Internet service provider FNB Connect has joined forces with telecommunications operator Vox Telecom to launched fibre packages for businesses. According to the bank, FNB Connect Vox Fibre for Business is available to all FNB Business account holders, including sole proprietors. Pricing packages for the service starts at R1,499 for a symmetrical 10Mbps uncapped package that...
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MTN’s CEO implement Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy
MTN has implemented COVID-19 vaccination policy plan, starting from January 2022 the mobile operator expects each staff employee to be vaccinated or leave the company if they don’t want to. The company’s Group CEO Ralph Mupita announced the policy shift on Monday, saying MTN “will not be obliged to continue the employment contract of those who...
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Mobile Operator MTN launches 100Mbps Uncapped 5G
MTN has announced the launch of two new MyMTN Home Uncapped speed-based plans on 5G, promising fast data speeds, low latency, increased reliability, and good coverage. The second largest mobile operator said it currently offers 5G across 125 coverage areas in all of South Africa’s provinces. MyMTN Home Uncapped 5G contract plans are available for...
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Orange Mobile Chairman and CEO Resigns after Convicted by Paris appeal Court
France mobile operator Orange’s chairman and CEO Stephane Richard was convicted by the Paris appeal court for complicity of misuse of public funds. The company’s board announced Wednesday that the search is underway for Richard’s replacement. His successor is likely to take the reins in Jan 2022 said the company. Richard’s conviction is a big...
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Instagram Rolls out “Rage Shake” Feature to Report Problems with the App
The photo sharing application Instagram has introduced a new feature called “Rage Shake”. Its sole aim of the feature is to let users shake their phones to report a problem with the app. Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced the launch of the new feature in a video on Twitter and explained how it works. “You ever use...
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Joox Streaming Service Terminate its Services in South Africa
Music streaming service Joox will terminate its services in South Africa on 31 March 2022, the company has confirmed in a statement to News24. The Tencent-owned app has not yet provided a reason for the sudden termination of all its services in the country, which include Joox VIP, Joox through MultiChoice’s DStv, and Telkom Music powered...
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MTN plans to Lease back and Sell some of its SA Towers Assets
The South African mobile operator MTN Group said on Wednesday it will sell and leaseback more than 5,000 towers in South Africa to London-based IHS Towers for R6.4bn ($412m) to help lower costs. MTN, with 277.3 million subscribers across 21 countries in Africa and the Middle East, is in the middle of a R25bn divestment...
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Six major Mobile Forecast Trends to Keep your Eyes on in 2022
Six major Mobile Forecast trends to keep your eyes on for the year ahead according to App Annie TikTok will continue its rocketship growth. The firm predicts the app will reach 1.5 billion active users — a figure it will reach 1.75 years faster than WhatsApp did. Big new milestones are ahead for a number...
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Netflix is Launching Short Video Clips for Kids
Netflix is set to release a new feature for children that will use short video clips – just like on social media platform TikTok – to advertise kids’ movies and shows. Called “Kids Clips,” the feature is slated to appear on Netflix’s iOS app and highlights snippets of children’s content from the streamer’s existing library,...
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Telkom is Looking for Strategic Partners for IT Business says CEO Sipho Maseko
The mobile operator looks to collaborate with people who have cybersecurity skills ‘that would ostensibly be global … to make sure that it is not just a technical fit that we work towards, but also a cultural fit’: outgoing CEO Sipho Maseko. FIFI PETERS: Telkom released its results a little earlier today. You’ll remember it graduated...