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  1. Luis

    MetroFibre shifts its network expansion strategy

    MetroFibre hits brakes on aggressive fibre rollout in South Africa MetroFibre Networx has shifted its fibre strategy away from aggressive network expansion and towards improving uptake across its existing footprint. “Our build strategy this year has been deliberately selective,” MetroFibre CEO...
  3. Luis

    ICASA outlines steps for satellite Internet providers to get a licence in South Africa

    ICASA lays out what Starlink must do to operate in South Africa The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has laid out exactly what satellite Internet providers, such as SpaceX's Starlink, must do to operate legally in the country. In a Government Gazette general notice...
    • Luis
    • Thread
    • broadband icasa satellite internet satellite internet operator spacex starlink
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  4. Luis

    South Africa's most affordable FTTH plans ranked

    South Africa's most affordable FTTH plans ranked The most affordable FTTH plans in South Africa start at R99 per month, but more generally available packages are typically priced around R500, a MyBroadband analysis found. In recent years, several major fibre network operators (FNOs) have...
    • Luis
    • Thread
    • affordable fibre internet broadband fibre network operators fibre to the home ftth internet
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  5. Luis

    Cloud phone demand growing for businesses in South Africa — Cell C

    Cloud phone demand growing for businesses in South Africa — Cell C Cell C says demand for hosted PBX and IP telephony services is growing in South Africa as organisations replace legacy phone systems with cloud-based alternatives. “Hosted PBX and cloud telephony are increasingly adopted as...
    • Luis
    • Thread
    • broadband cell c cell c business cloud computing cloud phone cloud telephony ict
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  6. Luis

    The engineers behind South Africa's best mobile network

    The engineers behind South Africa's best mobile network Zoltan Miklos and his team of engineers and planners have created the best mobile network South Africa has ever seen. MTN recently won the coveted MyBroadband ‘Best Mobile Network in South Africa’ award for the eighth year in a row.
  7. Luis

    Capitec reveals it is exploring partnerships with satellite broadband services

    Capitec reveals it is exploring partnerships with satellite broadband services Capitec revealed in its annual results on Wednesday that it wants to offer home broadband connectivity through partnerships as one of its strategic initiatives. Capitec Group CEO Graham Lee told MyBroadband that...
    • Luis
    • Thread
    • broadband capitec capitec internet graham lee internet low-earth orbit
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  8. Yoda Arain

    Big Data for Cheap

    I live in an area where there's no fiber, DSL, etc. But LTE service is exceptionally good. I've tested @vodacom, MTN, and @Cell_C (MTN). I'm looking for a high-volume bundle, but with the condition of being most economical. I rely on 200 GB for R349 from Vodacom, or R399 from MTN, or 100 GB for...
  9. GeeBeez

    Rain Bullying

    @rain_mobile @rain_networks is now bullying me via PM. They want me to pay supposed "due" bills for a service that has not been used in the last 2-3 years. How can we owe anything when we cancelled the service and they never even sent an email or tried to debit my account. It really shows the...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Government partnering with Telkom to improve South Africa's broadband coverage

    Government partnering with Telkom to improve South Africa's broadband coverage Telkom SA SOC Ltd. and the South African government are in advanced talks to partner in rolling out broadband products even as buyers flock to bid for the telecommunication company’s assets. The partnership will...
  11. S

    Telkom needs to close their business down due to incompetence!

    Posted in wrong forum.
    • Sir Peel-a-Lot
    • Thread
    • anc anc fail broadband copper lines fibre government telkom useless customer support voip voip phone
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Telkom Mobile Data
  12. Jan

    Neighbourhoods with the fastest broadband speeds in South Africa

    Where to get the fastest broadband speeds in South Africa Randjiespark in Johannesburg has the highest average mobile broadband speed, while Garsfontein in Pretoria has the highest average fixed broadband speed. These findings were revealed in an analysis of 400,000 speed tests done during the...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • broadband mybroadband insights mybroadband speed test napafrica teraco
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Good news about affordable uncapped broadband services in South Africa

    Good news about affordable uncapped broadband services in South Africa Many broadband network operators, including Vumatel, Supersonic, FibrePoynt, and Isizwe, are rolling out affordable uncapped Internet services in underserved areas. Fibre network operators have done an exceptional job to...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    The cheapest broadband packages in South Africa

    The cheapest broadband packages in South Africa Afrihost recently launched uncapped 5Mbps Pure DSL service for R297 per month which served as a reminder that uncapped broadband has become truly affordable in South Africa. The days when only businesses and rich households could afford fast...
  15. J

    Roaming on LTE

    Was hoping someone discovered a magic trick or knows someone that knows someone that knows someone to click a magic tickbox at Telkom to allow my LTE package to work on Telkom-R. (By default the pakage only allows native Telkom-SA network which was fine when we were living in CPT, but since...
  16. A

    ZYXEL VMG3625-T20A fibre router

    Item name : ZYXEL VMG3625-T20A Age and condition: +2 years, Excellent condition. Never used only open for pictures Do you include packaging: Yes Warranty: No Reason for selling: I have better router that i use Price: R500 Negotiable: No Location: JHB / Benoni Shipping or collection: collection only
  17. W

    Rocketsat internet

    Good Day All Has anyone used Rocketsat internet.? Just curious on legitimacy
  18. J

    Uncapped broadband prices - Fibre, DSL, LTE, and 5G

    Uncapped broadband prices - Fibre, DSL, LTE, and 5G On Sunday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced stricter lockdown regulations to fight the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in South Africa. These interventions include a new curfew between 21:00 and 04:00 and a ban on alcohol sales and...
  19. B

    Moving from telkom adsl to telkom lte

    So telkom are forcing me to move from my 20mbs uncapped adsl line to an uncapped fixed LTE service as there is a fault on line and they arent replacing copper cables for dsl. Telkoms coverage in my area doesnt appear to be great as i get slow Download and upload speeds with telkom mobile which...
  20. carstensdj

    Struggling with speeds on Telkom LTE

    Hey Forumites, Firstly, if this has been covered somewhere, please feel free to point me in the right direction. There's just too many posts to read through in a work day to sift and find the answers I'm looking for. My parents moved into a new place and were struggling to get Fibre in their...
  21. J

    Bringing affordable Internet to rural South Africa

    Bringing affordable Internet to rural South Africa To connect the rural unconnected to affordable internet is not so much a technical problem but more that of economics. For the large mobile operators, it is of no economic value to connect people who live away from the main rural highways in...
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