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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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
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...
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
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...
MTN issues notice for significant earnings increase
MTN has notified shareholders that it expects to report a substantial increase in earnings for its half-year results.
The first half of MTN’s 2023 financial year ended on 30 June 2023, and it expects to release its results on 14 August.
Cheapest 50Mbps uncapped Internet for homes without fibre
There are several uncapped wireless Internet packages on the market with at least 50Mbps download speeds for South African households that don't have a fibre network available in their area.
While fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) connectivity...
Big twist in 5G speeds in South Africa
Vodacom has turned the tables on MTN regarding 5G speeds in South Africa, according to MyBroadband Speedtest app data analysed by Analytico.
5G is the latest generation of mobile network technology, offering better speeds, lower latency, and greater...
MTN launches 15MB free Facebook data per day
MTN has announced that subscribers will receive 15MB of data per day for use on Facebook text and photo content.
The operator said it collaborated with Facebook parent Meta Platforms to develop and offer this service for data-sensitive customers.
FNB Connect to run on MTN's network
First National Bank (FNB) has announced a partnership with MTN that will see the company’s mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), FNB Connect, run on its infrastructure.
MyBroadband contacted the bank to ask what this means for its existing MVNO agreement...
Huawei leads 5G speeds on two networks in South Africa
Huawei's radio equipment boasts the fastest download speeds of all vendors on two of the three mobile 5G networks in South Africa.
That is according to data from 86,836 speed tests performed on the MyBroadband Speed Test Android app since...