MTN in aggressive broadband roll-out

Earlier this month (12 April 2014), MTN SA demonstrated its high-speed fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) offering to residents of Monaghan Farm – an eco-friendly gated estate 30km north of Johannesburg. The commercial delivery of FTTH capable of 100Mbps is a first in Africa....

DoC to support Icasa on MTR finalisation

The Department of Communications (DoC) will give the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) more support in reaching finalisation on mobile termination rates (MTR). Minister of Communications Yunus Carrim met with the Council of Icasa to discuss...

Maintaining momentum after a merger

Maintaining sales momentum after mergers and acquisitions (M&As) is critical if providers want to achieve desired results, but many struggle to do this in light of the new technology buying cycle, according to Gartner. Sales and marketing leaders from both...

HDS cloud storage boosts business-defined IT

Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS) has launched new technology to accelerate customer success with business-defined IT – a closer linking of a company’s business and technology objectives that demands a more responsive IT foundation. Dubbed “Continuous Cloud...

Data boom, Mobile Money drive MTN revenues

MTN’s data revenues have increased 43,3% for the first quarter of 2014. The total number of subscribers grew 1,1% from December 2013, while Mobile Money subscribers continued to grow, reaching 16,6-million. MTN Group president and CEO Sifiso Dabengwa comments: “MTN...