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On the spectrum: Telkom’s incoming chief executive Serame Taukobong says broadband spectrum release is critical to economic growth, stating that internet access has a direct impact on a country’s GDP. (SIMZ)
5G

Telkom’s new CEO calls for end to spectrum auction delays

Serame Taukobong says, if done right, the auction of new broadband spectrum will help level the playing field

  • Sarah Smit
5 min read
Growing: Outgoing Telkom chief executive Sipho Maseko leaves behind a stronger telecommunications company, having largely completed the move from voice and fixed-line to mobile. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg/Getty)
8TA

Telkom’s long game bears fruit

The partly state-owned firm has battled the odds to become the third-biggest mobile operator in SA

  • Sarah Smit
6 min read
Serame Taukobong
COVID 19

Serame Taukobong appointed as Telkom’s chief executive designate

The telecommunication group’s current chief executive, Sipho Maseko, will step down at the end of June 2022

  • Sarah Smit
2 min read
Cell C already has a roaming agreement with Vodacom and it said the MTN deal will have no impact on its agreement with Vodacom.
CELL C

Cell C aims for big customer growth with MTN deal

​Mobile operator Cell C is aiming to give its customers a network speed boost with an MTN roaming agreement deal

  • Duncan Alfreds
2 min read
Talk is cheaper
CELL C

How to stretch your prepaid airtime buck

Cash-strapped cellphone users are recharging for as little as R2, as pressure mounts for free SMSes.

  • Staff Reporter
6 min read
8TA

Telkom launches mobile service

This week has seen the formal launch of Telkom Mobile as a mobile network serving both business and consumers, leaving 8ta as a sub-brand.

  • Kalvin Subbadu
3 min read