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  1. Jan

    Telkom 5G vs Rain vs MTN and MVNOs

    Telkom 5G price shocker — demolished by Rain and MTN Telkom's uncapped fixed-5G packages are much more expensive than rival services offered by Rain, MTN, and several other ISPs. The telecoms company recently published coverage and prices for its first uncapped fixed-5G products, which are...
  3. Jan

    Telkom 5G prices announced

    Telkom reveals fixed-5G pricing Telkom has revealed coverage and pricing details for its uncapped fixed-5G products, starting from R878 a month for a three-year contract. Telkom's pricing is relatively high compared to the rest of the fixed-5G field. However, it should be noted that pricing...
  4. Jan

    ISP's plans for fixed LTE in South Africa

    Fixed-4G isn't going anywhere — here's what South African ISPs have planned Mobile network operators in South Africa have focussed on launching 5G Internet solutions for some time now, but 4G isn’t going anywhere. MyBroadband asked South African Internet service providers about their plans for...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  5. Jan

    Telkom DSL subscribers at lowest point since 2006

    Goodbye DSL Telkom digital subscriber line (DSL) customers are now few and far between, with the network operator's DSL subscriber base having dropped below 120,000, its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2022 have revealed. DSL users in South Africa are now at their lowest...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Telkom launching legal challenge against Icasa's plan for future voice call rates

    Telkom launching legal challenge against Icasa's plan for future voice call rates Telkom is dragging the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) to court over its decision to scrap asymmetric mobile termination rates (MTRs) for smaller mobile network operators. Termination...
  7. Jan

    How Telkom let Vumatel (and everyone else) eat its lunch

    Fighting fibre with fibre Telkom released its mid-year financial results on Wednesday — and it wasn’t pretty. Revenue was down 0.7% to R21 billion, mobile service revenue was down 0.7% to R8.78 billion, fixed service revenue was down 9.8% to R6.28 billion, and headline earnings per share was...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  8. Jan

    Telkom CEO said they won't sell Openserve separately

    We will not sell Openserve — Telkom CEO Telkom CEO Serame Taukobong says the company would not consider selling off its network infrastructure subsidiary Openserve. “It is a core asset for us. We are definitely not considering selling a majority of Openserve,” Taukobong said during a Q&A...
  9. Jan

    Telkom reports revenue decline and big EBITDA hit

    Telkom takes a beating Telkom has published interim results for the first half of its 2023 financial year (H1 FY2023), revealing a decline in operating revenue as its mobile and fixed service divisions struggled to perform. Telkom Group CEO Serame Taukobong said the period from April 2022 to...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  10. Jan

    Sello Moloko resigns as Telkom board chairman

    Telkom board chair resigns Sello Moloko has resigned as an independent non-executive director and chair of Telkom’s board. In an announcement to shareholders on Wednesday, Telkom said Moloko stepped down due to workload reasons.
  11. Jan

    Telkom's revenue and expenses visualised - 2021/22

    How Telkom makes money — and where it spends money Telkom is South Africa’s third-largest telecommunications company, with a dominant position in the fixed-line market. Telkom was founded on 1 October 1991 when the Department of Posts and Telecommunications (DPT) was broken up into Telkom and...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  12. Jan

    SABC takes over TelkomOne and launches SABC+

    Goodbye TelkomOne — Hello SABC+ streaming service TelkomOne's streaming service has been shut down two years after its launch and replaced with the long-promised SABC+ streaming platform. The SABC previously partnered with Telkom to roll out TelkomOne in November 2020, through which it offered...
  13. Jan

    Telkom warns of 45% to 55% drop in profits

    Telkom warns of massive drop in profits Telkom has issued a trading statement warning investors that it anticipates a significant drop in profits in its half-year financial results for the period between 1 April and 30 September 2022. The mobile operator said it expects its headline earnings...
  14. Jan

    Vodacom and Cell C disappearing data tested on 3G and 4G

    Disappearing data on Vodacom and Cell C — 3G vs 4G A recent investigation from MyBroadband revealed that data still disappearings from Android devices on Vodacom and Cell C's networks, likely amounting to millions every month. Vodacom and Cell C explained that it was due to how 4G works on...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  15. Jan

    Vodacom rules in South Africa, while MTN and Telkom ensure the king doesn't sleep easy

    Vodacom dominates in South Africa There are four main players in South Africa’s R200 billion fixed and mobile telecommunications market — Vodacom, MTN, Telkom, and Cell C. Vodacom dominates the South African mobile telecoms market with a 43% share of revenue, followed by MTN with 26%, Telkom...
  16. Jan

    South African uncapped 4G and 5G comparison - 7 November 2022

    Uncapped 4G and 5G battle in South Africa South Africans looking for an uncapped broadband connection outside areas with fibre or DSL coverage now have plenty of uncapped mobile products to choose from. There are a myriad of uncapped LTE/4G products on the market, available from Vodacom, MTN...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    Telkom threatens to cut off Sapo over R225-million bill

    Telkom threatens to cut off Sapo over R225-million bill Telkom this week threatened to cut off communications services to the South African Post Office (Sapo) over an outstanding debt of over R225 million, Sunday Times reports. Sapo CEO Nomkhita Mona warned Telkom's enterprise service division...
  18. Jan

    The fate of POTS/PSTN and MPLS in South Africa

    Copper-based fixed-voice on the way out in South Africa — At least in some areas Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services are on the rise in South Africa and will likely replace traditional copper-based fixed-voice products like Telkom's landline telephone service. However, there are still...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  19. Jan

    South Africa's emergency responders hampered by load-shedding

    Load-shedding hamstrings paramedics in South Africa The effects of load-shedding go beyond inconvenience and economic loss, with the rotational power cuts also posing a risk to public safety. Emergency medical service (EMS) ER24 told MyBroadband that traffic caused by load-shedding can...
  20. Jan

    RCS messaging in South Africa - only MTN doesn't offer support

    All but one of South Africa's major mobile operators offer RCS messaging MTN is the only South African mobile operator that doesn't offer Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging. However, it acknowledged that the technology is becoming more popular in the country. MyBroadband asked Cell C...
    • Jan
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    • cell c mtn rich communication services (rcs) telkom vodacom
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  21. Jan

    Telkom launching uncapped 5G consumer products in November 2022

    Telkom 5G consumer products launch date and details Telkom plans to launch its consumer 5G products on 17 November 2022, spokespeople for the company have told MyBroadband. The network operator commercially launched its 5G network last week in partnership with Huawei at a glitzy event in...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
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