Telkom aims to be broadband leader
Kathy Gibson reports from SATNAC 2014 – Central to Telkom’s turnaround strategy is becoming a leader in broadband provision, and it is doing this by changing its go-to-business model as well as its branding. Dr Brian Armstrong, chief operating officer of Telkom,...Innovative networks drive mobile broadband
Kathy Gibson reports from SATNAC 2014 – Setting up the networks that connect the world is just the beginning of the dream to provide mobile broadband for all. Tumi Sekhukhune, vice-president: strategy, marketing and communications at Ericsson, agrees with the...Universal broadband creates a better society
Kathy Gibson reports from SATNAC 2014 – South Africa’s vision is to connect all people, schools and clinics – with many of the first deliverables due as soon as 2015. Mikko Lavanti, chief customer officer at Coriant, points out that the challenges to...System outages for Standard Bank
Standard Bank has released a statement wishing to apologise to customers who are experiencing disruption to some of their services today. “We would like to reassure our customers that their overall experience with Standard Bank and the services we offer remains our...Alcatel-Lucent upgrades SAT-3/WASC cable
SAT-3/WASC/SAFE parties and Alcatel-Lucent have completed the fourth upgrade of the SAT-3/WASC undersea cable system, which went live during the first half of 2014. This latest upgrade has doubled the current system capacity, further positioning SAT-3/WASC as a...