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  1. Jan

    Remgro expects Competition Commission answer on Vodacom deal to buy CIVH by end-March

    Vodacom's R13.2-billion deal to buy Vumatel — Competition Commission answer expected in days Remgro strategic investments head Pieter Uys says they are confident the Competition Commission will issue a recommendation on Vodacom’s proposed deal to acquire a co-controlling stake in CIVH for...
    • Jan
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    • community investment ventures holdings (civh) competition commission competition tribunal dark fibre africa (dfa) maziv remgro vodacom vumatel
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  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    MTN plans to use state of disaster to source electrical engineers from other African countries

    MTN plans to use state of disaster to source electrical engineers from other African countries MTN hopes the national state of disaster over Eskom will allow it to bring in electrical engineers working in other African countries to help manage its towers during load-shedding. During the...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Court rules police's cellular contract with MTN unlawful

    Court rules police's cellular contract with MTN unlawful The High Court in Pretoria has declared the South African Police Services' R20-million-a-month contract for cellular services with MTN unlawful, Rapport reports. The court heard an application from Vodacom to have the contract reviewed...
  5. canza

    Vodacom incompetence

    How does one dispute a contract application decline with Vodacom? My application was declined for bogus reasons (allegedly, my account was in arrears - this false flag was removed from my account). I have spoken to several departments at Vodacom, went to the store, spoke to the manager, and on...
  6. Jan

    Fastest mobile data speed tests in South Africa at the start of 2023

    Impressive mobile data speeds in South Africa The latest research by Analytico shows that top mobile speed tests in South Africa are approaching gigabit speeds. Analytico found the three fastest tests done on each mobile network in South Africa using both Android and iOS devices.
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  7. Jan

    Best-selling smartphones in South Africa - March 2023

    South Africa's top-selling smartphone models revealed Samsung's Galaxy A series budget and mid-range smartphones dominate device sales at two of South Africa's major mobile networks and a large general goods retailer. MyBroadband asked the country's four biggest mobile networks and several...
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  8. Jan

    DFA appoints former Vodacom Business CSOC exec Carel De Nysschen to head up NOC

    DFA hires former Vodacom executive to lead operations centre Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) has appointed former Vodacom Business customer service operations centre executive head Carel De Nysschen as its Executive: Network Operations Centre (NOC). De Nysschen has over 35 years of industry experience...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 5
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  9. Jan

    Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa meets with network bosses

    Minister of Electricity meets with Vodacom and MTN South Africa’s newly-minted Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, met with mobile network operators on Thursday. “This morning I met with mobile network operators to understand their energy needs, as it relates to the protections of...
    • Jan
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  10. Jan

    Top neighbourhoods for mobile broadband - March 2023

    Load-shedding crushes data speeds in South Africa's top mobile broadband neighbourhoods Analytico’s latest research shows that Bryanston, Century City and Garsfontein had the fastest mobile Internet in South Africa at the start of 2023. The results are based on 267,853 tests done on the...
    • Jan
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  11. Mattrissik1504

    Can I return a vodacom phone I have on contract? I am not happy with the phone at all.

    Hi all, I have a question with regards to a phone contract. I have been told different things from different people. I have gotten a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4. I did not know this phone would be so flimsy so I have not used it that much. Besides the consultant taking the phone out of the box...
  12. Jan

    Vodacom finally fixes disappearing data problem on LTE — Cell C doesn't

    Data worth thousands disappearing from Cell C An investigation by Analytico has revealed that data disappears from Cell C SIMs connected to a 4G network even when mobile data is disabled. Analytico performed separate tests for disappearing airtime and data with SIMs from all four major network...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  13. Jan

    Power cuts a huge problem for 5G - WAPA

    Eskom load-shedding is killing 5G in South Africa Although 5G is more power efficient, cellular towers using the technology consume more electricity than LTE because it supports much higher speeds. “One of the selling points of 5G is that it’s more ‘eco-friendly’ than LTE,” said Wireless...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  14. Jan

    Best-rated ISPs in South Africa - March 2023

    South Africa's top ISPs at the start of 2023 Analytico's latest South African ISP rankings revealed that Afrihost is South Africa's top-rated Internet service provider (ISP), followed by Axxess and Mweb. It is the first report that used Analytico's new rating methodology, which considers more...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  15. Jan

    Vodacom hikes Red and Top Up contract prices

    Vodacom hikes contract prices — All the details Vodacom will increase subscription prices across numerous Red tariff plans from 1 April 2023. The announcement comes after MTN and Telkom also revealed price hikes on several of their products in the past few days.
  16. Jan

    Vodacom, MTN, Telkom can't say much about tower batteries for fear of syndicates

    Criminal syndicates targeting South Africa's cellphone towers South Africa's mobile operators are reluctant to reveal the providers and brands of the batteries they use to keep their networks online during load-shedding due to the risk of being targeted by criminals. Criminal syndicates seek...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    Vodafone wants to extract more value from Vodacom — considering merger, divestment, or stake sale

    Vodafone wants to extract more value from Vodacom — considering merger, divestment, or stake sale Vodafone Group Plc is exploring options for its African business as investors ramp up pressure on the UK telecom company to boost performance, people familiar with the matter said. The...
  18. Jan

    Telkom exploring sale of minority stake in Openserve

    Telkom wants to sell part of fibre giant Openserve Telkom says “various initiatives are underway” to sell a minority stake in Openserve, its wholesale and network division. This follows the legal separation of Openserve to a stand-alone entity on 1 September 2022.
    • Jan
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    • dark fibre africa (dfa) maziv openserve telkom vodacom vumatel
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  19. Josh_M

    Vodacom's awful repair experience

    Hi all. Thought I should share my Vodacom repair experience. Well I say it like the repair is completed but I am still waiting for it. Hopefully this will draw some attention to this dreadful experience. I dropped my Z flip 4 off at my local vodacom shop (Vodacom ballito at the ballito...
  20. Jan

    Huawei, Nokia, Ericsson, and ZTE - the companies powering South Africa's mobile networks

    The companies that power South Africa's mobile networks The equipment that powers South Africa's mobile networks is made by four global telecom giants — Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia, and ZTE. Three of the four networks with their own physical network infrastructure — Vodacom, MTN, and Rain — use...
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