Herotel is currently South Africa’s third-largest fibre network operator behind Vumatel and Openserve. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has approved the licence transfer application of Herotel to Maziv subsidiary Vumatel. Maziv told ITWeb that ICASA approved the licence transfer application today. The approval follows the Competition Tribunal’s clearance of Vumatel’s acquisition of…
In this episode of ITWeb TV, Vumatel chief commercial officer, Simon Butler, discusses the fibre network operator’s ambitions to connect more homes in the previously shunned areas. He also touches on the challenges of construction mafia in the roll out of fibre, as well as the impact of the Vodacom-Maziv deal. #Fibre #Connectivity #DigitalEconomy South…
CIVH is the parent company of fibre network operators Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa. Community Investment Ventures Holdings (CIVH), the parent company of fibre network operators Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa (DFA), has posted a loss. This emerged when JSE-listed Remgro, which owns CIVH, today announced its annual financial results for the year ended 30…
It’s many months late, but the Competition Tribunal has finally released its reasons document – or at least, a non-confidential version thereof – outlining why it decided to block Vodacom’s acquisition of a co-controlling stake in fibre operator Maziv. The tribunal last October shocked the merging parties – and the telecommunications industry – when it…
