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South Africa’s Smaller Telecoms could be at Risk from Larger Companies

Call blocking by South Africa’s biggest network operators is negatively impacting many local telecoms customers who are finding they cannot always successfully complete phone calls. This is according to Anthony Engelbrecht, Technical Director at the independent telco, Huge Networks. He...

ICT remains one of the biggest industries in South Africa

The ICT sector has one of South Africa's biggest job markets and is also one of the biggest contributors to the economy. This is according to the State of ICT report published by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa...

ICASA not to implement new data rules according to court orders

The high court in Johannesburg ruled on Thursday afternoon, June 7, that the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) could not implement the new data regulations surrounding out-of-bundle (OOB) billing and rollover data. These regulations will thus not...

Opinion: Lower interconnect fees benefit consumers

Following months of talks between the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) and the telecoms industry, the regulator announced that mobile termination rates in South Africa would drop significantly. “Icasa said the move aims to stimulate economic growth, and...

Cell C has Jhb’s worst dropped call rate – ICASA

South Africa’s Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) conducted a survey to determine the Quality of Service provided by mobile operators Cell C, MTN, and Vodacom throughout the Johannesburg and Pretoria region – and the results showed a...

Google pushes TV white space to connect rural Africa

Earlier this year, search engine giant Google teamed up with the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to launch a pilot project using TV “white space” technology. The aim of the test was to demonstrate that white spaces spectrum –...

ICASA announces hearings on broadcast ads and infomercials

South Africa’s communications regulator, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), has announced that it will hold public hearings on draft regulations governing advertising, infomercials and program sponsorship for broadcasting service licensees. ICASA said in a...

South Africa gets fixed line number portability

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has implemented a process that will allow the country’s fixed line telecom customers to keep their landline numbers when switching from one telecoms provider to another. Called “Geographic Number Portability”, the process...

ICASA to mobile networks – fix problems or face consequences

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has instructed the country’s mobile network operators to urgently find a solution to their network problems, or face punitive action. This follows a meeting between the operators (MTN, Vodacom and Cell C...

ICASA extends draft radio frequency deadline

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has indicated that it would extend the closing date for written submissions in relation to the draft radio frequency spectrum fees. The South Africa communications regulator said players in the sector...
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Sintrex Awarded Diamond Innovator Partner by Palo Alto Networks

A major milestone as Sintrex joins an elite group of cybersecurity partners in Africa Sintrex, a leading IT infrastructure management...
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