Publication: Businesstech.co.za

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

SABC board extension plan put on hold

The DA has welcomed a decision by the ANC in Parliament today (18 June 2013) not to rush through an amendment to the Broadcasting Act 4 of 1999, said DA Shadow Minister of Communications, Marian Shinn.Shinn explained that the amendment aimed to extend ... [Published Businesstech.co.za - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: South African Broadcasting Corporation, Interference

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Naspers Ltd

Naspers to buy India’s RedBus for R1.4bn: report

South African media giant Naspers is set to enter yet another emerging market through a controlling stake in India based online bus ticketing firm RedBus according to a report in the Economic Times.Various reports have the deal at between $100 million ... [Published Businesstech.co.za - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Naspers Ltd, India, Electronic Commerce, DStv

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

No sign of app slowdown: FNB

First National Bank (FNB)$ announced on Tuesday (18 June) that its banking app for smartphones has gained 500,000 active clients in less than two years, since its launch in July 2011.The announcement follows industry speculation suggesting that FNB is ... [Published Businesstech.co.za - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Smartphone, FNB Connect, Ecosystem, Windows 8

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Telkom SA Ltd

Telkom dismisses Cell C merger talks

Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko has dismissed talk of a potential merger deal with South Africa’s third mobile operator, Cell C.It follows long running speculation that Telkom and Cell C were currently “working on the finer details of a potential merger”.“We ... [Published Businesstech.co.za - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Cell C, Telkom SA Ltd, Sipho Maseko, ALAN KNOTT-CRAIG, Mergers & Acquisitions

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

ISPA welcomes Telkom, CompCom settlement

The Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has welcomed the Competition Commission’s “historic” settlement with Telkom, which will see the operator pay R200 million in penalties.The settlement is in response to a series of complaints lodged against ... [Published Businesstech.co.za - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Wholesale, Abuse, Complaints, Relativity, Internet Service Provider

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

PCCW Limited

Telkom seeks $6 million from former MD

Telkom has instituted legal action against a former senior executive of the company, Thami Msimango, in two separate claims amounting to $6 million (R60.3 million), alleging acts of recklessness and breach of contract.Telkom has filed a lawsuit at the ... [Published Businesstech.co.za - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Blue Label Telecoms Limited, Relativity, PCCW Limited, Breach Of Contract, Pretoria

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

Vodacom Group Ltd

TeliaSonera appoints Vodacom Int CEO

Swedish operator TeliaSonera has appointed former CEO of Vodacom International,$ Johan Dennelind, to the position of president and CEO.Chief operating officer of Vodacom?s International operations,$ Romeo Kumalo has taken over Dennelind?s portfolio, Vodacom ... [Published Businesstech.co.za - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Vodacom Group Ltd, TeliaSonera AB, Appointed, Johan Dennelind, Maxis

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

FNB to launch mobile operator?

Industry speculation suggests that FNB is in discussions with Cell C to become a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), with the aim of offering a range of mobile products to its banking customers.Two independent sources have informed MyBroadband that ... [Published Businesstech.co.za - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Mobile Virtual Network Operators, Cell C, Mobile Operator, Virgin Mobile South Africa, Virginia (South Africa)

First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

Telkom’s R649 million competition crimes

Telkom and the competition commission have reached a settlement which will see the operator add a R200 million penalty to the R449 million fine it already owes for abusing its dominance in the broadband market.In August 2012, the competition tribunal ... [Published Businesstech.co.za - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: Sipho Maseko, Crime, Wholesale

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Smartphones bloom in emerging markets

Global smartphone shipments are expected to reach 958.8 million units in 2013, surpassing feature phone shipments for the first time, the IDC says.According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphones ... [Published Businesstech.co.za - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Smartphone, IDC International Data Corp, Emerging Markets

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 2 reports

Blue Label hits back at Telkom claims

Blue Label Telecoms says it will challenge the claim brought against its subsidiaries by Telkom, seeking over R5 billion in damages.Telkom announced in its financial reporting on Friday (14 June 2013) that it had issued a summons against Blue Label Telecoms ... [Published Businesstech.co.za - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Blue Label Telecoms Limited, Arbitration, Relativity

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 2 reports

We want to be a virtual operator in SA: Orange

Orange Horizons CEO,$ Sébastien Crozier$ says$ that French based global operator Orange wants to be virtual mobile operator (MVNO) in South Africa.This is the clearest statement yet of the group’s ambitions as a serious player in the mobile space in South ... [Published Businesstech.co.za - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Orange France, Mobile Virtual Network Operators, South Africa

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Telkom seeks $6 million from former MD [Published Businesstech.co.za - Jun 18 2013]
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