82 Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters French media group Canal+’s warning on Wednesday that subsidiary MultiChoice Group had lost subscribers and would see further revenue erosion, left its shares on track for their worst one-day…
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FNB launches eWallet on WhatsApp as it overhauls service
105 FNB is expanding its eWallet platform and adding WhatsApp as a channel to broaden its reach. Speaking to TechCentral earlier this week ahead of the formal launch, Hema Morar, FNB eWallet…
Mitel launches Edge platform for mission-critical on-premises communications
103 Mitel, a global leader in business communications, has announced Mitel Edge, an intelligent communications architecture that enables mission-critical workloads to run locally while extending AI, automation and centralised governance across hybrid…
Canal+ brands Showmax an ‘expensive failure’
99 The decision by MultiChoice Group parent company Canal+ to pull the plug on failed streaming service Showmax is expected to help boost cost savings to €250-million in 2026, up from the…
DStv owner pivots to AI for content production
101 French media group Canal+ on Wednesday said it had struck a multi-year partnership with Google Cloud to deploy generative AI across its production operations and streaming platform. With Netflix spending on…
Canal+ unveils big plan to stem DStv’s decline
91 Canal+ will pump €100-million (R1.9-billion) into a “boost plan” to restart subscriber growth at MultiChoice, even as Africa’s largest pay-TV operator continues to bleed customers and revenue under its new French…
Why the smartest companies have stopped chasing cheap outsourcing deals
86 Outsourcing contracts often come with two invoices. The first is the one you sign: a low hourly rate that looks too good to ignore. The second arrives later: the cost of…
How MSB Micro Systems helps resellers deliver always-on enterprise APN
100 In the Southern Africa region, mobile connectivity has become a boardroom priority. Companies no longer treat it as a utility expense; it is a critical enabler of revenue, telemetry, worker productivity…
Mitel WX – a single comms framework for the entire workforce
106 Mitel, a global leader in business communications, has announced Mitel WX (MWX), a next-generation core communications app framework. With MWX, organisations can connect the entire workforce, from front-line and mobile employees…
Ambassador Bozell flags scale of US tech investment in South Africa
99 Leo Brent Bozell III. Image: Gage Skidmore The US’s new ambassador to South Africa has pointed to the deep footprint of American technology companies in the local economy, signalling that Washington…