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DSL and FTTH prices in South Africa compared - June 2023
ADSL vs fibre prices in South Africa — the winner is clear South Africans can save a fair amount each month if they can opt for a home fibre package instead of DSL, a MyBroadband analysis has revealed. Although comparing fibre to DSL on a like-for-like basis can be challenging, it is possible...- Jan
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- afrihost digital subscriber line (dsl) fibre-to-the-home (ftth) openserve telkom
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- Forum: Broadband and IT News
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Telkom has around 74,500 DSL customers left
Telkom fixed-line wipeout Despite rapidly growing its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network in South Africa in the past year, Telkom's Openserve division lost over 200,000 fixed-line customers. According to the telecoms company's Abridged Annual Results for 2023, fixed-access lines declined from...- Jan
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- digital subscriber line (dsl) fibre-to-the-home (ftth) openserve serame taukobong telkom
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Broadband and IT News
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Telkom announces mobile, DSL, FTTH, and voice price increases
Telkom hikes prices Telkom has announced it will hike its mobile, DSL, and voice product prices from 1 April 2023 and increase fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) prices on 1 May 2023. The telecoms company said South Africa's high inflation rate meant that price increases were "necessary and unavoidable"...- Jan
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- digital subscriber line (dsl) fibre-to-the-home (ftth) lunga siyo openserve telkom
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- Forum: Broadband and IT News
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Fibre vs copper prices in South Africa and the doom of DSL
Goodbye ADSL — Fibre vs copper prices in South Africa South Africa's fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) packages are generally cheaper than DSL broadband products with similar download speeds, a comparison by MyBroadband has found. The sole provider of DSL infrastructure in South Africa — Telkom's...- Jan
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- afrihost asynchronous digital subscriber line (adsl) axxess digital subscriber line (dsl) fibre-to-the-home (ftth) mweb openserve telkom very-high-bitrate digital subscriber line (vdsl)
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Telkom DSL subscribers at lowest point since 2006
Goodbye DSL Telkom digital subscriber line (DSL) customers are now few and far between, with the network operator's DSL subscriber base having dropped below 120,000, its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2022 have revealed. DSL users in South Africa are now at their lowest...- Jan
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- digital subscriber line (dsl) openserve serame taukobong telkom
- Replies: 27
- Forum: Broadband and IT News
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Telkom ADSL customers drop below 200,000
ADSL on its last legs in South Africa Telkom's latest annual results revealed it lost almost 130,000 DSL customers in the past year, dragging down the operator's overall fixed broadband base. Although Telkom does not provide specific numbers for its DSL customers, this figure can be calculated...- Jan
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- digital subscriber line (dsl) openserve telkom
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- Forum: Broadband and IT News
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Telkom's slow-roll ADSL switch-off
Telkom's plan to switch off ADSL Telkom has plans to migrate all of its copper-based services to fibre over time but will continue to sell its DSL services for the foreseeable future. This is according to a Telkom spokesperson who also told MyBroadband that the company would not disconnect DSL...- Jan
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- asynchronous digital subscriber line (adsl) digital subscriber line (dsl) fibre-to-the-home (ftth) openserve telkom
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Telkom offering free fibre for a month if you cancel ADSL
Cancel your ADSL and get free fibre for a month Telkom has rolled out its Switch campaign, encouraging DSL customers to migrate to fibre by offering a free month of Internet access and waiving migration fees. The one-month free subscription, router, and installation is available to Telkom's...- Jan
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- adsl digital subscriber line (dsl) fibre-to-the-home (ftth) telkom
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- Forum: Broadband and IT News
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DStv, Big Mac, mobile data, and fuel price changes - 2012 to 2022
DStv and Big Mac price changes in South Africa over the past 10 years Over the past ten years, the price of DStv increased by 40%, you pay double for a Big Mac, and uncapped ADSL is now 80% cheaper. This was revealed in an analysis by MyBroadband about the price changes of popular products in...- Jan
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- big mac index digital subscriber line (dsl) dstv fuel price
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Fixed lines in South Africa declined, while mobile broadband surged - Stats SA
Internet access surprise in South Africa Fewer South Africans had fixed-line Internet connections at home in 2020 than in 2019, but more accessed the Internet via a mobile device. That is according to Statistics South Africa's latest General Household Survey for 2020, which found around 1.5...- Jan
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- digital subscriber line (dsl) fibre-to-the-home (ftth) frogfoot metrofibre networx octotel openserve statistics south africa (stats sa) telkom vumatel
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Telkom fixed-line free-fall continues
Slow death of Telkom ADSL Telkom has released its financial results for the first half of its financial year, which showed its fixed broadband subscribers have declined by 11.8% since last year. From 1 April to 30 September 2021, fixed broadband subscribers on Openserve's copper and fibre...- Jan
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- digital subscriber line (dsl) openserve telkom
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Telkom stock price punished for fixed-line failure and BCX headwinds
Telkom is getting hammered Telkom's share price was hammered following the release of its interim results for the six months ending 30 September 2021. Telkom's operating revenue declined from R21.4 billion to R21.3 billion over the reporting period, while its net debt to EBITDA increased from...- Jan
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- bcx digital subscriber line (dsl) fibre-to-the-home (ftth) fixed line fttx telkom
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Increase in Telkom ADSL growth
Big Telkom ADSL growth Telkom’s interim results show that its digital subscriber line user base is still growing.- Jan
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- asynchronous digital subscriber line (adsl) digital subscriber line (dsl) headline telkom very-high-bitrate digital subscriber line (vdsl)
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- Forum: Broadband and IT News