metrofibre

  1. Jan

    Fibre price war in South Africa - 200Mbps cheaper than R1,000

    Fibre war in South Africa — with 200Mbps packages under R1,000 South African households can now choose from several fibre-to-the-home packages (FTTH) with download speeds as high as 200Mbps for less than R1,000 per month. Telkom's wholesale fibre network operator (FNO) Openserve recently added...
    • Jan
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    • afrihost fibre-to-the-home (ftth) metrofibre mweb octotel openserve vumatel
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  3. Jan

    Entry-level fibre price comparison - Vumatel vs Openserve vs Frogfoot

    Entry-level fibre prices compared — including a service for R297 per month Fibre network operators such as Frogfoot, Vumatel, and Openserve are expanding their products to lower-income communities. A MyBroadband analysis has revealed that South Africans can get uncapped fibre for as little as...
    • Jan
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    • afrihost frogfoot metrofibre octotel openserve telkom vodacom vumatel zoom fibre
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  4. Jan

    Rolling out fibre has become much cheaper in South Africa

    Fibre rollouts becoming much cheaper in South Africa Major fibre network operators have seen a considerable decline in the cost of rolling out fibre-to-the-home in South Africa. During a recent investor presentation by Remgro, Vumatel CEO Dietlof Mare explained that the operator's rollout cost...
    • Jan
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    • dietlof mare fibre network operator (fno) fibre-to-the-home (ftth) frogfoot metrofibre octotel openserve vumatel
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  5. Jan

    Crime slows down or blocks fibre network rollouts in South Africa

    Big crime problems fibre networks face in South Africa South Africa's major fibre network operators (FNOs) are not immune to the scourge of crime that many citizens are experiencing. MetroFibre's head of fibre-to-the-home Jacques de Villiers recently said that "construction mafias" posing as...
    • Jan
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    • fibre-to-the-home (ftth) frogfoot metrofibre octotel openserve vumatel
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  6. Jan

    Fibre price battle - Vumatel vs Openserve vs Frogfoot vs Metrofibre

    Fibre war in South Africa heats up South Africa's biggest fibre network operators are in a heated battle, cutting prices and increasing line speeds to win over customers. Over the past two years, the prices of fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) packages have come down significantly as demand has surged...
    • Jan
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    • fibre-to-the-home (ftth) frogfoot metrofibre openserve vumatel
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  7. Jan

    Fibre versus 5G uncapped price comparison

    Uncapped price war — Fibre versus 5G 5G broadband is often promoted as an alternative to fibre. However, a MyBroadband analysis shows that it is still on the high end of the pricing spectrum. The wireless technology can achieve download speeds of over 100Mbps in South Africa.
    • Jan
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    • afrihost fibre network operator (fno) frogfoot metrofibre mtn octotel openserve rain supersonic vumatel zoomfibre
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  8. Jan

    Openserve home fibre preferred over Vumatel, Vodacom, and Frogfoot - report

    New report shows Openserve preferred over Vumatel, Vodacom, and Frogfoot Analytico's 2022 South African Broadband and ISP Brand Report revealed that Openserve is the most popular fibre operator, followed by Vumatel, Vodacom, Frogfoot, and Metrofibre. The report is based on survey responses...
    • Jan
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    • evotel fibre network operator (fno) frogfoot metrofibre octotel openserve telkom ttconnect vodacom vumatel
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  9. Jan

    Fibre network operators say they are ready for stage 6 power cuts

    Good news for fibre connections during Eskom’s Stage 6 power cuts South Africa’s fibre network operators have told MyBroadband that they have sufficient backup power to keep their networks online during stage 6 load-shedding. Eskom announced stage 6 power cuts on Tuesday afternoon after...
    • Jan
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    • eskom fibre network operator (fno) metrofibre octotel openserve scott cunningham telkom vumatel
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  10. Jan

    1Gbps fibre prices compared

    The Ferrari of Internet connections in South Africa pricing compared Among prominent South African ISPs, RSAWeb and Webafrica offer consumers the most affordable 1 Gbps fibre packages across four of the country's biggest fibre networks, a MyBroadband analysis shows. We compared the 1 Gbps...
    • Jan
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    • 1gbps broadband afrihost axxess cool ideas fibre-to-the-home (ftth) frogfoot metrofibre mweb octotel rsaweb vumatel webafrica
    • Replies: 40
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  11. Jan

