Telkom rejects Rain
Telkom has informed shareholders that it has terminated discussions relating to Rain’s proposal about a potential acquisition.
Rain made a formal proposal to Telkom on 30 September 2022, suggesting that Telkom buy it with newly issued shares.
South Africa's top MVNOs
While most South Africans use the country's major mobile networks — Cell C, MTN, Telkom, and Vodacom — for their cellular needs, they can also choose from a range of mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs).
While MVNOs still leverage the network infrastructure of...
Vodacom, MTN, and other mobile networks reveal biggest milestones of 2022
The first-ever high-demand frequency spectrum auction, a tussle for Telkom, and a big step towards rescuing Cell C were among the most significant events in the South African mobile network industry in 2022.
While mobile...
Anyone have any idea how to fix an MTN number that has a permanent call divert that cannot be disabled?
Tried all the USSD codes under the sun. The status changes when interrogated about the setting but the call divert remains active:rolleyes:
Is there another way to switch off broadcast messages being by Mtn if its switched off in your phone settings? As I keep on getting it, even though mine is off as shown to attached pictures. It's very irritating.
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I have MTN fixed LTE Service for business and we need to open one port to share some data across the Internet without VPN, is there away to do this or to get the unrestricted APN activated, Currently using businessbb.lte APN. I know vpn is an option but don't really want to go that...
MTN considering selling smaller operators
MTN Group Ltd. is considering divesting some of its smaller operations in West Africa as its focuses on core markets, people familiar with the matter said.
Africa’s biggest mobile phone company is currently reviewing its portfolio in the region to...
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Has anyone experience a steep increase in the billing for Black Friday deals and hit a brick wall trying to resolve.
My contract was due for upgrade but the new Black Friday deals were not released as yet. MTN websites advises they will notify you when the promotional deal is...
Photos of MTN GlobalConnect's 2Africa undersea cable landing in South Africa
The world’s longest undersea cable, 2Africa, has made landfall at Duynefontein near Cape Town.
MTN GlobalConnect officially announced the landing on Tuesday. It brought the cable to shore last week.
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MTN slammed for misleading advertising on limited-stock specials
The Advertising Regulatory Board has ruled against MTN regarding a complaint about misleading advertising for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 smartphone.
Complainant Dianne Barnard upgraded two of her contracts telephonically, opting...
Best smartphone contracts under R500
Buying a smartphone with cash in South Africa can carry a high cost. However, South Africa's mobile network operators offer smartphone deals on two and three-year contracts for those wanting to avoid a once-off purchase.
MyBroadbroad compared some of the...
Telkom 5G price shocker — demolished by Rain and MTN
Telkom's uncapped fixed-5G packages are much more expensive than rival services offered by Rain, MTN, and several other ISPs.
The telecoms company recently published coverage and prices for its first uncapped fixed-5G products, which are...
Victory for MTN in R73-billion lawsuit
The High Court has dismissed an application by one of MTN’s former rivals in Iran seeking $4.2 billion in damages, excluding interest.
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S, and Turkcell’s wholly owned subsidiary, East Asian Consortium B.V. (EAC), instituted...
How MTN makes money
MTN is Africa’s largest mobile operator and provides voice, data, fintech, digital, enterprise, wholesale, and API services to more than 272 million customers in 19 countries.
In its results for the year ended 31 December 2021, MTN revealed that it had grown revenue to...
Fixed-4G isn't going anywhere — here's what South African ISPs have planned
Mobile network operators in South Africa have focussed on launching 5G Internet solutions for some time now, but 4G isn’t going anywhere.
MyBroadband asked South African Internet service providers about their plans for...
Best Black Friday deals in South Africa
Black Friday is only a few hours away, and major retailers, online stores, mobile networks, and service providers are offering big discounts on various tech and other products.
While several retailers and service providers have been offering extended...
MTN network problems continue into second day
Several MTN customers have continued to report issues with their Internet connectivity for a second day following an upgrade-induced fault on the operator's network.
Scores of customers reported that they could not use mobile data or had...
MTN explains 8-hour data network outage
MTN says that a fault developed on its network after an upgrade, causing intermittent outages for data customers on Tuesday.
“Following an upgrade on a part of the MTN network last night, a fault developed this morning, resulting in some intermittent...