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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    David Behr leaves Liquid for MTN

    David Behr leaves Liquid for MTN MTN has appointed David Behr as the new chief executive of its ICT Centre of Excellence (CoE), effective 1 November 2023. Behr is an industry veteran with over two decades of experience, including 11 years at Liquid Intelligent Technologies, where he currently...
  2. 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. RustyJacobz

    MTN is a rumour that takes money and don't deliver. Just avoid them.

    I switched to MTN from Telkom Mobile a few months back. Firstly, every direct marketing agent and his Aunt Joan started calling me or sending me spam SMS. Budget insurance, Scorpion Legal and such. I never gave them my number. Calling MTN didn't help as their Unhappiness Engineer kept...
  4. Jan

    MTN launches MTN Fibre, powered by Supersonic

    MTN Fibre launched MTN has launched a new fibre ISP, MTN Fibre, offering broadband services from R349 per month, including router and installation. MTN is offering a promotion giving new customers up to R150 per month discount for the first three months, available in selected areas.
  5. S

    Affordable Cellphone Contract on older Cellphone comes into market

    Many Cellular Network in South Africa are thinking of offering older Model 4G cellphone on contract at cheaper rate Such as R20.00 month or R30.00 and R40.00 up to R99 , #vodacom #cellc #mtn #rain #rainsa #rainmobile #mybroadband #shavesh #shaveshramnath #shaveshchannel #afrihost #firbre #fibre...
  6. Jan

    Comparison of MTN prepaid tariff plans - September 2023

    MTN prepaid price plan comparison Prepaid customers on MTN's network have five Pay-As-You-Go price plans from which to choose, with each offering different benefits and rates. MyBroadband compared MTN's prepaid price plans to determine which are best for data-centric and voice-centric customers.
  7. Jan

    Advertising Board bans Eben Etzebeth ad - says it can't discriminate between humorous and actual violence

    Advertising watchdog bans Eben Etzebeth advert for being too violent The Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) has ruled against SA Rugby regarding a complaint over a BokSquad advertisement showing Eben Etzebeth "violently shaking" a bellhop who hasn't signed up to the fan site. The complaint...
  8. Jan

    MTN launches SuperFlex - unlimited voice and SMS, and 10GB data for R299 per month

    MTN bombshell — unlimited voice and 10GB data for R299 per month South Africa’s second-largest mobile network operator has announced MTN SuperFlex, offering unlimited voice minutes and SMS messages with a customisable data allocation from R299 per month. MTN SuperFlex is an online, SIM-only...
  9. Jan

    MTN announces new chief enterprise business officer and channels executive

    MTN announces new chief enterprise business officer and channels executive MTN South Africa has appointed Tumi Chamayou as chief enterprise business officer and Ernest Galelekile as executive for channels in commercial operations. Chamayou’s appointment is effective 1 October, while...
  10. B

    Telkom discontinuing copper at grandmothers house.

    Telkom called to say they will be disconnecting her phone line end of August (It is still working so far though) Currently she uses 1) Telkom landline (Line rental + about R100/mo on phone calls) 2) 1GB of MTN Data in a Huawei B618-22d (R40/month) She has vumatel coverage but vumatel is simply...
  11. Jan

    MTN readying for prepaid eSIM launch

    MTN prepaid eSIM launch imminent MTN appears to be gearing up to launch eSIM for prepaid customers in the coming days. MyBroadband reader and MTN prepaid customer Zelo Nogwaza notified us that the feature might be available after receiving an SMS this week advising that he activate an eSIM for...
  12. Jan

    MTN, Vodacom, and Cell C talk about 5G in South Africa

    MTN, Vodacom, Cell C weigh in on 5G in South Africa 5G promises significant benefits for consumers and businesses in South Africa, and the technology's reach in South Africa is growing. According to Jacqui O'Sullivan, MTN's chief sustainability and corporate affairs officer, the mobile network...
  13. Jan

    Michele Gamberini quietly quits as MTN SA's Chief Technology and Information Officer

    MTN South Africa technology chief quietly quits MTN South Africa chief technology and information officer quietly resigned from the company, MyBroadband has learned. After contacting the mobile network operator for comment, MTN confirmed that Gamberini (pictured) officially exited the company...
  14. Jan

    Mastercard to buy stake in MTN's R99-billion fintech unit

    MTN selling stake of R99-billion fintech business to Mastercard MTN, Africa’s biggest wireless carrier, said Mastercard agreed to take a minority stake in its financial-technology business, which the company values at $5.2 billion (R98.71 billion). MTN declined to reveal the value of the deal.
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Load-shedding puts a damper on MTN's results — but Nigeria performance boosts overall revenue

    Load-shedding puts a damper on MTN's results — but Nigeria performance boosts overall revenue MTN saw only a slight increase in service revenue in the first half of 2023 in South Africa compared to the same period last year, primarily due to intensified load-shedding. Between January and June...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    SA mobile data prices compared with African and overseas countries

    SA mobile data prices compared with African and overseas countries South Africa's mobile data prices are relatively expensive compared to some other African countries. However, we compare fairly well to the UK, UK, Netherlands, and Germany. We compared the price of 1GB, 5GB, and 10GB of...
  17. TAGGED91

    MTN Fixed Home LTE down?

    Good morning Does anyone else perhaps have problems at this current moment connecting to the internet using MTN fixed LTE? Saw that downdetector indicates a sharp increase in problems with the network. Thamks
  18. Jan

    Vodacom, MTN, Rain comment on digital dividend spectrum becoming available

    South Africa's analogue TV switch-off — Vodacom, MTN, Rain weigh in Sentech has officially switched off all terrestrial analogue television transmissions above 694MHz, and Vodacom, MTN, and Rain are ready to take advantage of the newly-freed spectrum. MyBroadband asked South Africa's major...
  19. MDKza

    WiFi calling FQDN's for all the major operators currently

    Recently had to scrape this info together. Hope it can help someone else in future. epdg.epc.mnc001.mcc655.pub.3gppnetwork.org - Vodacom epdg.epc.mnc002.mcc655.pub.3gppnetwork.org - Telkom epdg.epc.mnc007.mcc655.pub.3gppnetwork.org - Cell-C epdg.epc.mnc010.mcc655.pub.3gppnetwork.org - MTN
  20. Jan

    Vodacom vs MTN consumer brand battle

    Marketing battle between Vodacom and MTN Vodacom had a slight edge over MTN as the top mobile broadband provider in South Africa, with Telkom and Rain sighting for third place. Cell C failed to make a real showing. This was revealed in Analytico’s 2023 South African Broadband and ISP Brand...
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