- ADSL Broadband: Internet Solutions places more value for money on the table
Word is out that First Tier ADSL ISP, Internet Solutions (IS), has recently announced cost savings and other changes to their business and wholesale ADSL offerings.
- ADSL Broadband: Telkom is planning more ADSL speed upgrades
Word is out that an industry source close to MyBroadband has revealed that Telkom is planning to increase ADSL speeds within the space of the next two months.
- Uncapped ADSL Broadband: MWEB slashes ADSL prices
ADSL Internet Service Provider (ADSL ISP), MWEB, known in the South African ADSL market for quality of service, has slashed the cost of their entry-level uncapped ADSL accounts with up to 33%.
- ADSL Broadband: Reason to smile
FNB customers with qualifying FNB cheque accounts can expect to receive up to 5GB of free ADSL data from FNB Connect on a monthly basis, starting on May the 8th this year.
- WACS: Getting ready for the official launch
Word is out that WACS or the West Africa Cable System is going to be officially launched some time next month. This is most definitely a step forward for telecoms in South Africa, a move that should benefit most if not all role-players, including us Average Joes.
- ADSL Broadband: More free ADSL data on the way
Word is out that FNB’s Internet Service Provider (ISP), FNB Connect, is going to increase the free monthly ADSL data bundles FNB cheque account holders who qualify receive each month.
- Consumer Activism: Support the “Stop ABSA” campaign
In what can be described as a sad turn of events, Group CEO of ABSA, Maria Ramos, and Group CEO of Barclays, Marcus Agius, have sold out loyal ABSA employees despite previous assurances to the contrary.
- ADSL Broadband: Web Africa increases ADSL data caps with 400%
Web Africa ADSL Home Connect subscribers have something to smile about after Web Africa has removed the peak and off-peak differentiator in terms of ADSL data usage, leading to a massive 400% increase in anytime ADSL data caps.
- Mobile Broadband: Is MTN morally bankrupt?
One cannot help to ask if MTN is morally bankrupt, because not only have they recently launched a ‘Smartphone Service’ that offers a little data at exorbitant prices, but they are now being suit by Turkcell, a leading mobile phone operator in Turkey, after shady dealings in Iran.
- ADSL Broadband: Telkom finally comes to the party
Word is out that Telkom has cut wholesale ADSL charges with a massive 30% on Sunday. This is a huge step in the right direction if not an April Fools’ Day joke.
- ADSL Broadband: Axxess lowers cost to ADSL resellers
ADSL broadband provider (ADSL ISP), Axxess, has recently lowered the reseller prices of their ADSL products (capped and uncapped) in order to give their resellers a boost in the market in terms of competitiveness.
- Wireless Broadband: Survey confirms that iBurst Wireless sucks
iBurst Wireless has come dead last in a recent broadband survey done by MyBroadband in terms of the reliability, stability and speed of broadband connections. It didn’t come as a surprise at all.
- Mobile Broadband: 8ta surprises
ADSL South Africa (Broadband South Africa) was recently pleasantly surprised with 8ta 3G’s performance, especially considering that testing was done in an area where 8ta signal strength is almost non-existent.
- Consumer Activism: Support the Opposition To Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA)
A growing number of individuals, organisations and associations in South Africa are protesting the electronic tolling of our freeways in Gauteng.
- ADSL Broadband: @lantic launches new ADSL products
ADSL broadband provider, @lantic, has launched two new ADSL data products, the first caters to ADSL users who mostly surf the internet after-hours, and the second, caters to those of us who seek the flexibility of anytime surfing.
- ADSL Specials: Altech TC offers new aggressively priced ADSL business products
Altech TC, or to be more specific, Altech Technology Concepts (ATC), has launched two aggressively priced ADSL business products as part of a promotion they’re running. Both ADSL products are capped, shaped and cater to the ADSL business market.
- ICASA: Will spectrum hoarding be prevented at a cost to the Average Joe?
Word is out that the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has proposed radical changes to the way spectrum licence fees are applied in an attempt to prevent what is termed “spectrum hoarding.” Yes, it might work to prevent or discourage spectrum hoarding, but at what cost?
- Uncapped ADSL Broadband: OpenWeb launches uncapped ADSL promotion
OpenWeb has recently launched bonded ADSL packages of their own and this time around they’ve slashed the cost of their standard uncapped ADSL accounts for new subscribers.
- ADSL Broadband: OpenWeb launches bonded ADSL packages
ADSL broadband provider, OpenWeb, has recently launched bonded ADSL packages of their own. The packages are cost-effective, compared to the bonded ADSL solutions offered by their competitors, and offer speeds of up to 16 Mbps.
