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MetroFibre announces prepaid fibre price increases
MetroFibre announces prepaid fibre price increases MetroFibre Networx notified customers on its prepaid 30Mbps MetroConnect product on its Nexus network that their prices would increase from 1 May 2026 by between 18% and 25%. South Africa’s fourth-largest fibre operator by homes passed also...- Hanno Labuschagne
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- fibre-to-the-home (ftth) home fibre home internet metrofibre metrofibre networx
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- Forum: Broadband and IT News
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Fastest ISPs in South Africa
Fastest ISPs in South Africa New research from MyBroadband Insights shows that some of the fastest ISPs in South Africa deliver average speeds of over 100Mbps to their clients. The research is based on all the tests performed over Wi-Fi on the MyBroadband Speedtest app and on the MyBroadband...- Hanno Labuschagne
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- afrihost clear access cool ideas cybersmart internet service provider (isp) level 7 metrofibre networx mybroadband insights mybroadband speedtest rocketnet rsaweb starlink
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Metrofibre wobbly in Centurion
Hi, Anybody else experience a few outages on Metrofibre (and Metrofibre as the ISP) yesterday afternoon? --deckert- Deckert
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- metrofibre networx
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- Forum: Fibre ISP Discussions
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Extremely poor speeds and no help from Afrihost for 2 months
I'm on a 250/250 line on Afrihost/Metrofibre and every single day at 17:00 to 22:00 gaming is not an option as my speeds just go straight into the gutter but thoughout the day when I'm at work the speeds are as they should be. I logged a ticket in 31 August and again on 28 September which just...- ShaneDylan96
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- afrihost congestion metrofibre metrofibre networx support throttling unhappy
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- Forum: Afrihost Support Forum
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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
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- evotel fibre network operator (fno) fibre-to-the-home (ftth) frogfoot herotel internet service providers’ association (ispa) metrofibre networx octotel openserve telkom vumatel
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Biggest fibre networks operators in South Africa - March 2023
South Africa's biggest fibre networks South Africa has around 1.5 million households with fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) connectivity, thanks to a plethora of fibre network operators (FNOs) rolling out infrastructure across the country. Six of these FNOs have over 100,000 customers connected to...- Jan
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- frogfoot herotel metrofibre networx octotel openserve vumatel
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Mweb/MetroFibre
During Peak Hours My Ping in Games like COD WZ 2.0 goes from 4Ping all the way up to 200+- Devan_ZA
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- metrofibre networx mweb
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- Forum: Fibre ISP Discussions
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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
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- fibre network operator (fno) frogfoot internet service providers’ association (ispa) metrofibre metrofibre networx octotel openserve
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500Mbps and 1Gbps fibre networks price comparison after major shake-up
Fibre shake-up in South Africa — Cheapest 500Mbps and 1Gbps connections Numerous fibre network operators (FNOs) offer South Africans fast and affordable 500Mbps or 1Gbps fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) connections. These top-end speeds let users download and upload large files in the shortest time...- Jan
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- fibre network operator (fno) frogfoot metrofibre networx octotel openserve vumatel
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Fibre speed upgrades and price cuts on Metrofibre
MetroFibre Networx announces massive fibre speed upgrades and price cuts MetroFibre Networx has announced a significant overhaul of line speeds on its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) packages. The latest announcement focuses on speed and price changes for its direct customers, using MetroFibre as...- Jan
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- fibre-to-the-home (ftth) jan-jan bezuidenhout metrofibre networx
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Companies that power South Africa's fibre networks (Frogfoot and MetroFibre respond)
The companies that power Frogfoot and MetroFibre's networks South African fibre network operators (FNOs) Metrofibre and Frogfoot use a range of networking equipment to provide fibre connectivity to their customers, including routers and switches from Juniper, Adva, and Nokia. Frogfoot network...- Jan
