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Craig Wilson

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.
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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 13 days ago | Like (1) | You like this
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 29 days ago | Like (1) | You like this
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 month ago | Like (1) | You like this
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 month ago | Like (1) | You like this
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 month ago | Like (1) | You like this
MTN warns of second digital migration

[Craig Wilson] MTN South Africa has told the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) that a second digital migration may be necessary once the move from analogue to digital television broadcasting has been completed because of the fragmentation of the spectrum that will be freed up when analogue signals are turned off.

Posted 2 months ago | Like (1) | You like this
Standard Bank defends FNB tweets

[Craig Wilson] Standard Bank caused a bit of a furore on Twitter late last week when it tweeted that it had lodged a complaint with the Advertising Standards Authority over an advertisement competitor First National Bank placed in weekend newspapers.

Posted 3 months ago | Like (1) | You like this
Banks train their guns on start-up 22seven

[Craig Wilson] Financial management website 22seven has been live for just a day and already it's facing its first serious challenge.

Posted 4 months ago | Like (1) | You like this
Yahoo lands in SA - but why?

[Craig Wilson] Global media site and search engine Yahoo launched an South African-specific portal on Tuesday, 6 December 2011. The site aggregates SA news from the likes of the Daily Maverick, AFP, Associated Press and Reuters, and will offer users mailboxes on a .co.za domain.

Posted 5 months ago | Like (1) | You like this
Pay TV slows, Internet grows at Naspers

[Craig Wilson] Multinational media company Naspers released its interim results for the six months to 30 September on Tuesday. They show subsidiary MultiChoice has enjoyed far slower growth than in 2010 but the group's Internet interests are expanding rapidly and accounting for much of its growth.

Posted 6 months ago | Like (1) | You like this

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