Articles by Richard Cutcher

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Tue, April 9th, 12:51 · Richard Cutcher

US criticised for anti-Chinese tech message

The US-China Business Council has accused the American government of “protectionism” after it discouraged agencies from buying IT systems from China. → Read more
Tue, April 9th, 12:22 · Richard Cutcher

Telkom’s ambitious plan to connect SA’s business world

Telkom Business has launched an aggressive package offering colleagues unlimited calls, unlimited SMS and access to a nationwide network of Wi-Fi hotspots. → Read more
Tue, April 9th, 08:48 · Richard Cutcher

Cell C drops mobile data prices for contract customers

Contract subscribers on South African mobile network Cell C can now purchase 1GB of data for ZAR69 (US$7.70) per month. → Read more
Tue, April 9th, 08:10 · Richard Cutcher

Superfast broadband trials in Tunisia completed

Alcatel-Lucent and Tunisian network operator Tunisie Telecom have completed the trial of superfast broadband services with data speeds of up to 100Mbps. → Read more
Tue, April 9th, 06:55 · Richard Cutcher

Canadian government money to boost BlackBerry orders

Struggling phone manufacturer BlackBerry will be aided by an effective government loan of US$256 million to Spanish network operator Telefonica. → Read more
Mon, April 8th, 14:06 · Richard Cutcher

Instawallet service for Bitcoin users still inaccessible

The Bitcoin Instawallet website remains down today after being hacked last week, as it looks to build a more robust platform. → Read more
Mon, April 8th, 11:18 · Richard Cutcher

Telkom warn shareholders of expected 20% earnings drop

Telkom are expecting to report a year-on-year fall of at least 20 per cent in headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the year ending March 31, 2013. → Read more
Mon, April 8th, 09:30 · Richard Cutcher

Legal action against ICASA possible over licence fees

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) could face legal action over its new annual licence fee structure, with an Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) official telling HumanIPO it is “not off the table”. → Read more
Mon, April 8th, 07:53 · Richard Cutcher

‘MTN stole my IP’ – MobiRes entrepreneur

MTN has been accused of stealing the intellectual property of MobiRes, a company the African operator has worked closely with for more than two years. → Read more
Mon, April 8th, 05:39 · Richard Cutcher

Q&A: Tim Harris MP discusses the role government can play in the tech ecosystem

In an exclusive interview with HumanIPO Tim Harris MP, the Democratic Alliance’s shadow finance minister and government liaison member of the Silicon Cape committee, discusses what obstacles need to be removed for startups and entrepreneurs. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 14:28 · Richard Cutcher

Vodafone joins Myanmar mobile race

Vodafone have joined forces with China Mobile to launch the latest bid for a mobile licence in the Southeast Asian state of Myanmar. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 11:59 · Richard Cutcher

Investec joins SA’s banking app club

Investec are the latest South African bank to launch a mobile app, though it is initially only available on the iPad. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 11:43 · Richard Cutcher

ICASA investigating claims WBS have reconnected equipment

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) is investigating allegations Wireless Business Solutions (WBS) has reconnected radio communication equipment previously affected by the regulator’s seizure of property on Wednesday. → Read more
Thu, April 4th, 14:29 · Richard Cutcher

Line-up confirmed for LTE Africa 2013 in Cape Town

Organisers of the LTE Africa 2013 conference coming to Cape Town in July have told HumanIPO they are delighted with the line-up of speakers they have put together. → Read more
Thu, April 4th, 12:44 · Richard Cutcher

Broadlink chief expresses surprise at ICASA raid on WBS

The managing director of Broadlink, which suffered significant network downtime yesterday as a result of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) raiding a licensee, has told HumanIPO he was as surprised as anyone when the move took place. → Read more
Thu, April 4th, 10:58 · Richard Cutcher

ICASA sets annual licence fee, increase effective immediately

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) appears to have met telecommunications companies halfway in the setting of the annual licence fee payable to the regulator. → Read more
Thu, April 4th, 09:08 · Richard Cutcher

Bitcoin spikes in value in reaction to Cyprus crisis

The value of the growing internet currency Bitcoin surged to a record high of US$147 in reaction to the Cypriot banking crisis. → Read more
Wed, April 3rd, 19:48 · Richard Cutcher

Tim Harris trying to remove government obstacles for Silicon Cape

The Democratic Alliance’s Tim Harris MP was chosen as Silicon Cape’s first government liaison board member at the end of last year, but the shadow minister for finance sees his role as “getting government out the way”. → Read more
Wed, April 3rd, 16:42 · Richard Cutcher

Anonymous speak out against and warns North Korea

Hacking collective Anonymous have declared war on the increasingly erratic state of North Korea in a strongly worded statement which followed its attacks on the country’s government sites at the weekend. → Read more
Wed, April 3rd, 14:53 · Richard Cutcher

Europe ganging up on Google, threatened with ban

Privacy regulators in six European countries are preparing to challenge Google’s refusal to reverse privacy policy changes it made in March 2012. → Read more