Openserve has confirmed plans to launch 1Gbps FTTH in mid-June 2026

[mylesillidge]

Openserve 1Gbps home fibre launch date revealed

Telkom's wholesale division, Openserve, has confirmed that it plans to launch its first 1Gbps fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) product within the next few weeks.

Although the fibre network operator (FNO) is one of the largest FTTH providers in South Africa, it has yet to offer gigabit speeds on regular home fibre connections.

 

[My_King]

*inb4 the "We don't need those speeds REEEEEEE" crowd.

 

[Smiggles]

We need cheaper prices not more speed. It's like car companies that keep making cars go faster and faster. Pointless.

 

[quovadis]

Pffft. I need 2.5gbit/s now

 

[ISP cash cow]

*inb4 the "We don't need those speeds REEEEEEE" crowd.

We need cheaper prices not more speed. It's like car companies that keep making cars go faster and faster. Pointless.

@My_King You just made it

 

[My_King]

@My_King You just made it

"How dare these kids today have faster downloads/uploads. Back in my days 8Kbps was more than enough."

I guess a 512MB HDD is overkill and will never be filled.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Hate to break it to you, but no matter how much bandwidth you have it won't magically fix your wifi signal.

 

[Neuk_]

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Hate to break it to you, but no matter how much bandwidth you have it won't magically fix your wifi signal.

Try explain this to the neighbourhood WhatsApp groups who always ask, "Is anybody's WiFi down?" and then get upset when I comment, "My WiFi is fine, my internet is not..."

 

[quovadis]

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Hate to break it to you, but no matter how much bandwidth you have it won't magically fix your wifi signal.

In the same room it's lit.

 

[bwana]

I’d prefer some more affordable options.

 

[NR7]

I don't need it but I want it.

On Openserve through CI it's 19% more money to go from 100 to 200 and 17% more money to go from 200 to 500
Looking at Vumatel it's 20% more to go from 500 to 1000, so hopefully it's a similar gap and not 50% or something.

 

[NR7]

Pffft. I need 2.5gbit/s now

Vumatel must hurry up, we need competition.

 

[dualmeister]

Finally!
The whole family can stream 16K video.
Oh wait

 

[wingnut771]

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Hate to break it to you, but no matter how much bandwidth you have it won't magically fix your wifi signal.

Bad wifi = not getting 1gbps in this case I would assume.

 

[Sapphiron]

*inb4 the "We don't need those speeds REEEEEEE" crowd.

I need it, bugger off you Luddites!

 

[Sapphiron]

I’d prefer some more affordable options.

 

[wingnut771]

FNO's prices are all the same now. Competition Commission must investigate.

 

[Sapphiron]

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Hate to break it to you, but no matter how much bandwidth you have it won't magically fix your wifi signal.

Good Wifi is not that expensive anymore:

Ubiquiti UniFi WiFi 7 Lite Dual Band AP | U7-Lite

Ubiquiti's U7-LITE is a Dual-Band WiFi 7 access point featuring high gain integrated antennas and 1x 2.5Gbps Ethernet port. It delivers an aggregate data rate of up to 5Gbps over its 5GHz (2x2 MU-MIMO) and 2.4GHz (2x2 MU-MIMO) bands.

scoop.co.za

you just need to use well priced business gear and place the APs in the right spots.


Also, Run a cable to your Router.

 

[ghaye]

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Yes, where's all that free WIFI our guavamint is always on about? I'd like to get me summa dat!

 

[Sapphiron]

Yes, where's all that free WIFI our guavamint is always on about? I'd like to get me summa dat!

Much like with Eskom, its almost cheaper to do it yourself.