Direct-to-mobile will outpace broadband satellite: experts

by Speedinet | Feb 27, 2024 | BMIT, Chris Geerdts, Dan Dooley, Dejan Kastelic, Elon Musk, Internet and connectivity, Lynk Global, News, Sections, Starlink, Vodacom

Satellite broadband is years away from mass adoption, but direct-to-mobile is just over the horizon.

25% of South African homes seeing fibre overbuild

by Speedinet | Feb 27, 2024 | BMIT, Chris Geerdts, Fibertime, Frogfoot, Frogfoot Rise, Ilitha, News, OpenServe, Openserve Prepaid Connect, Prepaid Connect, Sections, Telecoms, Vuma, Vumatel, Zing Fibre

As much as 25% of home fibre broadband infrastructure in South Africa is being duplicated, according to a new report.

Surprising strength in South Africa’s IT services market

by Speedinet | Jan 30, 2024 | BMIT, Chris Geerdts, IT services, News, Sections

There is remarkable resilience in the country’s IT services sector, with growth expected to continue, according to BMIT.

Load shedding is killing traditional voice calls in South Africa

by Speedinet | Oct 2, 2023 | BMIT, Chris Geerdts, Microsoft Teams, News, Ofcom, Sections, Teams, Telecoms, WhatsApp

Load shedding is hastening the decline of traditional voice telephony in South Africa, new research has found.

ICT sector outperformed economy in 2022, despite load shedding

by Speedinet | May 24, 2023 | BMIT, Chris Geerdts, Investment, News, Sections

However, growth across different segments was uneven, with some seeing exceptional growth while others declined.