WAPA says LEO satellite is becoming a must for WISPs
South African wireless Internet service providers (WISPs) should stop viewing satellite Internet as a threat to their business and instead regard it as a powerful tool to complement their own services.
That is the view of Wireless Access...
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BMIT predicts explosive broadband growth in South Africa
BMI TechKnowledge (BMIT) predicts that fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) and fixed-wireless access (FWA) connections in South Africa will increase significantly by 2029.
This is according to the firm's 2025 South African Broadband Report, which...
The small telecoms company connecting the Cape Epic
Wireless and fibre Internet service provider (ISP) TWK Communications has established a reliable network throughout the rugged terrain covered by Cape Epic mountain bike racers.
According to the company, it has established a carrier-grade...
MTN quietly throttling fixed-LTE products
MTN has implemented a hidden network optimisation algorithm as a safety net to manage its 4G network capacity. This adds a layer of throttling in addition to its regular Fair Usage Policy (FUP) for uncapped products.
Two industry sources who spoke on...
Uncapped mobile broadband in South Africa — why networks throttle your connection
Running truly uncapped mobile broadband services is a tricky business, as the spectrum assigned to each mobile operator can only translate into a certain amount of data bandwidth, hence the need for fair usage...
DStv Internet launched
MultiChoice has launched DStv Internet with MTN as its network partner to provide Internet access to those who do not have access to fibre services.
The company said that the move is to diversify its offering as part of MultiChoice’s ongoing evolution from a traditional...