About Mechelle Gindra
796 articles published on Telecoms-Channel
Mechelle Gindra is the managing editor and lead content strategist at Telecoms-Channel, South Africa's dedicated intelligence platform for telecoms resellers, ICT distributors, and channel partners. She oversees the editorial team's AI-assisted content production pipeline, ensuring vendor news, market analysis, and regulatory updates are accurate, timely, and actionable for the SA telecoms channel community. With deep expertise in the South African telecoms reseller ecosystem, Mechelle directs coverage of vendor partner programmes, ICASA regulatory developments, wholesale market dynamics, and channel business strategy. She is responsible for maintaining Telecoms-Channel's editorial standards, fact-checking processes, and corrections policy.
PortaOne In 2026: PortaSwitch Billing Platform, PortaAIM AI Monetisation And 500+ Telco Deployments — SA Guide
PortaOne produces PortaSwitch — the convergent billing and softswitch platform powering 500+ telecoms operators globally, including Centracom in South Africa.…
Patton In 2026: SmartNode Gateways, Teams Direct Routing And Legacy Integration — SA Guide
Patton Electronics manufactures SmartNode VoIP gateways and SBCs for legacy-to-IP migration, certified for Microsoft Teams Direct Routing and 3CX. The…
Ubiquiti In 2026: UniFi Networking, WiFi 7 And Enterprise Infrastructure — SA Guide
Ubiquiti Inc. (NYSE: UI) reported Q2 FY2026 revenue of $814.9M (+35.8% YoY) with the Enterprise Technology segment driving 85%+ of…
Htek In 2026: Budget-Friendly SIP Phones With 3CX Certification — SA Guide
Htek manufactures professional SIP phones at the lowest price points in the market, with full 3CX and BroadWorks certification. The…
Snom In 2026: German-Engineered IP Phones For Enterprise And Industrial Use — SA Guide
Snom Technology is a German-engineered IP phone manufacturer (VTech subsidiary) with 4M+ endpoints deployed globally. The 2026 update covers the…
Fanvil In 2026: V Series Desk Phones, DECT And IP Intercoms — SA Guide
Fanvil manufactures IP phones, DECT systems, intercoms, and PA devices from Shenzhen. The 2026 update covers the V Series desk…
Ericsson-LG iPECS In 2026: Cloud UC Platform For Telkom And Enterprise Markets — SA Guide
Ericsson-LG Enterprise iPECS is a UC platform deployed in 60+ countries with 15M lines installed. The 2026 update covers iPECS…
Huawei In 2026: eKit Enterprise Networking And Wi-Fi 7 For Mid-Market — SA Guide
Huawei enterprise networking enters the SA mid-market through eKit (distributed by Nology since October 2024) and enterprise products through Duxbury…
MZA In 2026: Global Business Communications Market Intelligence — SA Guide
MZA Consultants is a UK-based telecoms analyst firm with 30+ years of experience tracking hosted PBX, UCaaS, CCaaS, and CPaaS…
ECN in 2026: Converged Voice and Data Services for SA Business — Reseller Guide
ECN is a Reunert-owned carrier founded in 2005 — the first new entrant to achieve bilateral interconnection with all SA…