jacqui o'sullivan

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Cisco security flaw impacts critical SA infrastructure

    Cisco security flaw impacts critical SA infrastructure At least 1,594 Cisco devices running the company’s IOS XE operating system in South Africa may be affected by a critical security flaw. Devices running this software could be powering critical Internet and enterprise network infrastructure...
  3. Jan

    Criminal mobile tower destruction in photos

    "This is a crisis" — Photos of MTN's battle against battery thieves MTN South Africa recently took press to visit cellphone towers that criminals had vandalised. The network operator wanted to show the impact of infrastructure theft and vandalism on its mobile network base stations and the...
  4. Jan

    MTN pre-RICA'd SIM card crackdown

    MTN cracks down on illegal SIM cards Mobile network operator MTN has started clamping down on illegally-registered SIM cards sold by its partner distributors. The company recently sent a notice informing them it would automatically start deregistering SIMs that were not activated three days...
  5. Jan

    ARB orders MTN to withdraw or fix daily data bundle

    MTN ordered to withdraw or fix misleading 1-day data bundle ads The Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) has found that MTN's ambiguous in-app offers misled customers regarding the duration of its one-day data bundles. The complainant, Christo Boshoff, brought the issue to the ARB, stating that...
    • Jan
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    • advertising regulatory board (arb) christo boshoff jacqui o'sullivan mtn
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  6. Jan

    Vodacom warns some areas could face total network blackouts in stage 5+ power cuts

    South Africa could face network blackouts thanks to Eskom power cuts South Africa's biggest mobile operators — Vodacom and MTN — are fighting to keep their networks online during stage 5 and 6 load-shedding, with Vodacom saying some areas risk total coverage blackouts. The companies are...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • eskom jacqui o'sullivan load-shedding mtn shameel joosub vodacom
    • Replies: 54
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  7. Jan

    Former Vodashop owner says there is no future for physical store franchises

    Former Vodashop owner says online platforms are killing stores Vodacom and Telkom have seen growth in both their online and in-store sales. However, former Vodashop owner Bennie Roux believes there is no future for brick-and-mortar cellphone shops. While both operators found online sales had...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • andre ittmann bennie roux cell c jacqui o'sullivan mtn telkom vodacom vodacom world vodashop
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  8. Jan

    Analogue TV switch-off delay interfering with South Africa's 5G rollouts

    Analogue TV switch-off delaying Vodacom and MTN 5G plans Further delays to South Africa's broadcast digital migration is holding back Vodacom's and MTN's rollouts of services on their newly acquired spectrum. The mobile network operators' deployment of additional 4G and 5G capacity is stalling...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • 5g analogue switch-off broadcasting digital migration cell c jacqui o'sullivan mtn rain telkom vodacom
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  9. Jan

    Physical cellular stores doing well in South Africa - MTN and Cell C

    Cellphone shops still going strong, says MTN and Cell C Mobile network operators are seeing steady sales from their brick-and-mortar stores, despite the shift to online shopping caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and national lockdowns. MyBroadband asked South Africa's mobile network operators...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • andre ittmann cell c cellphone store jacqui o'sullivan mtn telkom vodacom
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  10. Jan

    South Africa's cellular operators ready to move out of Covid-19 lockdown spectrum

    Mobile operators on track to migrate out of emergency spectrum South African mobile operators are on track to migrate out of their emergency spectrum assignments and start using the frequencies they bought at auction in March. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa)...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • analogue switch-off broadcasting digital migration cell c digital terrestrial television (dtt) independent communications authority of south africa (icasa) jacqui o'sullivan mtn radio frequency spectrum rain schalk visser telkom vodacom
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  11. Jan

    South Africa's weak rand hurts cellular contract prices

    South Africa's weak rand hurts cellular contract prices Foreign exchange rates directly impact the cost of devices from international manufacturers, causing South African operators to increase phone contract prices if the rand weakens. This is because device manufacturers are primarily based...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • cell c jacqui o'sullivan mtn simo mkhize telkom vodacom
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  12. Jan

    MTN aiming for 25% 5G coverage in South Africa in 2022

    MTN's 5G rollout — here are the towns and cities with coverage MTN has over 1,000 active 5G sites located in 38 towns and metropolitans across South Africa, and it wants its 5G network to cover at least 25% of the population by the end of 2022. MTN South Africa told MyBroadband that it would...
  13. Jan

    MTN says 28% contract price hike in line with Treating Customers Fairly Policy

    Increasing data prices by 28% in line with "treat customers fairly" policy, says MTN MTN says increasing the price data contract subscribers pay by over 20%, without the option to cancel, is in line with their "treat customers fairly" policy. Many MTN contract customers received an unpleasant...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • contract prices data prices jacqui o'sullivan mtn spectrum
    • Replies: 64
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  14. Jan

    Uncapped mobile data for phones without limiting FUPs - Rain stands alone

    Rain still the lone wolf in uncapped mobile data Rain is still the only mobile network operator in South Africa to offer uncapped mobile data without limiting fair usage thresholds. While Rain's offerings are subject to some limitations — streaming quality, for instance — its uncapped packages...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • cell c fair use policy (fup) jacqui o'sullivan mtn rain telkom
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  15. Jan

    The crazy things mobile networks do to prevent battery theft at towers

    Crazy things South Africa's mobile operators must do to stop criminals from stealing their batteries South Africa's mobile network operators have to go to extreme lengths to protect the infrastructure installed at their base stations from theft and vandalism. Vodacom spokesperson Byron Kennedy...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • battery theft byron kennedy jacqui o'sullivan mtn vodacom
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  16. Jan

    Data demand is peaking, but ICASA still wants to take emergency spectrum away

    ICASA taking spectrum away from operators with data demand peaking Icasa says that the warning about "digital load-shedding" has no basis in science.
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • cell c independent communications authority of south africa (icasa) jacqui o'sullivan mtn schalk visser telkom vodacom
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  17. Jan

    MTN Owl Network project launched

    Owls get homes on MTN towers The launch of MTN’s Owl Network project is aimed at securing urban homes for barn owls and will see 100 boxes installed in network towers. MTN barn owl boxes are made from recycled materials, and the little houses will be installed in high-density areas in Gauteng...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • jacqui o'sullivan mtn mtn owl network owl rescue centre
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
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