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MTN, Microsoft trail 5G in cloud
Pan-African mobile network operator, MTN, says it has conducted a proof-of-concept for "a first-of-its-kind" 5G standalone core which has been deployed via cloud computing platform, Microsoft Azure.
R18 billion worth of Rain
African Rainbow Capital Investments' (ARCI's) interim financial results for the six months ended 31 December 2022 revealed that it kept Rain's valuation stable at R17.93 billion.
SEACOM Goes Live on the Equiano Subsea Cable
SEACOM has gone live on the Equiano subsea cable following the cable's landing in Cape Town, South Africa in August 2022.
TechAfrica
Aayushya Ranjan
Cell C CEO Douglas Craigie Stevenson steps down
Cell C CEO Douglas Craigie Stevenson will step down from the mobile operator at the end of March.
TechCentral
Duncan McLeod
Vumatel parent CIVH sees big profit upswing
CIVH, the Remgro-controlled parent of fibre infrastructure providers Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa (DFA), reported headline earnings of R322.8-million in the six months to end-December 2022, an analysis of Remgro's interim results published on Thursday shows.
TechCentral
Duncan McLeod
Tough load-shedding winter ahead for South Africa
Energy expert Clyde Mallinson and acting head of generation at Eskom Thomas Conradie have tempered the optimism surrounding the decrease in load-shedding severity over the last week.
DailyInvestor
Shaun Jacobs
Afrihost - South Africa's best Broadband ISP
Afrihost recently claimed the 2023 MyBroadband Award for Best Broadband ISP. Afrihost was selected as the winner thanks to its excellent performance across a wide range of broadband solutions.
Embrace AI or die
Bank Zero chairman Michael Jordaan said artificial intelligence (AI) would fundamentally change the world and businesses must adapt to this reality.
MyBroadband
William Brederode
Starlink rival OneWeb to launch global Internet coverage this year
OneWeb has launched the final 36 satellites of its initial 616-satellite "constellation", allowing the rival of Elon Musk's Starlink to offer global broadband coverage this year.
Capitec Pay: revolutionising the way South Africans pay
Capitec, South Africa's best digital bank, is changing the way people pay to make payments simpler, more secure and accessible for all.
TechCentral
Capitec Bank
Huawei touts progress in chip design work
Huawei Technologies has developed software tools capable of designing chips as advanced as 14 nanometres, advancing efforts to help Chinese companies sidestep US sanctions and replace American technology.
Green shoots at EOH as operating profit climbs
EOH Holdings expects to generate an operating profit from continuing operations of as much as R120-million in the six months ended 31 January 2023.
TechCentral
Duncan McLeod
Goodbye Eskom — MTN going off-grid at most towers
MTN South Africa CEO Charles Molapisi says they are accelerating investments in alternative power sources and expect to be completely off-grid at most sites in future.
MyBroadband
Jan Vermeulen
Alpheus Mangale is Seacom's new CEO
Subsea cable operator and telecoms service provider Seacom has appointed Alpheus Mangale as its new Group CEO, effective April 1, 2023.
Connecting Africa
Paula Gilbert
Telkom kicks off sale of Openserve
Telkom SA SOC has kicked off the sale of a stake in its fibre business, as it seeks to unlock value for shareholders and boost profit.
MyBroadband
Bloomberg
Big management shake-up at MultiChoice
MultiChoice Group has created a new technology division, which will be led by Nyiko Shiburi. Other key appointments have been made at SuperSport and elsewhere.
TechCentral
Duncan McLeod
ANC stalls appointment of new SABC board
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board selection will likely suffer further delays as the African National Congress (ANC) has instructed MPs to restart the selection process, Sunday Times reports.
MyBroadband
Myles Illidge
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