More South Africans saving for the future

About 70% of South Africans are planning to save either “the same or more” over the coming six months – a decrease from the 92% who say the same thing in the previous survey.  According to the latest MasterCard survey of Consumer Purchasing Priorities: Money...

Improved networks drive consumer loyalty

Improved network performance is vital to ensure subscriber loyalty among smartphone users, and will provide operators with a significant competitive advantage. These are some of the finding from a new report from Ericsson ConsumerLab, which also shows that current...

Telkom Kenya signs towers to Eaton

Telkom Kenya, which operates Orange’s mobile and fixed-line telecommunications service in Kenya, has signed an agreement with Eaton Towers for the management of its passive network infrastructure. The 15-year tower management and leasing deal is focussed on both...

Marketers are missing digital opportunity

Marketers are missing a powerful opportunity to engage with consumers and deliver personalised experiences that drive brand affinity, according to research from Adobe Systems. The State of Online Advertising study polled both consumers and marketers in seven countries...

Decline in SA trade conditions: Sacci

Trade conditions remained in positive territory for the first five months of 2013, with the Trade Activity Index (TAI) measuring 56 in May 2013. According to Sacci (SA Chamber of Commerce & Industry), the trade sector appears to be doing better than the broader...

Integr8 takes on MTN’s server support

Integr8 has been awarded the contract to provide support for the entire Wintel and Linux Server environment for telecommunications giant MTN SA. Lance Fanaroff, joint CEO of Integr8, comments: “Integr8 has successfully fulfilled its role as MTN’s interim managed...