TM Forum - Press Coverage

By Lesley Stones, Business Day

In spite of collapse of MTN-Reliance merger talks, continent is still ripe for a foreign partner

Information Technology Editor

TELECOMS analysts cannot agree whether MTN or Reliance were going to gain the upper hand if the two mobile operators had pulled off a merger, but they do agree that more foreign operators are eyeing Africa as a hot territory to muscle in on.

IPTV Before Digital Broadcasting

By Candice Jones, IT Web Journalist

[ Johannesburg, 17 July 2008 ] - SA's telecommunications companies could well take advantage of IPTV, especially if it is implemented before the digital terrestrial television migration (DTT) expected in November.

Speaking at the TM Forum held in Sandton yesterday, Sami Matri, Safrecom senior multimedia consultant for France Telecom, likened the African climate to that experienced by France. “Businesses in Africa need to open the right window. In France, that window was also the opportunity to launch IPTV services before DTT.”