Vumatel and DFA now worth R27 billion Remgro released its financial results for the year ended 30 June 2021, which revealed a strong performance of Community Investment Ventures Holdings (CIVH). CIVH is a growing telecommunications player through its subsidiaries, Vum... Read more
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New R499 Rain 5G service tested - with impressive results Rain’s new Unlimited Home 5G Basic service, which costs R499 per month, is an excellent option for people who want an affordable, uncapped broadband service for their home. This was MyBroadband’s finding after we tested the pr... Read more
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DStv Internet service launched in deal with MTN MultiChoice Group has launched a fixed-wireless Internet access service called DStv Internet in South Africa offering three data packages designed for streaming media. Aimed at consumers who do not have access to fibre services, D... Read more
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Blistering fast mobile broadband speeds in South Africa recorded The latest data recorded through MyBroadband’s speed test app revealed that Vodacom and MTN produced speeds over 700Mbps on their mobile networks. The peak speed recorded on Vodacom’s network was 732Mbps using a Samsung Galaxy... Read more
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Rain’s cheap uncapped 5G — learning from its 4G mistakes Rain is ensuring that there is enough capacity on its 5G network to sustain the rollout of its cheaper uncapped package for R499 per month. "As we roll out the network, we add coverage and capacity," Rain CEO Brandon Leigh told My... Read more
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Why you pay more for faster fibre in South Africa For fibre network operators who have built their infrastructure using Active Ethernet technology, it costs them no more to offer a 10Mbps line than it does 1Gbps. Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON), an alternative technology, ... Read more
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Is Rain really worth as much as Telkom? African Rainbow Capital (ARC) reported its full-year results for 2021 last week. The group reported a 16.3% rise in its so-called intrinsic portfolio value to R12.3-billion, albeit that once the recent dilutive capital raise is ex... Read more
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Spectrum crisis: It’s time for the new minister to show her mettle Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has hardly had a chance to warm the chair in her new office in Pretoria. Yet the newly appointed communications minister needs to act with haste to try to resolve the spectrum licensing crisis that is now engu... Read more
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New Rain 5G deals crush Vodacom and MTN’s offers Rain’s uncapped 5G data packages offer significant savings over similar packages from MTN and Vodacom. Rain recently released an affordable, uncapped 5G data plan that offers speeds of up to 25Mbps for home use at R499 per month... Read more
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RICA is a joke The Designated Judge for the Interception of Communications, Justice Bess Nkabinde, has revealed that there is no way for her office to verify whether the applications they receive from law enforcement are truthful or not. Nkabind... Read more
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Openserve bets on fibre-on-demand strategy for growth elkom’s Openserve wholesale unit is pinning its hopes on a new fibre-on-demand service, as part of its strategy to expand its fibre footprint across SA’s under-served and marginalised areas. The fibre network operator bills it... Read more
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TooMuchWifi offers R4 per gig internet connection in CT townships A Cape Town-based internet service provider, TooMuchWifi, is offering cheap internet to the city’s townships for R4 per gigabyte. According to the company, TooMuchWifi provides fibre-backed internet connection, which works great... Read more
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Fibre Optic Links at Risk from Huge Solar Storm Once every 100 years or so our sun emits a massive Coronal Mass Ejection (CMEs) and these can be enough to cause damage to certain electrical systems, satellites and power grids etc. But a new study has also warned of an “intern... Read more
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Study reveals that majority of people think smartphones and internet ruin wellbeing A new study from the Saudi-based cultural institute, Ithra, suggests that around 44 percent of people are worried about their wellbeing, which they think is affected by smartphones and the internet. The survey reveals that over 42... Read more
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Cape Town’s Best Internet Service Provider Revealed If you go out for a meal, and that meal disappoints, you only get let down once. The same can be said for a coffee shop, or a farmstall, or a local market. But if your internet service provider (ISP) lets you down, then you’re c... Read more
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Telkom drops its 1GB, 1.5GB data package prices Not to be outdone by any of the country’s other mobile operators, Telkom is the latest to cut prices of its 1GB and 1.5GB mobile data packages by just enough to make it the cheapest prepaid prices. The telecoms company announced... Read more
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Cell C ‘defrauded’ of R357m over eight years Afraud scam to the tune of R357.3‑million allegedly from a “syndicate” led by a former Cell C information technology executive has highlighted the telecommunications company’s financial woes after it posted a R5.5-billion ... Read more
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South Africa facing ‘digital load shedding’, warns MTN Telecommunications company MTN has warned that the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s (Icasa’s) decision to take back temporary radio frequency spectrum on 30 November could lead to ‘digital load shedding... Read more
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Has your fibre connection been a bit dodgy lately? You are not the only one MANY South Africans have experienced various problems with their fibre connection this week, across internet service providers (ISPs). According to a study by Old Mutual, over half of the working population work from home when nee... Read more
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MTN cuts data prices to match Vodacom’s MTN South Africa has cut data prices with a 30-day validity, in some instances by as much as 60%. The headline price for 1GB of ad hoc data is now R85, from R99 previously, matching rival Vodacom’s pricing. The reduced data pric... Read more
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What Vodacom bosses are paid Shameel Joosub earned R55-million before tax in the 2021 financial year, a 26% increase on the previous year’s R43.4-million, according to a regulatory filing. Tax, however, zapped a big chunk of that pie, with Joosub left with ... Read more
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