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  1. Jan

    Rain launches 2-for-1 deal on 5G Premium package

    Rain launches big 2-for-1 5G deal Rain has launched a special offer on its Premium plan, which gives customers two packages for the price of one. The promotion forms part of Rain's sponsorship of the Rugby World Cup Sevens in South Africa, taking place between 9 and 11 September 2022 at Cape...
  3. 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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  4. Jan

    Icasa published information memorandum to release more spectrum

    Icasa gears up to release more spectrum for South Africa's mobile networks The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has published an information memorandum regarding licensing additional radio frequency spectrum for mobile networks. Icasa said it intends to release...
    • Jan
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  5. Jan

    MTN's big network quality lead over Vodacom and Telkom

    MTN has a commanding network quality lead over Vodacom and Telkom Analytico's 2022 South African Mobile Data Market Report shows that MTN has built a commanding lead in mobile data network performance over Vodacom, Telkom, Rain, and Cell C. Analytico is a research company that provides...
  6. Jan

    Rain retracts press release about Telkom merger offer

    Rain retracts Telkom merger offer announcement Rain has withdrawn its announcement stating that it submitted a merger proposal to the Telkom board. “As Rain, we are pleased with Telkom’s SENS announcement stating that if an offer or formal proposal is received from Rain, the board of Telkom...
    • Jan
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  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Rain "engaging" TRP over instruction to withdraw Telkom merger statement

    Rain "engaging" TRP over instruction to withdraw Telkom merger statement Rain has not withdrawn its statement of a proposed offer to merge with Telkom after the Takeover Regulation Panel (TRP) reprimanded the company over its announcement. Instead, according to feedback from Rain CEO Brandon...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Why Rain is proposing a merger with Telkom

    Why Rain is proposing a merger with Telkom Leading entrepreneur Paul Harris (72), one of the triumvirate who created SA’s leading financial services group FirstRand through 1998’s merger of their much smaller RMB with First National Bank, is aiming for a repeat in the telecoms space. Harris’s...
  9. Jan

    Toto Consortium offers to buy government out of Telkom

    Investment firm offers R7 billion to buy out government's Telkom shares The South African government received an unsolicited bid for its 40.5% stake in Telkom SA SOC Ltd., following an announcement that MTN Group Ltd. is planning to acquire part of the carrier. Investment firm Toto Consortium...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Telkom not aware of Rain's merger offer

    Telkom not aware of Rain's merger offer Telkom SA SOC Ltd. has received no offer or proposal from South Africa’s Rain to merge, the partly state-owned telecom company said in response to a statement from its smaller rival. Internet provider Rain said earlier Thursday it had asked to pitch a...
  11. Jan

    Association of Comms and Technology launched

    South African network operators and minister launch the Association of Communications and Technology Nomvuyiso Batyi, in partnership with various executives from South Africa's telecommunications industry, launched the Association of Communications and Technologies (ACT) on Thursday, 11 August...
    • Jan
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  12. Jan

    Rain asks Telkom board to consider merger proposal

    Rain proposes merger with Telkom Rain has formally requested to present the Telkom board with a proposal to merge the two companies. “Although the terms of such a transaction — such as valuation and structure — would still need to be agreed, Rain believes there is a compelling business case in...
  13. Jan

    The biggest ISPs in Gauteng, Cape Town, and Durban

    South Africa's biggest ISPs in Gauteng, Cape Town, and Durban A new report by Analytico revealed that Rain is the largest fixed-broadband Internet service provider (ISP) in Gauteng, while Telkom reigns supreme in Durban and Cape Town. Analytico is a research company that provides research...
    • Jan
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  14. Jan

    Rain not worried about Vuma Key and Vuma Reach

    Rain unthreatened by Vumatel's plan to launch R100 uncapped fibre Rain isn't concerned that its customers could drop 5G connectivity for fibre after Vumatel revealed its intentions to provide low-cost uncapped fibre to every household in South Africa. In fact, Rain said it recognises the...
  15. Jan

    Fibre and DSL ISPs with highest net promoter score in South Africa - July 2022

    South Africa's fixed-broadband ISPs with highest NPS revealed Analytico's 2022 South African ISP Report revealed that Cool Ideas, RSAWeb, and Afrihost topped the net promoter score and customer satisfaction rankings. Net Promoter Score (NPS) is a good measure of customer loyalty and predicts...
    • Jan
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    • afrihost analytico cell c cool ideas herotel home connect net promoter score (nps) rain rsaweb
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  16. Jan

    Rain preparing for prepaid products

    Rain to offer prepaid services Rain has revealed that it is getting ready to sell prepaid products during a presentation at the Avior Corporate Summit. The network operator's CEO, Brandon Leigh, said Rain has the necessary functionality to offer prepaid services.
  17. Jan

    Uncapped LTE and 5G price comparison

    Uncapped mobile data prices in South Africa compared South African residents in the market for a plug-and-play uncapped home data package have several options from which to choose, with some providing speeds of up to 25Mbps for less than R500 a month. The cheapest uncapped mobile data package...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  18. Jan

    MTN, Vodacom, ad Cell C remote working policies

    Back to the office or work-from-home — Mobile operators' remote work policies South Africa's Covid–19 restrictions ended on 22 June 2022, but mobile network operators MTN and Vodacom have kept their hybrid work policies in effect. On the other hand, Cell C re-introduced in-office work policies...
    • Jan
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    • cell c mtn rain remote working telkom vodacom work-from-home (wfh)
    • Replies: 10
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  19. Jan

    Mobile data speeds on Gautrain tested

    Vodacom and MTN rule on the Gautrain MyBroadband tested mobile broadband coverage and speeds on the Gautrain and found that Vodacom and MTN offer the best services to subscribers. The Gautrain is an 80-kilometre railway with a north-south component stretching from Johannesburg Park Station to...
  20. Jan

    Analogue TV switch-off delay interfering with South Africa's 5G rollouts

    Analogue TV switch-off delaying Vodacom and MTN 5G plans Further delays to South Africa's broadcast digital migration is holding back Vodacom's and MTN's rollouts of services on their newly acquired spectrum. The mobile network operators' deployment of additional 4G and 5G capacity is stalling...
    • Jan
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    • 5g analogue switch-off broadcasting digital migration cell c jacqui o'sullivan mtn rain telkom vodacom
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  21. Jan

    Peak mobile data speeds in South Africa getting close to 1Gbps

    Fastest mobile speed in South Africa revealed — and it is getting close to 1Gbps Research by MyBroadband revealed that MTN and Vodacom achieved peak speeds of over 900Mbps on their mobile networks. MTN achieved a peak speed of 930Mbps on the MyBroadband speed test app using a Galaxy Z Fold 3...
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