken the first step in addressing the high cost of data in South Africa. A number of new regulations are making networks unhappy. ICASA (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa) recently published its End-User and Subscriber Service Charter...
Mobile and Telecoms

Competition Commission’s inquiry into data costs finalised in 2018

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The past two years have seen the Competition Commission undertake a number of market inquiries involving the retail, healthcare and public passenger transport markets. However, few market inquiries have captured the attention of South African consumers more than the...
Mobile and Telecoms

The best and cheapest mobile data bundle alternatives in South Africa

Staff Writer -
Although the petrol price is on the steady decline and inflation has settled, exorbitant mobile data costs is still a problem. Many people have taken to social media over the past few months to rise up against ridiculous spikes...
Southern Africa

How telcos can use technology to address #Datamustfall

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The South African telecom industry is marked by high SIM card penetration (160%) due to the popularity of broadband services. According to GSMA, average mobile broadband connection in South Africa is 74 persons per 100. Yet it is also...
Mobile and Telecoms

Virgin Mobile offers free data and WhatsApp to new customers

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Virgin Mobile has announced the launch of its Data Boost promotion, which will see new subscribers rewarded with free data, on-net calls and WhatsApp when they recharge on the network. This promotion is the latest attempt of a telecommunications...
Mobile and Telecoms

“Telco networks need to open up to competition” – ISPA

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The recently-published Electronic Communications Amendment Bill proposes that mobile network operators and other vertically-integrated telecoms firms allow Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and others to compete for subscribers over their networks. “Legislation requiring telecoms networks to open up to competition should...
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Nemetschek Group Unveils AI Assistant

The Nemetschek Group, a software provider for the AEC/O and media industries, unveiled a preview of the AI Assistant,...
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