http://www.bblounge.co.za/ broadband, technology and general discussion forum en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:12:47 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.bblounge.co.za/images/autumn/misc/rss.jpg http://www.bblounge.co.za/ http://www.bblounge.co.za/showthread.php?t=1994&goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:36:50 GMT http://www.hellkom.co.za/images/media/earth.jpg UN reveals global disparity in broadband access The global disparity in fixed broadband access and...

	UN reveals global disparity in broadband access The global disparity in fixed broadband access and cost has been revealed by UN figures. The Central African Republic is the most expensive place to get a fixed broadband connection, costing nearly 40 times the average monthly income there. Macao in China is the cheapest, costing 0.3% of the average monthly income. Niger becomes the most expensive place to access communication technologies, when landlines and mobiles are also taken into account. "Access to broadband in an affordable manner is our greatest...  Read the rest of this article...

]]> Ping http://www.bblounge.co.za/showthread.php?t=1994 http://www.bblounge.co.za/showthread.php?t=1993&goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:36:50 GMT http://www.hellkom.co.za/images/media/google-logo.gif Google Gmail logs 10 million calls in first week Google said Sept. 1 Gmail users made more...

	Google Gmail logs 10 million calls in first week Google said Sept. 1 Gmail users made more than 10 million calls through its new Call Phones from Gmail feature since it launched a week ago. Launched Aug. 25, Call Phones from Gmail lets users place calls to contacts directly from Gmail. Calls placed from Gmail in the United States and Canada are free and start at 2 cents per minute outside those countries. The tool, which requires Google's voice and video plug-in, lets users click a Call Phone link. This opens a window with a dialer keypad. Users may...  Read the rest of this article...

]]> Tech Lounge Ping http://www.bblounge.co.za/showthread.php?t=1993 http://www.bblounge.co.za/showthread.php?t=1992&goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:36:50 GMT http://www.hellkom.co.za/images/media/cell-c-logo.gif Cell C launches R33 per GB data-only tariff Cell C, which launched its third-generation (3G)...

	Cell C launches R33 per GB data-only tariff Cell C, which launched its third-generation (3G) mobile network in the Eastern Cape city of Port Elizabeth on Friday, is playing up its launch offering of two broadband modems with 24GB and 60GB data bundles. But the company has also quietly introduced two new data-only products at prices that are significantly lower than the offerings that are bundled with modems and much cheaper than anything offered by rivals MTN and Vodacom. The two products that Cell C is playing up cost R1 499 and R2 999 for 2GB/month...  Read the rest of this article...

]]> Ping http://www.bblounge.co.za/showthread.php?t=1992 http://www.bblounge.co.za/showthread.php?t=1991&goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:36:50 GMT http://www.hellkom.co.za/images/media/cell-c-logo.gif Cell C to double network speed to 42Mbps Cell C will begin upgrading its new wireless...

	Cell C to double network speed to 42Mbps Cell C will begin upgrading its new wireless broadband network to 42Mbit/s within the next six to eight months, CEO Lars Reichelt says. On Friday, Cell C switched on the first leg of its third-generation (3G) cellular network in Port Elizabeth, offering peak speeds of up to 21Mbit/s. It is expected to expand the network to two more cities in September - probably Bloemfontein and Durban. The operator's new network, which it is building in the 900MHz frequency band, can be upgraded through software. The...  Read the rest of this article...

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	Telkom's CEO recruitment 'ridiculous' Telkom's need of a further eight months to appoint a CEO is ridiculous and likely to create chaos in the organisation, says the Communication Workers Union (CWU). Thabo Mogalane, the CWU's deputy general secretary, says the organisation has had plenty of time to recruit a new CEO and is very disturbed the board needs even more time to replace ex-CEO Reuben September. Last month, Telkom announced September's immediate and abrupt departure from the organisation in order to make way for acting CEO Jeffrey...  Read the rest of this article...

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	Cell C launches new network South Africa's third cellular network operator Cell C launched its next generation network under the "4Gs" brand in Port Elizabeth on Friday. The new HSPA+ network is scheduled for a phased rollout in 10 cities across the country. Data pricing on the network is likely to spark a local price war in mobile broadband, with Cell C making data available at 5c per MB in bundle with an out-of-bundle rate of 39c. Two packages are available on the new network, both sold at a flat fee that includes a modem and 12...  Read the rest of this article...

]]> Ping http://www.bblounge.co.za/showthread.php?t=1989 http://www.bblounge.co.za/showthread.php?t=1988&goto=newpost Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:24:14 GMT http://www.hellkom.co.za/images/media/flag-kenya.gif Safaricom unfazed by rising pressure to lower calling rates Mobile phone operator Safaricom...

	Safaricom unfazed by rising pressure to lower calling rates Mobile phone operator Safaricom Limited has ruled out any tariff reductions on its voice and short message service (SMS) services, even as shareholders pile pressure on the company to do so to match the competition. "We need a balanced response to the ongoing price war in the mobile phone market to safeguard our revenues, margins and subscriber numbers," Michael Joseph, Safaricom CEO, told the firm's shareholders at the company's Annual General Meeting (AGM), held yesterday at the Bomas of Kenya. Safaricom...  Read the rest of this article...

