Broadband

Let there be light: Using home-grown photonics to close digital access divide

Article Mashadi Kekana - 4 Jun 2018

The transmission of information through particles of light may be the solution to closing the gap between the internet haves and have-nots

US Congress appeals ruling on net neutrality

Article bogdan TagDiv - 17 May 2018

The issue of net neutrality isn’t black and white, displaying both positive and negative consequences

State’s IT merger plan slated

Article Lungelo Shezi Htxt - 8 Sep 2017

The government plans to merge several state-owned companies to form one broadband firm to fast-track internet access in the country

New sea cable could lower broadband costs

Article bogdan TagDiv - 25 Nov 2015

The Africa Coast to Europe cable is likely the last major system to land in SA for a while, but help with redundancy and choice may bring costs down.

The battle is on for rapid broadband

Article Staff Reporter - 3 Sep 2015

A delay in policy directive is raising the stakes in the telecommunications sector's battle for high-speed spectrum.

WBS back in broadband play

Article Staff Reporter - 31 Oct 2014

Despite serious questions about its deal with Icasa, the firm remains hot property

What the ‘universal’ water access lie taught us about broadband

Article bogdan TagDiv - 30 Jan 2014

The communication department has set a target of "universal" broadband access. But if it is similar to our water access, it won't be universal at all.

The new frontier: Africa’s great ‘white spaces’

Article bogdan TagDiv - 10 Nov 2013

Microsoft and Google are racing to fine tune a technology that could ultimately bring cheap broadband to the entire African continent.

A realistic look at “4G”

Article Staff Reporter - 11 Oct 2013

The migration to digital terrestrial television and other delays are hampering broadband rollout.

LTE: a solution to SA’s broadband rollout?

Article Advertising Supplement - 11 Oct 2013

A comment by Toby Shapshak, the editor and publisher of Stuff magazine.

LTE is a complementary solution

Article Advertising Supplement - 11 Oct 2013

A comment by Alphonzo Samuel, the managing executive for network infrastructure provisioning at Telkom SA.

Better Internet connectivity for South Africa?

Videos Staff Reporter - 23 Aug 2013

New Communications Minister Yunus Carrim took reader questions on broadband, the SABC and more in our live M&G Hangout. Watch the highlights.

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Democracy will flounder sans Stats SA

Sarah Smit & M&G Data Desk - 28 Feb 2020

As the government bails out state-owned entities, it is leaving a hole in the budget of the agency tasked with telling us what South Africa looks like — one that is crucial to government decisions

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