Telkom issues major profit warning — headline earnings plummets up to 105%
Telkom has warned shareholders that it expects an 85% to 105% decline in headline earnings per share when it reports its results for the 2022/23 financial year next month.
This translates to an expected headline...
Network operators ask for diesel rebate and relaxed competition rules over load-shedding
South Africa’s mobile network operators have asked government for a diesel rebate and permission to collaborate on sharing power sources and security at their towers.
Through their industry association...
Best mobile network in Cape Town revealed
MyBroadband’s latest mobile voice network quality testing revealed that MTN has the best network performance in Cape Town, while Vodacom and Cell C failed Icasa standards.
These results form part of a network quality testing project to determine the...
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MTN beats Vodacom in Polokwane
MyBroadband’s latest mobile voice network quality testing revealed that MTN has the best network performance in Polokwane, followed by Vodacom, Telkom, and Cell C.
These results form part of a network quality testing project to determine the performance of...
MTN tops network quality in Nelspruit
MyBroadband’s latest mobile voice network quality testing revealed that MTN has the best network performance in Nelspruit, while Cell C failed Icasa’s standards in the area.
These results form part of a network quality testing project to determine the...
Telkom first, Vodacom last in Durban
MyBroadband’s latest mobile voice network quality testing revealed that Telkom and MTN had the best voice networks in Durban, well ahead of Cell C and Vodacom.
These results form part of a network quality testing project to determine the performance of...
This is a 5-minute read. I almost became a Telkom customer! Even though I suffered from Cell C's speeds and network unavailability during load-shedding, I still kept going with them because they were affordable (though almost not anymore after the current raise in HCF's plans and competitors...
Mobile network battle in Rustenburg and Brits
MyBroadband’s mobile voice network quality testing revealed that MTN has the best voice network Brits, Vodacom in Rustenburg, and Telkom in the Hartbeespoort area. Vodacom came stone last in Hartbeespoort — behind Cell C.
These results form part of...
Hello everyone, I'm kinda new with this. I am searching for advice, I'm thinking about switching ISPs because my LTE and mobile calling experience with MTN is getting worse by the day, but when I compare that with my friends experience at that moment that is with Telkom his outcome is far more...
Capitec Connect says it has the cheapest data on the market — we test its claim
Capitec has released its results for the financial year ended 28 February 2023 and claimed in its annual report that its mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) “arguably” has the cheapest data on the market.
A...
MTN crushes Vodacom in Johannesburg
MyBroadband’s latest mobile voice network quality testing revealed that MTN has the best voice network in Johannesburg, followed by Vodacom, Telkom, and Cell C.
These results form part of an extensive network quality testing project to determine the...
Top data centre providers in South Africa
South Africa has seen a boom in data centre investments in recent years, with Africa Data Centres, BCX, Open Access Data Centres (OADC) and Teraco being among the top providers in the country.
Data centres provide South African businesses, hosting...
South Africa's fibre war
Vumatel has reported a significant increase in the number of homes connected to its fibre network, once again overtaking Telkom-owned Openserve.
Telkom reported higher connection numbers in a voluntary fourth-quarter trading update in February, briefly overtaking...
Former Samsung exec says Telkom needs foreign investment
Telkom requires a global company's investment to unlock its real value and help grow its market share in South Africa to better challenge Vodacom and MTN.
That is the view of Telkom board member Sung Hyock Yoon, who recently spoke to...
With the rise of alternative communication channels, such as Whatsapp, Telegram and Text Messages, do you think Voicemail is dead or do you still make use of it?
These fibre networks punish ISPs when customers downgrade to cheaper packages
At least two of South Africa's major fibre network operators (FNOs) penalise Internet service providers (ISPs) when their fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) customers downgrade to slower packages.
The issue of fibre downgrade...
Why 5G routers are so expensive in South Africa
There are only a handful of 5G routers that fixed wireless access subscribers can choose from in South Africa. These devices are still very scarce and expensive because the market for them is still growing, and the parts they are made from are...
Telkom kicks off sale of Openserve
Telkom SA SOC has kicked off the sale of a stake in its fiber business, as it seeks to unlock value for shareholders and boost profit.
The South African telecommunications group is working with Bank of America Corp. to gauge interest in the Openserve business...
"This is a crisis" — Photos of MTN's battle against battery thieves
MTN South Africa recently took press to visit cellphone towers that criminals had vandalised. The network operator wanted to show the impact of infrastructure theft and vandalism on its mobile network base stations and the...