ASA rules for MTN
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has dismissed an application lodged against MTN South Africa for the Mobile Money Reseller Project advertisement. Cell C lodged the complaint against MTN on the basis that the campaign was misleading and dishonest. The ASA...DiData expands US footprint
Dimension Data, the $6-billion ICT solutions and services provider, has acquired 100% of Nexus for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Valencia, California, Nexus is a privately-owned provider of advanced IT solutions serving enterprises,...IBM goes open source with Power8 chips
IBM has opened up its Power8 processor specifications, making it possible for anyone to develop new systems on the platform. The company yesterday launched its new Power Systems servers that allow data centres to manage massive data requirements, all built on an open...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...