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 |