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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 Staff Reporter - 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 Staff Reporter - 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 Staff Reporter - 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 Staff Reporter - 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.

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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.

Telkom’s promises fall on deaf ears

Article Staff Reporter - 21 Jun 2013

The introduction of high-speed broadband is the company's best hope of turning sentiment around.

High-tech and lowlife: How extortion is hobbling broadband roll-out

Article Staff Reporter - 22 Apr 2013

We need to start seeing broadband as a vital service and treating those who threaten it with severity, writes Alistair Fairweather.

Broadband delays affect SA economy, says report

Article Sapa - 11 Apr 2013

The government's delays in improving broadband internet access have a negative impact on SA's economy, rankings by the World Economic Forum has shown.

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