battery theft

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Battery theft and vandalism cost Vodacom and MTN over half a billion rand annually

    Battery theft and vandalism cost Vodacom and MTN over half a billion rand annually While South Africa's network operators have said that battery theft and vandalism at their base stations have declined since 2023, MTN and Vodacom have noted that the crimes still cost them a combined R550...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Telkom makes significant progress in fight against copper and battery theft

    Telkom makes significant progress in fight against copper and battery theft Telkom has seen a massive decline in incidents of copper cable and battery theft on its network in recent months, despite an increase in cases of site vandalism. The telecoms company has told Sunday Times that its...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Rain 5G packages get 4G fallback

    Rain 5G packages get 4G fallback Rain 5G users should experience fewer connection interruptions during load-shedding. On Thursday, the mobile network operator emailed its 5G customers to inform them that their packages would fall back to its 4G network if 5G connectivity became unavailable.
  5. Jan

    Vodacom spends over R1 billion per year on batteries - Joosub

    Vodacom spending over a billion rand each year to tackle its biggest problem When it comes to maintaining reliable mobile network connectivity, load-shedding has proven to be Vodacom's biggest headache. The CEO of South Africa's biggest network Shameel Joosub said rotational power cuts are...
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    • batteries battery backup battery theft eskom load-shedding mtn shameel joosub vodacom
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  6. Jan

    The crazy things mobile networks do to prevent battery theft at towers

    Crazy things South Africa's mobile operators must do to stop criminals from stealing their batteries South Africa's mobile network operators have to go to extreme lengths to protect the infrastructure installed at their base stations from theft and vandalism. Vodacom spokesperson Byron Kennedy...
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    • battery theft byron kennedy jacqui o'sullivan mtn vodacom
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  7. Jan

    Fidelity and Bull Security catch tower battery thieves in Pretoria

    Security companies nail tower battery thieves Private security companies Fidelity ADT and Bull Security caught two cellphone tower battery thieves in Garsfontein on 24 November 2021.
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • battery theft bull security cellphone tower batteries fidelity adt leon muller
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  8. Jan

    MTN spending R150 million on replacing stolen and vandalised equipment in KZN

    R150 million on replacing stolen and vandalised MTN equipment in KwaZulu-Natal MTN will invest over R500 million in its network in KwaZulu-Natal following the violence and looting that erupted in parts of the province during July. It will also provide R10 million in support to over 1,000 spaza...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Mobile tower attacks during looting - what really happened

    Mobile tower attacks during looting - what really happened South Africa’s mobile network operators have said that the impact of the looting and violence on their towers earlier in July was minimal. Shortly after the unrest started, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa...
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