Telkom appoints Transnet's Nonkululeko Dlamini as new CFO
Telkom has announced the appointment of outgoing Transnet chief financial officer (CFO) Nonkululeko Dlamini as its new group financial head and executive director.
Telkom's board said Dlamini would assume her new role as CFO from 1...
I tried opening the AppStore on my iPad and IPhone it wouldn’t connect. Tried Apple Music and Apple TV same thing happened. Then tried to visit the Apple support website and iCloud and got an error.
So switched to mobile (Vodacom) and everything started working again. It’s seems that Telkom is...
Hello everyone, I've bought a Telkom prepaid sim about a year ago and ever since I've had it I've been experiencing poor reception/signal and as a result, unstable internet.
I had planned to use this sim for casual mobile gaming but that is not viable due to said poor reception. I would be...
Good news for Telkom mobile data customers
MyBroadband testing has shown that some Telkom mobile data customers are being allowed on the Telkom 5G network, with real-world speed testing results.
We recently noticed the 5G connection icon pop up when we inserted a Telkom prepaid SIM in a...
MTN, Vodacom, Cell C weigh in on 5G in South Africa
5G promises significant benefits for consumers and businesses in South Africa, and the technology's reach in South Africa is growing.
According to Jacqui O'Sullivan, MTN's chief sustainability and corporate affairs officer, the mobile network...
I apologise if this has already been covered but I have scoured the forums and couldn't find anything.
We had a normal landline that was connected to copper. When Telkom decided to replace the copper line with fibre they obviously did away with the normal fixed copper landline and gave the...
SA mobile data prices compared with African and overseas countries
South Africa's mobile data prices are relatively expensive compared to some other African countries. However, we compare fairly well to the UK, UK, Netherlands, and Germany.
We compared the price of 1GB, 5GB, and 10GB of...
Slow Internet in South Africa — Who to blame
Although it seems logical to blame Internet service providers and platform operators like Disney+ for badly performing online services in South Africa, they aren’t the main culprits for the country’s current connectivity problems.
Internet users in...
Telkom offers workers 0% salary increase
Telkom and two unions representing most of its workers have failed to reach an agreement over salary increases for the 2023/2024 financial year.
This week, an alliance consisting of the Communications Workers Union and South African Communications Union...
After the break of news that Vodacom is offering eSIMs to Prepaid users last month on the forum and then later on MyBB, I tried my luck. I went to a Vodacom store at a nearby mall, and the staff said their system doesn't yet have the functionality to offer eSIM to prepaid customers. I thought I...
Afrihost crushes the competition
Afrihost has extended its lead over Vox, Telkom, and Rain as the Internet service provider (ISP) with the strongest brand in South Africa.
This was revealed in Analytico’s 2023 South African Broadband and ISP Brand Report released this week.
Telkom earnings pummelled by load-shedding and people not paying their bills
Telkom has released a trading update for the quarter that ended on 30 June 2023, reporting 3.8% higher group revenue, while group Ebitda declined 4.2%.
By the end of the quarter, Telkom reported that its revenue was...
Recently had to scrape this info together. Hope it can help someone else in future.
epdg.epc.mnc001.mcc655.pub.3gppnetwork.org - Vodacom
epdg.epc.mnc002.mcc655.pub.3gppnetwork.org - Telkom
epdg.epc.mnc007.mcc655.pub.3gppnetwork.org - Cell-C
epdg.epc.mnc010.mcc655.pub.3gppnetwork.org - MTN
Marketing battle between Vodacom and MTN
Vodacom had a slight edge over MTN as the top mobile broadband provider in South Africa, with Telkom and Rain sighting for third place. Cell C failed to make a real showing.
This was revealed in Analytico’s 2023 South African Broadband and ISP Brand...
Government partnering with Telkom to improve South Africa's broadband coverage
Telkom SA SOC Ltd. and the South African government are in advanced talks to partner in rolling out broadband products even as buyers flock to bid for the telecommunication company’s assets.
The partnership will...
In light of the headline news on the homepage here about Telkom and Cell C, Telkom is in no position to start acquiring more business. Like all government-run business in SA, they cannot efficiently run the business and should really shut shop on the grounds of incompetence. From the top, right...
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I have a problem with TELKOM static IP. I activated a PUBLIC STATIC IP address with TELKOM (41.149.191...) but I continue to have a different IP everyday.
I configured the router with PPPoE and the static IP with VPN/L2TP but it does not work! I tried with another router but I...
Cheapest 50Mbps uncapped Internet for homes without fibre
There are several uncapped wireless Internet packages on the market with at least 50Mbps download speeds for South African households that don't have a fibre network available in their area.
While fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) connectivity...
Telkom rejects acquisition proposal from former CEO Sipho Maseko
Telkom says it has terminated discussions with a consortium led by its former Group CEO Sipho Maseko for a bid to buy a slice of the partially state-owned telecommunications company.
The consortium comprises Maseko's Afrifund...