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- adtran adva optical networking ciena frogfoot johan meiring juniper networks metrofibre networx mikrotik nokia ubiquiti zyxel
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MetroFibre reduces 500Mbps and 1Gbps prices, grandfathers and upgrades 200Mbps
MetroFibre cuts prices and doubles speeds of 200Mbps package MetroFibre has dropped its 200Mbps symmetrical fibre package from its network, and customers subscribed to the service will be upgraded to 400Mbps for free. A MyBroadband reader reported the changes after spotting the removal of the...- Jan
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- afrihost metrofibre networx
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MetroFibre's plans for 2023
MetroFibre's big expansion and acquisition plans for 2023 MetroFibre has big plans for 2023, including expanding its network to pass more homes and focusing on increasing its ratio of homes passed and homes connected. The fibre network operator (FNO) hopes to pass 500,000 more homes by 2025...- Jan
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- metrofibre metrofibre networx
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50Mbps and 100Mbps fibre price comparison
Fibre war in South Africa — with uncapped 50Mbps under R700 South Africans within the coverage of one of the country's major fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) networks can sign up for a 50Mbps or 100Mbps package at prices ranging from below R700 to around R1,000. These packages are ideal for the needs...- Jan
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- afrihost cool ideas fibre-to-the-home (ftth) frogfoot metrofibre networx mweb octotel openserve rsaweb telkom vumatel
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- Forum: Broadband and IT News
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ISP churn risk comparison - October 2022
HeroTel, Afrihost, and Cool Ideas safe — but Webafrica and Cell C at big risk Research by Analytico revealed that HeroTel, Afrihost, and Cool Ideas have a low churn risk, while Webafrica and Cell C face the biggest churn risk. Analytico is a South African IT and telecommunications research...- Jan
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- afrihost analytico cell c cool ideas herotel metrofibre networx rain rsaweb webafrica
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Openserve and Vumatel neck-and-neck for in race for South Africa's top fibre brand
Openserve versus Vumatel — a close race for the top fibre brand Research by Analytico reveals that Openserve is the fibre network operator (FNO) with the strongest brand, followed closely by Vumatel. Frogfoot and MetroFibre also performed well in brand awareness, considering that they are much...- Jan
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- analytico evotel frogfoot herotel metrofibre networx octotel openserve vumatel
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South African network operators weigh in on global fibre shortage
Global fibre shortage could cause price increases in South Africa Most of South Africa's major network operators have enough fibre cable supplies to last them into next year, though some have raised concerns about what could happen if the shortage isn't resolved soon. MyBroadband received...- Jan
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- metrofibre networx michael van heerden mohammed manjra mtn openserve vodacom zoom fibre
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- Forum: Broadband and IT News
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Top fibre network operators in South Africa
South Africa's top fibre network operators revealed Analytico's 2022 South African Fibre Report revealed that Vumatel and Openserve dominate the local fibre market, with over 50% market share in homes passed and homes connected. Analytico is a research company that provides research reports...- Jan
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- analytico frogfoot herotel metrofibre networx openserve vumatel zoom fibre
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Openserve launches symmetric 100Mbps fibre and upgrades 200Mbps to 250Mbps
Openserve launches big 100Mbps fibre change — and a 250Mbps upgrade Telkom’s wholesale and networks division Openserve has launched a symmetric 100Mbps fibre-to-the-home services and upgraded its 200Mbps product to 250Mbps. Previously, Openserve offered only a 100Mbps service with 50Mbps...- Jan
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- afrihost cool ideas metrofibre networx openserve telkom vumatel
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- Forum: Broadband and IT News
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Metrofibre raises R5 billion funding with Standard Bank
Metrofibre signs R5 billion deal with Standard Bank Standard Bank will provide Metrofibre Networx with R5 billion in financing to facilitate its fibre roll-out and expand its connectivity into homes and businesses in underserviced communities across the country. The bank said the financing is...- Jan
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- metrofibre networx nishel ramgoolam standard bank wayne edwards
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- Forum: Broadband and IT News