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Craig Wilson is an ICT journalist and speaker based in Johannesburg. He currently works as a senior journalist at TechCentral, the South African source for technology news, reviews and opinion, and regularly provides insight into the technology industry for radio and television. Email him at , follow @craigwilson on Twitter and connect on LinkedIn.
Why 2G is Africa's mobile future

[Craig Wilson] Though parts of Africa already have 4G networks, 2G will remain the most common form of connectivity on the continent for the rest of the decade, according to a new report from Ericsson.

Posted 14 days ago | Like
Safaricom to ditch feature phones

[Craig Wilson] TechCentral wraps up the major technology news from around the African continent.

Posted 3 months ago | Like
Google: Kenya may be Africa's tech leader

[Craig Wilson] TechCentral wraps up the major technology news from around the African continent.

Posted 4 months ago | Like
Commission seeks heftier Telkom fine

[Craig Wilson] Not only is Telkom appealing against the Competition Tribunal's ruling that found the fixed-line operator guilty of anticompetitive behaviour, but now the Competition Commission has filed a "cross appeal" against sections of the tribunal's findings and wants Telkom to face a higher penalty than the R449m the tribunal imposed in August.

Posted 9 months ago | Like (1)
Dark days for BlackBerry as RIM implodes

[Craig Wilson] These are dark days for BlackBerry and Research in Motion (RIM). Though the Canadian company's smartphones continue to sell well in some emerging markets, including SA, consumers at the higher end - they are the more profitable segment for handset manufacturers - are abandoning it for the Apple iPhone and devices running Google's Android operating system.

Posted 11 months ago | Like
Gloves off in mobile price war

[Craig Wilson] It's no secret that despite having the longest-standing mobile networks on the continent, SA still has some of the highest mobile call rates in Africa. This week, Cell C went some way to correcting that when it announced it was cutting prepaid rates, and hinted that new post-paid pricing will follow soon, but there's arguably still a long way to go.

Posted 1 year ago | Like
Darren Scott in online radio venture

[Craig Wilson] Former Jacaranda FM deejay and SuperSport presenter Darren Scott has launched an online radio station called Ballz and he is hoping it will shake up the broadcasting landscape in SA.

Posted 1 year ago | Like
Most cable spending directed at Africa

[Craig Wilson] Between 2010 and 2013, investors will spend more on submarine cable systems in Africa than anywhere else in the world, a new report from TeleGeography shows.

Posted 1 year ago | Like
What WACS really means for SA consumers

[Craig Wilson] Next month, the gigantic West African Cable System (WACS) will come online, bringing around 400Gbit/s of submarine fibre capacity to SA at launch. But what does this increase in capacity mean for SA consumers and internet service providers?

Posted 1 year ago | Like (1)
SA mobile prices among the highest in Africa

[Craig Wilson] A new research study has found that SA has some of the least affordable prepaid mobile tariffs on the continent and is falling behind many of its neighbours because of high wholesale call rates between operators.

Posted 1 year ago | Like

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