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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    5G expansion going strong in South Africa

    5G expansion going strong in South Africa South Africa's major telecoms companies radically expanded their mobile 5G connectivity and performance in 2024. While the Covid-19 pandemic and load-shedding challenges limited 5G rollouts for the first few years of the technology's availability, the...
  3. UID

    Issue with Telkom SIM on Nokia 106: "SIM Rejected"

    Hello everyone, I'm wondering if any of you can help me with this. I purchased a Nokia 106 (2018) so I could receive SMSs on that phone, but for some reason, when I insert the Telkom SIM it says "SIM Rejected." The SIM card works fine, as I use it every day. When I inserted a new Telkom SIM...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Openserve CEO and Telkom veteran Althon Beukes steps down

    Openserve CEO and Telkom veteran Althon Beukes steps down Telkom veteran Althon Beukes has stepped down as CEO of the company's wholesale fixed-line division Openserve. Beukes has worked at the telecoms company for roughly three decades and has been at the helm of Openserve for four and a half...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom and Telkom — A tale of two dying monopolies

    Eskom and Telkom — A tale of two dying monopolies Eskom’s attempt to overhaul its electricity tariff structure is reminiscent of Telkom’s complaints nearly fifteen years ago that it was losing money on every phone line it supplied in the country. The power utility has submitted its updated...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Telkom's tower sale gets Icasa approval

    Telkom's tower sale gets Icasa approval Telkom has cleared the last major regulatory hurdle in disposing of its masts and towers business, housed in its Swiftnet subsidiary. The telecoms company announced it had obtained approval from the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Best South African telecoms investment in 2024 — Vodacom vs MTN vs Telkom vs Blue Label

    Best South African telecoms investment in 2024 — Vodacom vs MTN vs Telkom vs Blue Label A R1,000 investment in Cell C's largest shareholder in early 2024 was worth substantially more at the end of the year than the same investments in Vodacom, MTN, and Telkom. Blue Label, which owns 49.5% of...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    3G smartphones not going away soon

    3G smartphones not going away soon People with 3G-only devices in South Africa will be able to continue using them for the next several years. However, continued imports of devices that support only 2G and 3G connectivity are hindering South Africa's plan to shut down these legacy network...
  9. Jan

    Telkom executes search and seizure court order on company that allegedly stole customer data

    Telkom raids company for stealing customer data Telkom said it executed a search and seizure court order obtained from the Gauteng High Court against a third-party company that was alleged to have fraudulently accessed client data in September. The search and seizure operation was carried out...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Telkom makes significant progress in fight against copper and battery theft

    Telkom makes significant progress in fight against copper and battery theft Telkom has seen a massive decline in incidents of copper cable and battery theft on its network in recent months, despite an increase in cases of site vandalism. The telecoms company has told Sunday Times that its...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    How SMS will stay relevant in SA

    How SMS will stay relevant in SA While the use of Short Message Service (SMS) for personal communication has declined, the technology will remain relevant in South Africa. This is the view of Flickswitch MD and founder Kees Snijders, who explained that the key strength of SMS remains that it...
  12. B

    Migrating from Telkom to Afrihost

    Hi MyBB Community I am toying with the idea of moving my fibre line from Telkom to Afrihost. It seems I still need to serve the 30-day cancellation period on Telkom's end, and thus can only activate the Afrihost service in a minimum of 30 days. My questions: Is this your experience as well...
  13. Beenie16

    Telkom return policy

    I took out a contract by Telkom today but I'm not happy with the device. Can I return it tomorrow?
  14. M

    Inquiry Regarding Application for Cellphone Tower in Emdeni, Qhobosheane, Sterkspruit, Eastern Cape

    Dear Telkom, I am writing to inquire about the application process for establishing a cellphone tower in Emdeni, Qhobosheane, Sterkspruit, Eastern Cape. The current tower is located at a considerable distance from the majority of households, resulting in consistently poor network signal...
  15. D

    VoIP over LTE. Airmobile and Telkom LTE

    Does VoIP work over Telkom LTE and afrihost Airmobile networks? Meaning do they block VoIP traffic etc…. Sometimes fibre fails and would like to setup a failover with either of the above-mentioned in a 4g device. Would there be a need to change any APN settings?
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    • Forum: VOIP
  16. ronz91

    Telkom contract - upgrade advice

    hi there I have a Telkom contract that has been on month to month for atleast 4 years. For like R85 I get FreeMe 500mb top up deal but it is really like 1GB. Data also lasts 60 days I believe. Sim is actually my mums primary number for receiving calls etc but she doesnt use the data. I...
  17. MarlizeVH24

    Openserve router not connecting, Telkom passes the buck

    We got a Openserve fibre installation with a router and supposedly free internet for 1 month but then we subscribed for a faster download we had to pay upfront, which we did. Since paying for our Telkom service, the router does not connect to the internet. We have phoned Telkom over and over to...
  18. Jan

    Telkom shareholders approve R6.75-billion tower sale

    Telkom's R6.75-billion tower sale gets shareholder approval Telkom shareholders approved the sale of its masts and towers business to a consortium for an estimated R6.75 billion. The telecom giant announced today that its shareholders unanimously voted to approve the disposal at the company’s...
  19. Dlokzn1987

    Poor Network and wifi coverage problems

    Good Day I am not sure where to start but I would like to know who can or how can I apply for a tower in my area at Ward 15 Ncombo reserve esikhawini near Ncombo primary school, we having issues with connectivity on our cellphones battling to even make a call due to poor Network. I have also...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Telkom customers getting free Prime Video subs

    Telkom customers getting free Prime Video subs Telkom will start giving free limited-period subscriptions to Amazon's Prime Video and Prime Video Mobile Edition streaming service to many of its contract and prepaid customers. Effective from 28 March 2024, Telkom customers buying a new Telkom...
  21. Jan

    Actis in talks to buy Swiftnet from Telkom - Bloomberg

    Buyer for Telkom's towers revealed Private equity firm Actis LLP is in talks to buy Swiftnet, the mast and tower business owned by South Africa’s Telkom SA SOC Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter. The deal would also include a smaller, local partner, according to the people who...
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