Starlink wants to be your next mobile operator

by quikefix quikefix.com | Aug 5, 2026 | AST SpaceMobile, AT&T, EchoStar, Elon Musk, Gwynne Shotwell, Icasa, MTN, News, Ralph Mupita, Sections, Solly Malatsi, SpaceX, Starlink, T-Mobile, Telecoms, Verizon, Vodacom, Vodafone

Gwynne Shotwell says the company will build ground infrastructure and chase customers from established carriers.

Fixed Wireless Internet for Business: When It Is the Right Choice

by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 23, 2026 | Internet and connectivity, IT services, Telecoms

Fixed wireless internet can connect a business without waiting for fibre trenching or relying on a mobile-data router. When coverage, line of sight and network design are suitable, it can provide dependable primary connectivity or a valuable diverse backup link. How...

Cloud PBX for South African SMEs: Features, Benefits and Planning

by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 23, 2026 | Cloud services, IT services, Telecoms

A cloud PBX gives a business professional calling features without relying on a traditional telephone system in one office. Extensions can serve desk phones, softphones and remote users while central rules manage incoming calls, voicemail and reporting. Core business...

Is your cloud PBX a hacker’s back door?

by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 22, 2026 | Centracom, Company News, Peter Bokaba, Sections, Telecoms

Centracom’s Peter Bokaba on the fraud that turns hijacked phone systems into profit machines.

The internet has a Strait of Hormuz problem

by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 15, 2026 | News, Sections, Telecoms

Iran is choking the world’s oil artery. The internet has its own Hormuzes, a new report has warned.

New Standard Bank facility to fund African tower roll-out

by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 15, 2026 | Alex Carter, Benoit Samouilhan, Helios Towers, News, Sections, Standard Bank, Telecoms

The deal with Standard Bank will fund telecoms equipment imports as Helios Towers expands across the continent.