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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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?
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Our copper cables were damaged and we were moved to a LTE system. There isnt any fibre in our area. The package included Smart Voice and a new router.
In the 5 months that we've had the system we have not been able to make a call out. Occassionaly we receive a call but cant talk to the person on...
I'm currently using Telkom unrestricted apn and trying to open ports for UDP to no success. TCP ports open just fine but when I try to open UDP ports they seem to stay closed.
Am I doing anything wrong here? Has any one else had any problems opening trying to UDP ports on Telkom unrestricted APN?
Afrihost has strongest brand among ISPs in SA
Afrihost has extended its lead over Telkom, Mweb, and Cool Ideas as the Internet service provider (ISP) with the strongest brand in South Africa. This was revealed in Analytico’s latest Broadband and ISP Brand research.
Analytico is a research...
Why South Africa does not get unlimited voice and data plans like the US and the UK
South Africa's heavy reliance on mobile connectivity for Internet access is one of several reasons the country's biggest local cellular networks cannot readily offer uncapped data and voice minutes like...