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Starlink tested in the bushveld — 187Mbps when load-shedding kills mobile
South African households whose primary mobile broadband connection goes down during load-shedding or campers who want fast Internet in the bushveld might find investing in a Starlink kit worthwhile.
MyBroadband
Hanno Labuschagne
Good news for SA Reserve Bank interest rates
Consumer price inflation (CPI) for May is expected to ease further, which could signal a break in the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) interest rate hiking cycle.
DailyInvestor
Bianke Neethling
Old Mutual shifts entire IT infrastructure to AWS
Financial services giant Old Mutual has moved its entire IT infrastructure to the cloud and closed its on-premises data centre facilities, becoming one of the first South African companies of its size to do so.
Cell C says its network migration is done
Cell C has completed the migration of its network to partners MTN and Vodacom. This as the mobile operator moves to cut costs and compete more effectively in difficult market conditions.
Airtel Rolls out Commercial 5G Services in Nigeria
Airtel Nigeria has reportedly launched its commericial 5G services in the country. The services are currently available in Abuja, Lagos, and Port Harcourt.
TechAfrica
AAYUSHYA RANJAN
RMB: SA e-commerce to match
Rand Merchant Bank expects e-commerce adoption in South Africa to achieve “developed market penetration levels” by then.
No Merger Between Intelsat and SES
Reports have surfaced about Intelsat ending any talks about a merger with SES, a deal which was speculated to being worth more than $10 Billion.
TechAfrica
AAYUSHYA RANJAN
Pivotal Commware and MTN Successfully Conclude the 5G mmWave Field Trial
Pivotal Commware and MTN have concluded a successful 5G mmWave field trial. This technology is intended to enhance sot efficiencies to expand broadband services.
TechAfrica
AAYUSHYA RANJAN
Telkom taps Cell C for new commercial chief
Simo Mkhize has been appointed chief commercial officer of Telkom’s consumer and small business division.
SA's MultiChoice to invest heavily in Showmax future
SA's MultiChoice plans to invest heavily in growing its streaming platform Showmax with aspirations to make it the leading streaming service in Africa.
ConnectingAfrica
Paula Gilbert
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