Biggest fibre network operators in South Africa - June 2023

[Jan]

South Africa's fibre network war

South Africa has nine fibre network operators (FNOs) that pass at least 100,000 customers with fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) connectivity.

Combined, these FNOs connect over 1.5 million South African households with FTTH, the fastest and most reliable type of Internet access available to the general public.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Must still get fiber, it has been 300 meters away for the last 12 + years, then we can talk.

 

[r00igev@@r]

Must still get fiber, it has been 300 meters away for the last 12 + years, then we can talk.

Just put up a high speed wireless link...

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Just put up a high speed wireless link...

Then I may as well subscribe to one of the local WISP's ...

 

[Scooby_Doo]

Just put up a high speed wireless link...

To what?

 

[r00igev@@r]

To what?

300m down the road...

 

[r00igev@@r]

Then I may as well subscribe to one of the local WISP's ...

With a decent radio you won't lose much latency!

 

[Scooby_Doo]

300m down the road...

lol, and what? Just hang a router off a telephone pole?

 

[KikzAzz]

Vrotvoet still in the running it seems

 

[r00igev@@r]

lol, and what? Just hang a router off a telephone pole?

Yip

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

300m down the road...

DSLAM, and a MSAN 300 meter, nothing to connect a wireless to ...

Got MikroTik with a 27dbi grid, and a Ubiquiti something or other dish, but yeah ...

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

lol, and what? Just hang a router off a telephone pole?

If it was that flippen easy ...

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Vrotvoet still in the running it seems

Seems they might put Fiber in as they doing survey, on the other hand, it might be better, if they don't.

 

[r00igev@@r]

Seems they might put Fiber in as they doing survey, on the other hand, it mught be better, if they don't.

Give the guy a Klippies and it will get done chop chop.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Give the guy a Klippies and it will get done chop chop.

Guy will take the Klippies, and still take 5 years to put it in.

RAIN has bufferbloat - to Christmas and back

 

[KikzAzz]

Seems they might put Fiber in as they doing survey, on the other hand, it might be better, if they don't.

Not in my area, but friends that are/were with the are not happy and call them Vrot Voet.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Not in my area, but friends that are/were with the are not happy and call them Vrot Voet.

Why I said, it might be better if they don't.

 

[justplain]

more users and infrastructure than ever....prices go up