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  1. Jan

    South Africa narrowly avoided a total blackout in February - Nicky Weimar

    South Africa narrowly dodged total grid collapse, says Nedbank chief economist Nedbank chief economist Nicky Weimar said that South Africa narrowly avoided a total blackout in February, with the grid almost shutting down completely. She was speaking during a Nedbank Private Wealth webinar on...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • eskom load-shedding mtn nedbank nicky weimar ralph mupita sim tshabalala standard bank
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  3. fundutzi

    Prepare International roaming: prepaid sim, vodacom and mtn,

    Dear All, Please can anyone provide accurate methods of preparing a vodacom and mtn sim for international roaming? The exact questions in point 3 below. =>This main post will be updated once answered and confirmed to work. 1. In past decades the objectives had been: (if still accurate) a...
  4. RedViking

    Do you still make use of Voicemail services? (Poll)

    With the rise of alternative communication channels, such as Whatsapp, Telegram and Text Messages, do you think Voicemail is dead or do you still make use of it?
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    MTN gets new uncapped Home Internet packages — month-to-month from R249 to R999

    MTN gets new uncapped Home Internet packages — month-to-month from R249 to R999 MTN has launched five new Home Internet plans with uncapped data available on a month-to-month basis. The MyMTN Home Internet Starter, Pro, Premium, Ultra and Infinite packages offer speeds ranging from 10Mbps to...
  6. R

    Not receiving SMS's or Calls, but can make and send (MTN)

    To anyone that can help. I have all my apps and github / other apps auth setup on my number so I need sms's to start flowing. I am able to send SMS's and make calls, but I cannot receive anything, people sms'ing me get notifications that it could not be delivered. Calling me results in a voice...
  7. Jan

    Hands-on with Melon Mobile - an MTN MVNO that promises infinite data rollover

    Melon Mobile hands-on tested — self-service RICA and data that never expires A new mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) — Melon Mobile — has soft-launched to users who signed up to beta test its services, with its official launch scheduled for 13 April 2023. One MyBroadband forum member...
  8. Jan

    Vodacom and MTN explain why 5G routers remain expensive

    Why 5G routers are so expensive in South Africa There are only a handful of 5G routers that fixed wireless access subscribers can choose from in South Africa. These devices are still very scarce and expensive because the market for them is still growing, and the parts they are made from are...
  9. Jan

    Telkom taps Bank of America for sale of stake in fiber unit Openserve

    Telkom kicks off sale of Openserve Telkom SA SOC has kicked off the sale of a stake in its fiber business, as it seeks to unlock value for shareholders and boost profit. The South African telecommunications group is working with Bank of America Corp. to gauge interest in the Openserve business...
  10. Jan

    Criminal mobile tower destruction in photos

    "This is a crisis" — Photos of MTN's battle against battery thieves MTN South Africa recently took press to visit cellphone towers that criminals had vandalised. The network operator wanted to show the impact of infrastructure theft and vandalism on its mobile network base stations and the...
  11. Jan

    MTN announces plans to go off-grid at most sites

    Goodbye Eskom — MTN going off-grid at most towers MTN South Africa CEO Charles Molapisi says they are accelerating investments in alternative power sources and expect to be completely off-grid at most sites in future. This is so that load-shedding, which leads to increased theft and vandalism...
  12. Jan

    5G coverage comparison - March 2023

    South Africa's 5G coverage — MTN vs Telkom vs Vodacom vs Rain South Africa's major mobile network operators are continually expanding their 5G networks, with the cellular technology now available through most operators in most of the country's major metros. MyBroadband asked MTN, Rain, Telkom...
  13. Jan

    How MyBroadband's new mobile network quality testing works

    MyBroadband's mobile network quality testing — how it works MyBroadband has launched a new project to conduct in-depth testing of Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, and Telkom’s mobile networks across South Africa. We partnered with Analytico, Afristay, and Keysight distributor Coral-i for this mobile...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • afristay analytico cell c coral-i keysight mtn rain telkom vodacom
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  14. Jan

    Vodacom and MTN calling test during load-shedding

    We tested Vodacom and MTN during load-shedding and there were big problems MyBroadband has been receiving complaints about network issues relating to Vodacom and MTN during load-shedding and was able to recreate two of these issues within a single load-shedding slot. Users on MTN have...
  15. Jan

    We're doing a national mobile network quality test - including calls and data speeds

    South Africa's biggest-ever mobile network quality test kicks off MyBroadband has partnered with Analytico, Afristay, and Keysight distributor Coral-i to conduct in-depth testing of Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, and Telkom's networks across South Africa. Mobile network quality is a key consideration...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • afristay analytico cell c coral-i keysight mtn telkom vodacom
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  16. Jan

    MVNO test: PnP Mobile RICA and mobile app pain

    We tried using PnP Mobile — and it was a total pain Analytico recently tried setting up some PnP Mobile SIM cards for testing but could not due to problems with the operator’s RICA system. PnP Mobile is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) running on the MTN network in South Africa, which...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • mobile virtual network operator (mvno) mtn pick n pay pnp mobile
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  17. Jan

    Power cuts have reduced potential size of South African economy by a fifth - PIC

    Bad news for South Africa's economy Blackouts have reduced the potential size of South Africa’s economy by almost a fifth since they started being imposed around 2008, according to an energy specialist at Africa’s biggest fund manager. Outages can be expected every week this year and if the...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • annabel bishop eskom imf load-shedding lungile mashele mtn public investment corporation (pic) vodacom
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  18. Jan

    MTN deploys 5G Standalone core in Microsoft Azure

    MTN deploys 5G Standalone core in Microsoft cloud MTN has conducted a proof of concept for a 5G Standalone core fully deployed in Microsoft Azure. It said this was a first-of-its-kind deployment. It conducted the proof of concept with all of the 5G Standalone core elements, including the...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • amith maharaj microsoft microsoft azure mtn tad brockway
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    MTN plans to use state of disaster to source electrical engineers from other African countries

    MTN plans to use state of disaster to source electrical engineers from other African countries MTN hopes the national state of disaster over Eskom will allow it to bring in electrical engineers working in other African countries to help manage its towers during load-shedding. During the...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Court rules police's cellular contract with MTN unlawful

    Court rules police's cellular contract with MTN unlawful The High Court in Pretoria has declared the South African Police Services' R20-million-a-month contract for cellular services with MTN unlawful, Rapport reports. The court heard an application from Vodacom to have the contract reviewed...
  21. Jan

    What would happen if South Africa's electricity grid collapsed (Bloomberg)

    What happens if South Africa's electricity grid totally collapses With South Africa enduring record power outages, the government has given assurances that the electricity grid won’t be allowed to collapse. Yet increasing numbers of businesses are preparing for that very eventuality. Mining...
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