Articles by Richard Cutcher, Page 19
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Tue, August 20th, 17:00 · Richard Cutcher
Sekese to continue in director-general role
Rosey Sekese, South Africa’s department of communications’ director-general, will be continuing in the role after minister Yunus Carrim seeked to draw a line under the ongoing saga in front of the communications portfolio committee. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
Prepaid electricity boosts Blue Label Telecoms revenue
Blue Label Telecoms, listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), has increased its headline earning by 9 per cent to ZAR425 million (US$42 million) over the last 12 months. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 18:30 · Richard Cutcher
MTN spectrum application goes to public hearing
The Independent Communications of South Africa (ICASA) has set up a public hearing to decide whether the country’s largest mobile operator MTN should be allocated spectrum in the 2010MHz to 2015MHz band. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 14:30 · Richard Cutcher
Germany first to recognise Bitcoin
Germany has officially recognised Bitcoin as a currency, making it the first country to do so and open the possibility of attempts to tax it. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 12:30 · Richard Cutcher
Mugabe family bails out Telecel Zimbabwe
President Robert Mugabe’s nephew Patrick Zhuwao has been revealed as the man behind the deal to ensure Telecel Zimbabwe complies with the country’s local ownership rules. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 11:30 · Richard Cutcher
MTN embroiled in indaba sponsorship corruption
A senior MTN figure has been suspended by the company over his alleged part in misappropriated sponsorship money meant for the Cape Town ICT indaba last year. → Read more
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Sun, August 18th, 08:00 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 18/08/2013
Africa’s tech startup, accelerator and investor scene continues to see rapid growth, with the last seven days seeing more exciting developments on the continent. → Read more
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Fri, August 16th, 20:00 · Richard Cutcher
e.tv partner with Sentech for digital broadcasting
South Africa’s free-to-air broadcaster e.tv has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with state-owned Sentech to provide its signal distribution for its digital terrestrial television (DTT). → Read more
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Thu, August 15th, 19:00 · Richard Cutcher
Free Wi-Fi in the City of Tshwane
The City of Tshwane, in Pretoria, South Africa, has partnered with the Project Isizwe to provide free Wi-Fi to residents. → Read more
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Thu, August 15th, 14:30 · Richard Cutcher
MTN Ghana takes mobile money to ATMs
MTN Ghana has launched its ATM Cash Out innovation for mobile money subscribers, allowing customers to withdraw money without a card. → Read more
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Thu, August 15th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
Seed Engine preparing for next round of startup accelerator
Johannesburg accelerator Seed Engine has outlined its requirements for tech startups looking to apply for its next programme, which begins next month. → Read more
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Thu, August 15th, 11:00 · Richard Cutcher
Neotel put date on LTE launch
Neotel has set the date for the launch of its LTE network in South Africa, meaning it will finally start making use of its spectrum at the end of the month. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 16:30 · Richard Cutcher
Oracle chief labels Google “evil”
Larry Ellison, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Oracle, has labelled his opposite number at Google, Larry Page, “absolutely evil”. → Read more
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Wed, August 14th, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher
Mixed performance for MTN in Nigeria and South Africa
The MTN Group has recorded a 6.5 per cent increase in subscribers in the first half of 2013, but its South Africa network lost around 400,000 customers. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 19:30 · Richard Cutcher
Cell C and MTN fall foul of ICASA standards
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has released its latest quality of service (QoS) monitoring test reports for the Johannesburg and Pretoria region. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher
Etisalat unveils M2M Control Centre
Middle East and African network operator Etisalat has launched its Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Control Centre, aimed at enterprise customers to manage and scale their connected devices. → Read more
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Tue, August 13th, 10:00 · Richard Cutcher
Low cost iPhone could be launched in September
Apple’s next iPhone is expected to be unveiled on September 10, with rumours circulating it could be accompanied by a cheaper ‘iPhone 5C’. → Read more
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Mon, August 12th, 14:20 · Richard Cutcher
Econet Wireless launch premium personalised number service
Zimbabwe mobile network Econet Wireless has launched its new prefix, 078, and with it the chance for individuals and businesses the chance to pay extra for a special number. → Read more
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Mon, August 12th, 14:00 · Richard Cutcher
Cell C combine CFO role
South Africa’s third network operator, Cell C, has appointed Robert Pasley as its chief financial officer (CFO). → Read more
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Mon, August 12th, 11:00 · Richard Cutcher
Broadband Infraco suffers huge revenue hit
Broadband Infraco, the state-owned infrastructure company, has suffered a 40 per cent revenue drop during the past financial year. → Read more
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