5G16.07.2024

Vox launches uncapped 5G

Internet service provider Vox recently launched two uncapped fixed-5G packages offering speeds of up to 300Mbps.

The fixed-5G packages join Vox’s fibre-to-the-home, fixed-LTE, and satellite broadband products.

Vox senior product manager Chris Boshoff said the offering was designed to be competitive on both pricing and service delivery, ensuring customers could experience the “exceptional speeds and capabilities” of 5G within a well-developed, reliable network.

Boshoff also said the value of 5G’s low latency could also not be understated.

“It is an essential ingredient in delivering real-time data analytics and decision-making and it is central to the capabilities of next-generation voice, video and gaming solutions,” said Boshoff.

“Within manufacturing, it drives the functionality of Industrial Internet of Things, for example.”

“In business, it allows for organisations to embrace the remote or hybrid working model as employees have access to exceptional connectivity outside of the office.”

Vox’s fixed-5G products run on MTN’s network and come with either 1TB or 2TB Fair Usage Policy (FUP) thresholds, priced at R895 and R1,599, respectively.

After the FUP allocation is consumed, speeds are throttled to a maximum of 1Mbps for the rest of the month.

The plans are available as SIM-only or paired with a ZTE MC801A 5G router. When bought separately, the router will cost an additional R3,299.

If purchased as part of the plan, users get a R999 discount on the router, provided that they keep the plan for at least six months.

Vox said that although the product was intended for use in one fixed location, customers could add a secondary address “within minutes”.

Several other third-party ISPs — including Afrihost and Axxess — also offer uncapped 5G products on MTN’s network.

The Vox product with an FUP threshold of 1TB is similar to those ISPs’ top-end packages — priced at R899 and R949 — respectively.

Afrihost’s optional 5G router is currently more expensive at R2,999, while Axxess’s is the most affordable at R1,499.

Axxess also claims to offer higher speeds of 500Mbps, whereas Afrihost’s website said the MTN fixed-5G network generally provided an average speed of around 246Mbps.

MTN’s higher-end MyMTN Home Wi-Fi plans also support 5G speeds and are priced from R699 with a maximum speed of 60Mbps and FUP threshold of 800GB.

Those packages include a free-to-use router for as long as the subscriber’s package is active.

The table below compares Vox’s new fixed-5G packages on MTN’s network with those available from Afrihost, MTN, and Axxess.

MTN fixed-5G prices compared
ISP Maximum download speed  FUP and router details Monthly price
Axxess 500Mbps After 300GB: Speeds throttled to 2Mbps
Router for R1,499
R449
Axxess 500Mbps After 450GB: Speeds throttled to 2Mbps
Router for R1,499
R599
MyMTN Home Wi-Fi 60Mbps After 800GB: Speeds throttled to 2Mbps
Free-to-use router
R699
Axxess 500Mbps After 600GB: Speeds throttled to 2Mbps
Router for R1,499
R699
Afrihost 50Mbps After 1TB: Speeds throttled to 1Mbps
Router for R2,999
R749
Afrihost 100Mbps After 1TB: Speeds throttled to 1Mbps
Router for R2,999
R849
Vox 300Mbps After 1TB: Speeds throttled to 1Mbps
Router for R2,300
R895
Axxess 500Mbps After 1TB: Speeds throttled to 2Mbps
Router for R1,499
R899
MyMTN Home Wi-Fi Best-effort After 1.5TB: Speeds throttled to 2Mbps
Free-to-use router
R999
Afrihost Best-effort (average of 246Mbps) After 1TB: Speeds throttled to 1Mbps
Router for R2,999
R949
Vox 300Mbps After 2TB: Speeds throttled to 1Mbps
Router for R2,300
R1,599
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