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  1. BamboozledAttorney

    Best 200/200 deals

    It has been a while since I have done one of these. I did a thorough analysis on selected ISPs and which FNOs they operate on, just to see what the price would be for a 200/200 package. The reason why I decided to do this is that surprisingly, Webafrica on a Vumatel FNO got cheaper... The...
  3. Jan

    50Mbps and 100Mbps fibre price comparison

    Fibre war in South Africa — with uncapped 50Mbps under R700 South Africans within the coverage of one of the country's major fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) networks can sign up for a 50Mbps or 100Mbps package at prices ranging from below R700 to around R1,000. These packages are ideal for the needs...
    • Jan
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    • afrihost cool ideas fibre-to-the-home (ftth) frogfoot metrofibre networx mweb octotel openserve rsaweb telkom vumatel
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  4. Jan

    South African fibre operator comparison - homes passed and connected

    Vumatel and Openserve rule South Africa's fibre roost Vumatel and Openserve are South Africa's largest fibre-to-the-home players, but smaller fibre network operators' (FNOs) infrastructure rollouts are increasing their footprints in the country. MyBroadband asked South African FNOs about their...
    • Jan
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    • evotel frogfoot herotel metrofibre openserve vodacom vumatel zoom fibre
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  5. Jan

    Fibre network operator connectivity rates in South Africa

    Connectivity rate of South Africa's top fibre providers The average connectivity rate among South Africa’s largest fibre network operators is 34.4%, with Openserve, Supersonic, and Frogfoot leading the way. The connectivity rate is calculated by dividing the number of homes connected by the...
  6. Jan

    Openserve and Vumatel neck-and-neck for in race for South Africa's top fibre brand

    Openserve versus Vumatel — a close race for the top fibre brand Research by Analytico reveals that Openserve is the fibre network operator (FNO) with the strongest brand, followed closely by Vumatel. Frogfoot and MetroFibre also performed well in brand awareness, considering that they are much...
    • Jan
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    • analytico evotel frogfoot herotel metrofibre networx octotel openserve vumatel
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  7. Jan

    First DStv launching uncapped fibre bundle deals

    DStv launching uncapped fibre bundle deals MultiChoice is launching a bundle deal that combines an uncapped fibre connection, DStv Compact package subscription, and its new Streama media streaming box for a monthly fee of R699. MyBroadband discovered the offer on a seemingly unfinished web...
    • Jan
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    • afrihost axxess dstv dstv compact dstv internet fibre-to-the-home (ftth) multichoice mweb openserve rsaweb webafrica
    • Replies: 25
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  8. Jan

    50Mbps fibre prices compared across 18 FNOs on Afrihost

    50Mbps fibre price comparison — including options under R750 a month Several well-priced mid-ranged fibre products are available to South Africans, with networks such as MetroFibre, Openserve, and Zoom Fibre offering 50Mbps packages from R697 a month through Afrihost. However, if the global...
    • Jan
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    • afrihost fibre-to-the-home (ftth) frogfoot metrofibre octotel openserve vumatel zoom fibre
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  9. Jan

    Vumatel beats Telkom despite years of monopoly advantage

    South Africa's fibre war goes nuclear Vumatel broke Telkom's fixed-line broadband monopoly in South Africa and established itself as the leader in the fibre-to-the-home market. Telkom must now play catch-up in an area it dominated for over a decade and enjoyed a tremendous advantage.
    • Jan
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    • community investment ventures holdings (civh) dietlof mare fibre-to-the-home (ftth) openserve remgro telkom vumatel
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  10. T

    Clear Access ISP and FNO

    Any ideas on how they are? I am moving to an estate where only they are available, apparently, but it also seems like they piggyback off of Openserve… Honestly, just more info on them would be appreciated. Hoping I can finagle an Openserve install, and continue with @websquadza as my ISP, as...
  11. Jan

    Openserve says Equiano capacity upgradable from 12Tbps to 16Tbps

    Openserve gets capacity on Google's monster undersea cable Openserve has confirmed that it will have access to a fibre pair on Google’s Equiano undersea cable system. Each fibre pair offers 12 terabits per second (Tbps) of capacity, and the cable has twelve fibre pairs.
  12. Jan

    Telkom and MTN issue further cautionary announcement to shareholders

    Everyone wants a piece of Telkom MTN and Telkom have issued cautionary announcements on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange news service confirming that discussions between the two companies are still underway. This comes after Telkom received several unsolicited offers in recent weeks, including...
    • Jan
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    • african rainbow capital investments (arci) bongani gigaba community investment ventures holdings (civh) mtn openserve rain telkom toto consortium
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  13. Jan

    South African network operators weigh in on global fibre shortage

    Global fibre shortage could cause price increases in South Africa Most of South Africa's major network operators have enough fibre cable supplies to last them into next year, though some have raised concerns about what could happen if the shortage isn't resolved soon. MyBroadband received...
    • Jan
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    • metrofibre networx michael van heerden mohammed manjra mtn openserve vodacom zoom fibre
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  14. Jan

    South African fibre operators spending billions on their networks

    Fibre network operators spend billions growing their networks Analytico's 2022 South African Fibre Report revealed that CIVH's fibre subsidiary (comprising Vumatel and DFA) and Openserve had spent a combined R5.7 billion on their fibre rollouts over the last year. Analytico is a research...
    • Jan
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    • analytico community investment ventures holdings (civh) dark fibre africa (dfa) openserve vumatel
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  15. twizted_sc

    Telkom Fibre Speed query

    Hi all, Perhaps somebody else here is in the same situation as me or can confirm that it is in fact a problem. I have been on the Openserve & Telkom ISP 200/100 fibre option for a while already. Started out as 20/10 and it all came about as upgrades of my speed over time since 2020. On Monday...
  16. Jan

    Top fibre network operators in South Africa

    South Africa's top fibre network operators revealed Analytico's 2022 South African Fibre Report revealed that Vumatel and Openserve dominate the local fibre market, with over 50% market share in homes passed and homes connected. Analytico is a research company that provides research reports...
    • Jan
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    • analytico frogfoot herotel metrofibre networx openserve vumatel zoom fibre
    • Replies: 1
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  17. 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
  18. Jan

    2022 South African Fibre Network Operator Report released

    Analytico releases 2022 South African Fibre Network Operator Report Analytico has released its 2022 South African Fibre Network Operator Report, shedding light on the local fibre market, including homes passed, homes connected, and network investments. Vumatel started South Africa's fibre...
    • Jan
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    • analytico fibre network operator (fno) fttb openserve telkom vumatel
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. Jan

    Google's Equiano subsea cable lands in South Africa

    Google's massive 144 Tbps undersea cable lands in South Africa Google has landed its Equiano undersea cable at Telkom’s facility in Melkbosstrand, WIOCC has announced. WIOCC owns one of Equiano’s 12 terabit-per-second (Tbps) fibre pairs and was Google’s landing partner in Lagos, Nigeria.
    • Jan
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    • chris wood equiano google openserve telkom west indian ocean cable company (wiocc)
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
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