South Africa’s mobile operators have agreed on a framework to strengthen Sim-card registration and submitted proposals to government for legislative reform of Rica, in a coordinated push to curb the fraudulent Sim registrations that underpin a range of other crimes. The Association of Comms & Technology (ACT), which represents Vodacom, MTN, Telkom, Cell C, Rain…
The Superintendence of Telecommunications (SUTEL) is advancing the modernization of Costa Rica’s Mobile Prepaid Registration System through the implementation of a new technological platform provided by Tecnotree designed to strengthen user identification processes, enhance regulatory compliance, and improve the overall customer experience. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260625307287/en/ This initiative…
If South Africa’s Sim registration story played out the way we imagine it should, this would be the moment we cut to sunshine, trust and seamless onboarding. But that’s not our reality. Rica – once seen as a global pioneer – is now straining under pressures it wasn’t built for. The past year has made…
Ten years after its introduction, the embedded Sim (eSim) has been most transformative when used when travelling, according to a new global industry survey – a finding that carries awkward implications for South Africa’s Sim-registration regime. The Mobile World Live eSim Survey Report 2026, produced in partnership with 1Global, Amdocs and Kigen, found that 55%…
Ongoing circulation of millions of incorrectly registered SIM cards has been found to be a major driver of crime. A call to action has been made, urging justice minister Mmamoloko Kubayi to address shortcomings related to SIM card registration and enforcement of the law that governs communications. This comes amid growing concerns that weaknesses in…
California surfing “king” Kurt Van Dyke was found stabbed and strangled to death in his Costa Rica home and police are searching for at least two men in connection to the killing. Van Dyke, 66, was found lifeless and stuffed under a bed on Saturday at his apartment in the city of Limon, the local…
Telecommunications industry body, the Association for Comms & Technology (ACT), has developed a set of industry principles and practices regarding Sim registration for its members – Vodacom, Telkom, Rain, MTN, Liquid Intelligent Technologies and Cell C – to adopt on a voluntary basis. Speaking to TechCentral in an interview on Monday, ACT CEO Nomvuyiso Batyi…