- Fiber-based Internet Connectivity: Dark Fibre Africa busy in George
It seems that residents of George and surrounding cities (East London, Knysna, and Mthatha) can look forward to fiber-based Internet connectivity at a cost to their roads and pavements.
- Mobile Broadband: Cell C, Vodacom and MTN at it again
It seems that tension between Cell C, MTN and Vodacom is escalating again. This time around Cell C’s value added services number range, 08419, is standing central in a developing feud between Cell C on the one hand, and MTN and Vodacom on the other hand.
- ADSL Broadband: Capetonians look forward to super-fast broadband connectivity
Whether it’s just another political ploy or not stands to be seen, but Helen Zille, Premier of the Western Cape, has recently made it clear that they are planning to get all Capetonians in the Cape Town metropolitan area connected to the Internet at network speeds exceeding 100Mbps by 2020.
- ICASA News: ICASA is doing something right
Eddie Mbalo, Chairman and acting CEO of pay-tv operator, TopTV, has recently lashed out at the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) for blocking TopTV’s attempts to launch adult channels of explicit sexual nature.
- Telkom: Pushing for R20.5m fine after years of abuse
The Competition Commission seems to be dead serious about punishing Telkom for its past sins. It is however of outmost importance that Telkom doesn’t get punished as an entity.
- Mobile Broadband: MTN drops cost of 2GB prepaid data bundles
MTN has dropped the cost of their 2GB prepaid data bundles with a massive 50% plus, from R389 to R189. The promotion has started on the 16th of February and will run until the end of April this year.
- ADSL Specials: R10 per GB for unshaped capped ADSL Broadband
ADSL Broadband Provider (ADSL ISP), Openweb, has recently launched an ADSL promotion or special where unshaped capped ADSL bandwidth/data can be bought for R10 per GB.
- Cable Theft: It is getting out of hand
We all know that cable theft is a huge problem in South Africa, like in many other countries, but it is really getting out of hand here. Cable theft is on the increase in South Africa, despite the SAPS declaring it a high-priority crime. Why is this?
- Uncapped ADSL: Vox Telecom to offer own uncapped ADSL service
Word is out that Vox Telecom is planning to offer an uncapped ADSL service of their own, a service with a user friendly Fair Usage Policy (FUP) or Fair Access Policy (FAP).
- Mobile Broadband: Cell C guy joins MultiChoice
The guy who was behind Cell C’s clever and controversial marketing campaigns and successful brand makeover which featured Trevor Noah as the CEO or “Chief Experience Officer” of Cell C, Simon Camerer, has started at MultiChoice at the beginning of February this year.
- ADSL Broadband: Telkom increases ADSL caps free of charge
TelkomInternet subscribers have more to smile about after Telkom has increased ADSL caps free of charge at the beginning of February this year.
- Mobile Broadband: Alan Knott-Craig to take over as Cell C CEO
Alan Knott-Craig (Snr), former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vodacom, will step in as Cell C’s new CEO later this year in April.
- ADSL Broadband: Telkom pockets almost 90%
A great deal of thanks should go towards Web Africa’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), Rupert Bryant, for his recent exposure of how Telkom is getting almost 90% of the fees paid towards ADSL services in South Africa.
- Mobile Broadband: 8ta runs 60GB+60GB promotion
Mobile broadband provider 8ta is currently running a promotion where a 60GB+60GB package is available for R1800. This is highly suitable for those who like 8ta’s 10gig promo, but who don’t like to be tied down to a 24-month contract.
- ADSL Broadband: MWEB Group CEO resigns
The Group CEO of MWEB, Rudi Jansen, has resigned earlier this month and will leave MWEB by the end of February this year. This comes after 15 years of service at MWEB. He will be replaced by the CEO of DSTV Mobile, Francois Theron.
- SA Broadband Services: A little more value for money
The good news is that the Average Joes in South Africa are getting a little more value for money when it comes to broadband services. The bad news is that there is still much room for improvement, especially when compared to the value for money Average Joes receive in countries such as Bulgaria, Romania, Lithuania, the Ukraine and others.
- Which country is the world leader in Internet connectivity and speed?
It might surprise many to learn that South Korea, with a population of more or less 50 million people, is the world leader when it comes to Internet connectivity and speed. How is this possible you might ask?
- 2012: Happy New Year to all our loyal supporters
This is more or less the time of year when we normally give a rundown of the previous year’s events, like so many service providers and websites out there. This time around we’ve decided to be more to the point and point you to our 2011 news archive instead, and rather use the time to wish you a happy 2012 and to provide you with some food for thought.
- ADSL Broadband: Telkom to blame for slow ADSL uptake
If one considers the latest stats released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), then it becomes clear that the ADSL uptake in South Africa has slowed down, something that can be squarely placed at Telkom’s feet.