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Source: Supplied. FNB chief executive officer, Jacques Celliers.

FNB Connect named best digital MVNO in the world

13 Jun 2022

Can Huawei survive the US sanctions?

Can Huawei survive the US sanctions?

Jean-Paul Michel Larçon 3 Sep 2020

Report reveals 5G uptake even faster than expected

Report reveals 5G uptake even faster than expected

14 Jun 2019

Turkey restores access to social networks after images pulled

Turkey restores access to social networks after images pulled

8 Apr 2015

Human Rights Activist Nabeel Rajab is due to go on trial on 29 October for sending out Tweets that allegedly insulted the Sunni royal family. Image:

Trial for 'insulting tweets' starts in Bahrain

21 Oct 2014

A Facebook page has been set up to help residents of Damascus avoid hotspots as mortars continue to be fired into the city. Image:

Facebook tracks mortar pounding of Damascus

6 Oct 2014

Much-mourned journalist James Foley who was beheaded in a desert by Jihadists. Videos and images are actively being deleted from social media platforms but appear again as new accounts are created. Image:

Jihadists use social media to recruit followers, spread fear

21 Aug 2014

Aylin Nazliaka, in an inflammatory outburst told MPs in the Turkish Parliament that she values her shoes too much to throw them at her opponents. Throwing a shoe at someone is considered a severe insult in the Islamic world. Image:

"My shoes looks better than you" MP tells Turkish Parliament

14 Aug 2014

Ooredoo's Ross Cormack says the company expects to sell millions of SIM cards in Myanmar for $1,50 each as the country's government lifted the ban on cheap SIM cards. Image:

Ooredoo sells cheap SIM cards in Myanmar

5 Aug 2014

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan may have been a victim of illegal phone-tapping by Istanbul police investigators. Image: Wikipedia

100 Turkish police arrested for phone-tapping

24 Jul 2014

Turkey's Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan banned YouTube in March but the ban has been lifted after the country's top court ruled it was unconstitutional. Image: Wikipedia

YouTube working in Turkey again

4 Jun 2014

Asiacell's Chief Executive Amer Sunna has welcomed the announcement that 3G is now available in Iraq. Image:

Iraq finally gets 3G telecommunications

6 May 2014

Turkey's Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the March general elections but has still not lifted the ban on YouTube and Twitter. Image: Wikipedia

Turkey keeps YouTube ban in place despite court orders

11 Apr 2014

Oman's Finance Minister Darwish al-Balushi. Image: Oman Air

Oman to privatise airline, telecommunications companies

24 Mar 2014

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Source: Supplied. FNB chief executive officer, Jacques Celliers.

FNB Connect named best digital MVNO in the world

13 Jun 2022

Can Huawei survive the US sanctions?

Can Huawei survive the US sanctions?

Jean-Paul Michel Larçon 3 Sep 2020

Report reveals 5G uptake even faster than expected

Report reveals 5G uptake even faster than expected

14 Jun 2019

Turkey restores access to social networks after images pulled

Turkey restores access to social networks after images pulled

8 Apr 2015

Human Rights Activist Nabeel Rajab is due to go on trial on 29 October for sending out Tweets that allegedly insulted the Sunni royal family. Image:

Trial for 'insulting tweets' starts in Bahrain

21 Oct 2014

A Facebook page has been set up to help residents of Damascus avoid hotspots as mortars continue to be fired into the city. Image:

Facebook tracks mortar pounding of Damascus

6 Oct 2014

Much-mourned journalist James Foley who was beheaded in a desert by Jihadists. Videos and images are actively being deleted from social media platforms but appear again as new accounts are created. Image:

Jihadists use social media to recruit followers, spread fear

21 Aug 2014

Aylin Nazliaka, in an inflammatory outburst told MPs in the Turkish Parliament that she values her shoes too much to throw them at her opponents. Throwing a shoe at someone is considered a severe insult in the Islamic world. Image:

"My shoes looks better than you" MP tells Turkish Parliament

14 Aug 2014

Ooredoo's Ross Cormack says the company expects to sell millions of SIM cards in Myanmar for $1,50 each as the country's government lifted the ban on cheap SIM cards. Image:

Ooredoo sells cheap SIM cards in Myanmar

5 Aug 2014

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan may have been a victim of illegal phone-tapping by Istanbul police investigators. Image: Wikipedia

100 Turkish police arrested for phone-tapping

24 Jul 2014

Turkey's Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan banned YouTube in March but the ban has been lifted after the country's top court ruled it was unconstitutional. Image: Wikipedia

YouTube working in Turkey again

4 Jun 2014

Asiacell's Chief Executive Amer Sunna has welcomed the announcement that 3G is now available in Iraq. Image:

Iraq finally gets 3G telecommunications

6 May 2014

Turkey's Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the March general elections but has still not lifted the ban on YouTube and Twitter. Image: Wikipedia

Turkey keeps YouTube ban in place despite court orders

11 Apr 2014

Oman's Finance Minister Darwish al-Balushi. Image: Oman Air

Oman to privatise airline, telecommunications companies

24 Mar 2014