Huawei launches SA call centre

Huawei has launched its first South African call centre to provide Huawei Device customers with local support. The call centre is already operational and can be contacted on 0860 861 111. “The creation of this call centre is a result of Huawei’s growth in the South...

Telspace Systems opens EU office

South African information security services and training company Telspace Systems will be establishing an EU-based office during the Infosecurity Europe event at the end of April this year.  Telspace Systems has been successfully operating in Johannesburg since 2002....

Oracle buys network firm Tekelec

Oracle has entered into an agreement to acquire Tekelec, a leading provider of network signalling, policy control and subscriber data management solutions for communications networks. The proliferation of smart devices, mobile applications, and connected services has...

Vodacom slashes data pricing

Vodacom has cut its prepaid data pricing by up to 84% on its latest data promotion, which is set to run from 27 March to 30 April 2013. Phil Patel, chief officer of Vodacom’s consumer business unit, comments: “The market is rapidly moving towards smartphones and...

Lenovo takes on African market

Lenovo is taking on the African market, with huge emerging market growth fuelling interest in the company’s PC+ strategy. Graham Braum, CEO of Lenovo Africa, points out that the company has spent the last few months targeted selected African markets. He believes...

Vodacom extends LTE services

Vodacom has become the first network in South Africa to offer LTE (commonly referred to as 4G) services to all its customers.  LTE represents the next evolution in mobile with connection speeds many times higher than 3G, translating into faster downloads and stutter...