Frustrated consumers have lashed out at local Internet service provider (ISP) MWeb, after an unplanned network disruption left many without international connectivity.
Verbruikers is nie gelukkig met MWeb se diens nie, na ‘n netwerkflater baie van hulle sonder toegang tot internasionale internet gelaat het.
The popularity of mobile Internet is arguably the biggest cause of SA scoring poorly in a broadband quality survey, and has resulted in the country's perceived inability to meet the threshold of quality requirements for modern applications.
‘n Wêreldwye studie wys dat Suid-Afrika nie in die boonste 50% van lande val wanneer dit kom by die kwaliteit van sy breëband internetdiens nie.
Telkom's freeze on network build during the Soccer World Cup cost MWeb a lot of money, says group CEO Rudi Jansen, but it also forced the ISP into new infrastructure investments sooner.
Telkom se opskorting van nuwe ontwikkeling tydens die sokkerwêreldbeker het MWeb geld gekos sê die bestuurshoof, Rudi Jansen.
The Gauteng Gambling Board is under fire for asserting companies that aid online gambling, which was recently declared illegal, could face fines of up to R10 million.
Internetdiensverskaffers sê die boetes van tot R10 miljoen wat hulle op die hals kan haal as hulle dobbel op die internet toelaat, is onregverdig en ongrondwetlik.
South African punters and online casinos stand to have millions of rands confiscated by the state, if the Gauteng Gambling Board wins an appeal in Bloemfontein to have online gambling banned once and for all.
Suid-Afrikaanse dobbelaars en internet dobbelhuise kan miljoene rande verloor as die dobbelraad sy saak in Bloemfontein wen.
SA lacks a clear plan on how broadband affordability will be achieved, as the country's broadband policy and regulatory framework does not mention the single most important factor in lowering the cost of broadband.
Daar is nie ‘n duidelike plan om die koste van die internet in Suid-Afrika goedkoper te maak nie.
By the year 2020, converged telecoms company Ericsson predicts a world connected by 50 billion devices, and operators must prepare for this inevitable reality.
Die wêreld gaan binne die volgende 50 miljard toestelle hê wat aan die internet verbind is, voorspel Ericsson.
SA's first online radio seeks Web-savvy listeners and won't be targeting a rural audience.
Suid-Afrika se eerste radiostasie op die internet is gemik op mense wat kennis van en toegang tot die internet het.
Third mobile operator Cell C has connected the first city – Port Elizabeth (PE) – to its new 4Gs network.
Cell C het Port Elizabeth gekoppel aan sy 4Gs netwerk, die eerste van tien stede in Suid-Afrika.
African businesses are expecting a revolution in Internet access, as the costs of connection and technology drop due to the rush of new undersea cables connecting the continent to the outside world, researchers say.
Besighede in Afrika verwag dat die koste van breëband internet gaan verlaag sê navorsers.
MWeb ISP [Internet service provider] is not offering its clients an upgrade to Telkom's 10Mbps offering, as it has reservations about Telkom's core network and the copper quality over the last 50 miles, says MWeb ISP CEO Derek Hershaw.
MWeb gaan nie aan sy gebruikers die 10Mbps van Telkom aanbied nie, want die maatskappy is nie seker Telkom se infrastruktuur kan die hanteer nie.