]]> Ping http://www.bblounge.co.za/showthread.php?t=1988 http://www.bblounge.co.za/showthread.php?t=1987&goto=newpost Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:53:16 GMT http://www.hellkom.co.za/images/media/eassy-logo.gif No big bandwidth bang with Eassy The East Africa Submarine System (Eassy) cable has not made...

	No big bandwidth bang with Eassy The East Africa Submarine System (Eassy) cable has not made the sort of splash on the SA broadband market as many had expected it to. The 10 000km-long submarine fibre cable, which runs along Africa's east coast, is the second new cable to arrive on SA shores in the past year. The first was Seacom, which went live in 2009. SA also has the Sat-3 and Safe system, which is part-managed by Telkom. Eassy, which became available commercially in July, runs along a similar but shorter route to Seacom's cable and...  Read the rest of this article...

]]> Ping http://www.bblounge.co.za/showthread.php?t=1987 http://www.bblounge.co.za/showthread.php?t=1986&goto=newpost Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:37:44 GMT http://www.hellkom.co.za/images/media/neotel-logo.gif Neotel under no obligations Arguments that Neotel is under obligation to focus on the...

	Neotel under no obligations Arguments that Neotel is under obligation to focus on the consumer segment have been quashed. Instead, licences under which the company operates make no provision for pre-defined consumer reach targets. "Neotel's converted I-ECNS (individual electronic communications network service) and I-ECS (individual electronic communications service) licences do not have split in terms of enterprise, wholesale and retail. "The licensee is entitled to construct, maintain and operate an electronic communications network...  Read the rest of this article...

]]> Ping http://www.bblounge.co.za/showthread.php?t=1986 http://www.bblounge.co.za/showthread.php?t=1985&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:57:09 GMT http://www.hellkom.co.za/images/media/flag-usa.gif T-Mobile USA promises 42Mbps 3G in 2011 T-Mobile USA said Tuesday afternoon that it will...

	T-Mobile USA promises 42Mbps 3G in 2011 T-Mobile USA said Tuesday afternoon that it will increase the maximum possible data speeds offered on its upgraded 3G network to 42 Mbit/s in 2011. The fourth-ranked mobile operator in the US has been upgrading its GSM-based 3G network with a high-speed packet access plus (HSPA+) software update for months now. Upgraded markets offer a theoretical peak download speed of 21 Mbit/s. The operator has previously said that this translates into average download speeds in the 5-to-8-Mbit/s range using its HSPA+...  Read the rest of this article...

]]> Ping http://www.bblounge.co.za/showthread.php?t=1985 http://www.bblounge.co.za/showthread.php?t=1984&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:57:09 GMT

	Give fund's R1bn to Telkom, says MWeb In a surprising move, MWeb is lobbying government to give Telkom the more than R1bn in cash stashed away in the universal service fund so that it can plough that money into upgrading its network. CEO Rudi Jansen is especially keen for the money to be used to upgrade the so-called last mile of copper cables that connect customers to Telkom's network. He says the network has fallen into disrepair and needs work if it's to be used to deliver the next-generation of broadband applications over fixed lines....  Read the rest of this article...

]]> Ping http://www.bblounge.co.za/showthread.php?t=1984 http://www.bblounge.co.za/showthread.php?t=1983&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:57:09 GMT http://www.hellkom.co.za/images/media/cell-c-logo.gif PE first city to get Cell C broadband Telecommunications operator Cell C will launch the...

	PE first city to get Cell C broadband Telecommunications operator Cell C will launch the first leg of its mobile broadband network in Port Elizabeth. TechCentral has established that Cell C will launch its third-generation (3G) network, on which it is spending about R5bn in 2010, in the Eastern Cape city. Media have been invited to attend a launch function this Friday, which will take place in Port Elizabeth. It's the first commercial 3G network in SA to use the 900MHz radio frequency band, a differentiator Cell C hopes will give it a leg-up...  Read the rest of this article...

]]> Ping http://www.bblounge.co.za/showthread.php?t=1983 http://www.bblounge.co.za/showthread.php?t=1982&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:21:33 GMT http://www.hellkom.co.za/images/media/orange-logo.gif Orange rolls out HD voice for mobiles Mobile firm Orange has become the first UK network to...

	Orange rolls out HD voice for mobiles Mobile firm Orange has become the first UK network to use a technology that offers higher quality voice calls. High Definition (HD) voice claims to reduce background noise and the "hisses and crackles" often heard on a normal mobile call. The technology, known as, Adaptive Multi Rate Wideband (AMR-WB) has been adopted as an international standard for 3G mobile networks. Other networks are expected to follow Orange soon, experts said. "It is relatively easy for an operator to introduce - it's just a software...  Read the rest of this article...

]]> Ping http://www.bblounge.co.za/showthread.php?t=1982 http://www.bblounge.co.za/showthread.php?t=1981&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:12:24 GMT http://www.hellkom.co.za/images/media/cell-c-logo.gif Cell C network coming Third mobile operator Cell C will unveil its 4Gs network on Friday, 3...

	Cell C network coming Third mobile operator Cell C will unveil its 4Gs network on Friday, 3 September; however, the company is mum about which city will be first to receive access to the network. Speaking at a press conference last month, Cell C CEO Lars Reichelt explained that the company's 4Gs ['s' stands for speed and service] would be rolled out city-by-city, in six cities across SA. The operator has committed to 34 percent coverage of the South African population by the end of the year and 67 percent population coverage ...  Read the rest of this article...

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