internet service providers’ association (ispa)

  1. Jan

    ISPA releases FNO perception survey

    Best and worst fibre networks in South Africa — according to ISPs Openserve, Metrofibre and Octotel are the major fibre network operators (FNOs) with the most positive perceptions among Internet service providers (ISPs) in South Africa. That is according to an FNO perception survey conducted...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    What Starlink must do to launch in SA

    What Starlink must do to launch in SA SpaceX can officially launch Starlink in South Africa without giving up 30% of its company to historically disadvantaged groups (HDGs). That is according to the Internet Service Providers Association of South Africa (ISPA).
    • Hanno Labuschagne
    • Thread
    • black employment equity icasa internet service providers’ association (ispa) satellite internet spacex starlink
    • Replies: 58
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  4. Jan

    ZANOG@iWeek2024 announces call for speakers

    South Africa's oldest Internet industry event is back on — call for speakers ZANOG@iWeek2024 has issued a call for speakers interested in presenting at South Africa’s oldest Internet industry gathering. The last fully-fledged instalment of iWeek was co-hosted with SAFNOG in August 2019 and saw...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • internet service providers’ association (ispa) iweek zanog
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  5. Jan

    ISPA commends ICASA's release of lower-6GHz Wi-Fi spectrum - calls for rest to be made available

    Better Wi-Fi for South Africa The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa's (Icasa) decision to make 500MHz of bandwidth available for Wi-Fi has tripled the capacity available for in-vehicle and in-building wireless networks. This is according to the Internet Service Providers'...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • dominic cull independent communications authority of south africa (icasa) internet service providers’ association (ispa) wi-fi 6e
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  6. Jan

    Vumatel and Openserve charge ISPs for downgrades

    These fibre networks punish ISPs when customers downgrade to cheaper packages At least two of South Africa's major fibre network operators (FNOs) penalise Internet service providers (ISPs) when their fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) customers downgrade to slower packages. The issue of fibre downgrade...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • evotel fibre network operator (fno) fibre-to-the-home (ftth) frogfoot herotel internet service providers’ association (ispa) metrofibre networx octotel openserve telkom vumatel
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  7. Jan

    ISPA says networks are struggling to drop prices while dealing with load-shedding

    South African networks can't cut data prices while load-shedding rages South African Internet service providers say government’s concern about the cost to communicate must consider the impact of regular power cuts on the cost of providing connectivity and Internet access. President Cyril...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • dominic cull eskom internet service providers’ association (ispa) khumbudzo ntshavheni load-shedding mondli gungubele
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  8. Jan

    Friendly warning from ISPA to FNOs - end forced fibre speed upgrades

    Stop forced fibre speed upgrades The Internet Service Providers’ Association of SA (ISPA) has cautioned fibre network operators (FNOs) against forcing fibre upgrades on consumers. “While upgrades advertising ‘more for the same price’, for example, are indeed good news for most consumers, FNOs...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • fibre network operator (fno) frogfoot internet service providers’ association (ispa) metrofibre metrofibre networx octotel openserve
    • Replies: 80
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  9. Jan

    Vodacom ignoring ISPA guidelines on broadband terminology

    Vodacom breaks ISPA guidelines on broadband Vodacom is advertising a hard-capped broadband service as uncapped, which is against the Internet Service Providers Association’s “Guidelines and Recommendations on Broadband Terminology”. It offers three “Home Internet LTE Uncapped” packages with...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • internet service providers’ association (ispa) vodacom
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Wi-Fi is the major culprit behind slow home Internet — Ispa

    Wi-Fi is the major culprit behind slow home Internet — Ispa “While the Internet works well without wires, it works best with wires,” Internet Service Providers’ Association chair André van der Walt has said. Until fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) became a reality for South Africans, slow Internet was...
  11. Jan

    ISPA says ISPs have no choice but to register with FPB, concerns "overblown"

    South Africa's ISP Association declines to fight censorship law ultimatum South Africa’s Internet Service Provider Association (ISPA) has said that ISPs must register with the Film and Publications Board (FPB) by 27 January 2023. This comes after the FPB issued a legal notice demanding that...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • film and publications board (fpb) internet censorship internet service providers’ association (ispa)
    • Replies: 45
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  12. Jan