    We tested Herotel's claim that it has the best fibre prices in South Africa

    Best fibre prices in South Africa — Herotel's bold claims tested Herotel claims to offer the best fibre prices in South Africa, but several Internet service providers are cheaper, a MyBroadband analysis has found. Laying claim to offering the best or cheapest fibre prices is a fraught exercise.
    • Jan
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    • frogfoot frogfoot air herotel metrofibre openserve openserve web connect vuma reach vumatel
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  12. Jan

    MetroFibre announces new CEO

    MetroFibre CEO steps down MetroFibre has announced that its CEO, Dr Steve Booysen, will step down. He will be succeeded by Jan-Jan Bezuidenhout on 1 June 2022. Bezuidenhout currently serves as the fibre operator’s deputy CEO.
  13. Jan

    MetroFibre increases speeds - FTTH price comparison

    Fibre price war in South Africa — MetroFibre throws down the gauntlet Comparing the latest fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) prices in South Africa from major fibre network operators (FNOs) shows that Vumatel is the most expensive for almost every speed. MetroFibre announced this week that it was...
    • Jan
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    • afrihost frogfoot metrofibre octotel openserve rsaweb vumatel
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  14. N

    MetroFibre through Telkom Question - (Durban)

    Hi guys, I have a question regarding Metrofibre. I'm currently residing in the Effingham - Kenville area in Durban and deciding on cancelling my LTE contract with Telkom in favour of taking a MetroFibre plan with them (MetroFibre is only Fibre option available in my area). Can anyone give me...
    • NathanTitan
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    • durban effingham fibre internet metrofiber metrofibre telkom
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Fibre Networks
  15. Brenvh

    Packet loss with webafrica fibre?

    Hi everyone, I hope you are well. I am kinda annoyed because of my issue so I decided to make this thread maybe someone can help me. I am on a 200/200mbps package with webafrica and my FNO is metrofibre. The main reason I got fibre is for gaming but with packet loss it's literally impossible. I...
  16. Jan

    Cheapest fibre deals by line speed in South Africa

    Cheapest fibre-to-the-home deals in South Africa South Africans can now get uncapped fibre packages starting from as little as R299 per month thanks to substantial price cuts in the past year. Openserve, Frogfoot, Vumatel, MetroFibre, Herotel, and Octotel were among the fibre network operator...
    • Jan
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    • fibre-to-the-home (ftth) frogfoot herotel metrofibre octotel openserve vumatel
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  17. Chris

    South African fibre price war

    South African fibre price war South African broadband users are enjoying big price cuts and free speed upgrades on fibre-to-the-home products with fibre network operators and ISPs fighting for market share. The fibre price war was started by Openserve when it upgraded speeds and cut prices on...
    • Chris
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    • afrihost axxess frogfoot herotel isp metrofibre openserve vumatel
    • Replies: 61
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    MetroFibre acquires fibre network and infrastructure of Link Africa in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal

    MetroFibre acquires fibre network and infrastructure of Link Africa in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal Fibre network operator MetroFibre has announced it has acquired Link Africa's fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network and infrastructure in Gauteng and Kwa-Zulu Natal. The acquisition means MetroFibre...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    MetroFibre announces free fibre-to-the-home speed upgrades

    MetroFibre announces free fibre-to-the-home speed upgrades MetroFibre is increasing the speeds of its fibre-to-the-home products and is introducing a new 300Mbps service. The company has informed its ISP clients that their speeds will be increased free of charge from 1 June 2021. “Your...
  20. A

    Fibre Roll-Out Project in Eersterust, Pretoria

    Good Evening All, I hope all is well. This is my first post in the forum and I was wondering if there is anyone that can help me and my community with a fibre project in the area. I have conducted a digital survey for fibre demand and have included the data that I have collected thus far based...
  21. J

    MetroFibre appoints Johann Pretorius as CTO

    MetroFibre appoints Johann Pretorius as CTO South African fibre network operator MetroFibre has appointed Johann Pretorius as its new chief technical officer (CTO). This appointment was effective from 1 May 2020, the company said.
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