Equiano's landing is good news for South Africa's fibre networks
Google's Equiano cable landed in Melkbosstrand in Cape Town on 8 August 2022, and the additional undersea capacity promises several benefits to South African fibre network operators (FNOs) and their customers.
MyBroadband asked...
South African voice network quality tested — with surprising results
Analytico’s voice network quality tests in Sandton showed that Cell C produced the best call quality and was on par with MTN and Telkom on call setup rate and dropped calls.
Vodacom performed the worst. It was the only...
Vodacom plummets in ISP rankings — now below Telkom and Rain
Analytico’s quarterly customer satisfaction report revealed that Cool Ideas, Afrihost, and Airmobile are the top-rated Internet service providers (ISPs) in South Africa.
On the other end of the scale, Mweb, Cell C, and Vodacom were...
Telkom announces MVNO platform plans
Telkom will launch a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) platform later this year, the company announced in a statement on Wednesday.
The platform will enable MVNO partnerships on its network, Telkom said.
So apparently Telkom doesn't want to keep it's customers.
Was told today they no longer convert pstn lines to voip.
No longer support copper exchanges and don't want our business.
Say it ain't so Joe *tia* *smh*
South Africa's best mobile network of 2022
MyBroadband Insights has released its annual Mobile Network Quality Report, which shows that MTN has the best mobile network in South Africa.
The report for the 2022 calendar year further revealed that MTN reigned supreme in all major South African...
SA telecoms share price performance in 2022 compared
South Africans who bought shares in any of the country's six JSE-listed telecoms companies at the start of 2022 would have seen declines in their investment over the year.
MyBroadband analysed the share price performance of these companies...
Vodacom outperforms MTN and Telkom
Last year, despite showing a slight decline, Vodacom’s share price comfortably outperformed its rivals, MTN and Telkom.
In 2022, Vodacom’s share price declined by 9%, a much better performance than MTN (down 25%) and Telkom (down 44%).
Telkom rejects Rain
Telkom has informed shareholders that it has terminated discussions relating to Rain’s proposal about a potential acquisition.
Rain made a formal proposal to Telkom on 30 September 2022, suggesting that Telkom buy it with newly issued shares.
Vodacom, MTN, and other mobile networks reveal biggest milestones of 2022
The first-ever high-demand frequency spectrum auction, a tussle for Telkom, and a big step towards rescuing Cell C were among the most significant events in the South African mobile network industry in 2022.
While mobile...
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Has there or is there any improvement to report bad service at a telkom store for serious bad service at a telkom store when you take out a contract phone for example? Obviously telkom is renowned for bad service. But I'm hoping there is a more dedicated number instead of calling 180 and...
Best smartphone contracts under R500
Buying a smartphone with cash in South Africa can carry a high cost. However, South Africa's mobile network operators offer smartphone deals on two and three-year contracts for those wanting to avoid a once-off purchase.
MyBroadbroad compared some of the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...