    ISPA responds to DCDT's Wi-Fi licence proposal

    Battle brewing over Wi-Fi licences in South Africa South Africa does not require licensing or permits to protect spectrum for Wi-Fi services. That is according to the Internet Service Providers Association (Ispa), in response to the Department of Communication and Digital Technologies'...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • department of communications (doc) fixed wireless access (fwa) internet service providers’ association (ispa) paul colmer wi-fi wireless access providers' association (wapa)
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  13. Jan

    Webafrica appeals R30,000 fine over opaque cancellations

    Webafrica slapped with R30,000 fine South African Internet service provider Webafrica has been slapped with a R30,000 fine over its customer service and cancellation processes. The Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) fined Webafrica R15,000 for failing to display its email address...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • cancellations internet service providers’ association (ispa) webafrica
    • Replies: 81
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  14. Jan

    ISPA responds to ZADNA plan to make everyone with a .ZA provide ID documents

    Proposed new rules for .ZA Internet addresses will make South Africans "emigrate" to .COM The Internet Service Providers’ Association of South Africa (Ispa) has warned that proposed new domain regulations could severely damage the .ZA brand. The .ZA Domain Name Authority (Zadna) has suggested...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • internet service providers’ association (ispa) william stucke za central registry (zacr) za domain name authority (zadna)
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  15. Jan

    Largest ISPs in South Africa - Analytico 2022 South African ISP Report

    South Africa's largest ISPs revealed Telkom Internet remains South Africa's largest fixed broadband Internet service provider (ISP), but it faces stiff competition from Afrihost, Mweb, and Webafrica. This is one of the findings of Analytico's 2022 South African ISP Report, which was recently...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • afrihost analytico axxess cell c internet service provider (isp) internet service providers’ association (ispa) mtn mweb telkom vodacom webafrica
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  16. Jan

    Icasa is ordering ISPs to reverse corporate transactions from over five years ago - ISPA

    South African Internet providers ordered to reverse transactions from five years ago The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has ordered Internet service providers to reverse corporate transactions they entered into over five years ago. This was revealed by the...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • cyril ramaphosa dominic cull independent communications authority of south africa (icasa) internet service providers’ association (ispa)
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  17. Jan

    iDay Gauteng registrations are still open - ISPA

    ISPA iDay Gauteng registrations open The Internet Service Providers' Association of South Africa (ISPA) has announced that registrations for its Gauteng iDay event is open. This is the first year ISPA has hosted iDays in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape.
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • internet service providers’ association (ispa) inx-za za central registry (zacr) za domain name authority (zadna)
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  18. Jan

    Vuma deal will turn Vodacom fibre network open-access overnight - Joosub

    Vodacom's Vuma deal is good news for fibre customers and ISPs Fibre Internet service providers (ISPs) should be "overjoyed" with Vodacom's acquisition of Vumatel and DFA's fibre networks, meaning they will have packages to sell in even more areas. That is according to Vodacom Group CEO Shameel...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • community investment ventures holdings (civh) dark fibre africa (dfa) internet service providers’ association (ispa) shameel joosub vodacom vumatel
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  19. Jan

    ISPA objects to Vumatel-Vodacom merge at Competition Commission

    Internet service providers launch objection to Vumatel-Vodacom merge South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (Ispa) has asked for a commitment from Vodacom and CIVH that the Vumatel and DFA fibre networks will remain open access. Vodacom and Community Investment Ventures...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • community investment ventures holdings (civh) competition commission dark fibre africa (dfa) internet service providers’ association (ispa) vodacom vumatel
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  20. Jan

    Non-geographic number porting launch close - how it will work

    South African call centres can soon move 0800-numbers away from Telkom — here's how it works South African businesses can finally port non-geographic numbers without losing the mobile or fixed-line numbers. From 7 March 2022, these businesses will be able to shift their often...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • dominic cull internet service providers’ association (ispa) number portability company (npc) number porting
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  21. Jan

    Spectrum can't stall number portability after 16 years - ISPA

    16 years late — Number portability in South Africa must be finished The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has had sixteen years to fully implement number portability, and it still has not happened. According to the Independent Service Providers’ Association of South...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • dominic cull independent communications authority of south africa (icasa) internet service providers’ association (ispa) number portability number portability company (npc) voice over ip (voip)
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
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