Afrihost reduces fibre-to-the-home prices amidst a landscape of yearly increases
While fibre network operators (FNOs) have increased wholesale prices in recent years, Internet service provider (ISP) Afrihost has reduced its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) prices on the five largest FNOs.
FTTH users...
Zoom Fibre price hikes and speed downgrades shock ISPs
Several major Internet service providers (ISPs) are crying foul over extreme price hikes on major fibre network operator (FNO) Zoom Fibre.
The FNO is also being accused of unethical business practices for exclusively selling more...
Vumatel fibre price hikes from April 2025
Vumatel is increasing the wholesale prices of its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) products, effective 1 April 2025.
A MyBroadband forum member who is a customer of Internet service provider (ISP) Mind the Speed shared an email from his provider explaining how...
Uncapped fibre prices in SA — 2014 to 2021
South Africa's uncapped home fibre prices have come down by as much as 85% since the early days of the service in the country.
While fibre has been used in the networks of telecoms providers like Telkom as far back as 2007, a pivotal moment in the...
R499 for 20Mbps from prominent ISP is misleading – ARB
The Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) has ruled that Level 7 Wireless’ claim of offering “20Mbps unlimited Internet starting from R499” is misleading.
Level 7 Wireless was advertising its broadband products through Instagram with the...
ISPs claim Telkom’s cheap Openserve fibre prices are below cost
Prominent ISPs in South Africa have raised concerns that Telkom’s fibre pricing may be anti-competitive as it is sold below cost.
Telkom Retail is currently offering a 25/25Mbps fibre package on the Openserve network at R449 per...
Fibre price face-off in South Africa following Openserve wholesale changes
A fibre price war has started in South Africa after Openserve announced major changes to its wholesale offering.
Openserve is South Africa’s biggest fixed broadband provider and covers over 2.4 million households with...
Here are the best uncapped fibre prices in South Africa
Many Internet service providers (ISPs) have cut their Openserve uncapped fibre-to-the-home prices in recent weeks.
Afrihost kicked off the latest round of price cuts when it launched its Pure Fibre products in July, offering subscribers...