Browsing: fibre

5G is the fifth generation of wireless technology that is paving the way forward for the connectivity that digital technologies…

MetroFibre has secured R2.5 billion debt package from Investec to support its fibre network rollout across South Africa. The debt…

Huawei has underlined its commitment to the F5G (Fix 5G) solution, aimed at spurring the development of broadband in Africa. …

At yesterday’s annual presentation, MTN played Nigeria’s popular Afrobeats music, which has grown into a global force. That reminded me…

MTN is planning to demerge its Fibre and FinTech business and to bring third party investors to unlock value trapped…

Openserve, Telkom’s network division, announced today that it would double the speed of its fibre lines in March 2021. Today,…

In our current context of constant change and disruption, digital transformation enabled by Internet connections has been a lifeline for…

Telkom’s landline customers will be able to align their calling plans to its popular SmartVoice offering. The SmartVoice packages, which…

Openserve, South Africa’s largest telecommunications infrastructure provider, announced it will double the speed of its fibre lines for existing customers.…

Investec, as mandated lead arranger, has provided Vox, a market-leading end-to-end integrated ICT and infrastructure provider, with access to debt…

Vodacom is providing fibre to more than 110 000 home and business customers in South Africa. The Vodafone-owned company said on…

Herotel, South Africa’s junior fibre network operator, on Monday announced the milestone of reaching 100 000 subscribers with its fibre…

Pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom is activating 82 km of fibre in a cross-border network into Botswana. This implementation gives…

South Africa’s digitisation journey is gathering steam as Telkom’s wholesale division, Openserve announces moves to decommission its copper network on an…

Telkom is investing in future technology based on software-defined networks (SDN), which allows for the creation of a framework to…

In these times of great economic uncertainty, the fibre industry is a great South African success story and proof of…

JSE-listed property group Balwin is slowly building its fibre business. Balwin is a construction and property group focusing on large…

Open-access fibre-connectivity provider DFA has become the first telecommunications provider in 10 years to be granted an operating licence by…

Seacom has launched its fibre service, WonderNet which the company believes introduces a new level of customer experience in the…

South Africa’s Telkom announced on Monday it is planning to increase line speeds for some customers as a result of…

As the news stories about service providers switching off their networks continue to dominate the tech headlines, there appears to…

Using a speed test to indicate the likely experience of an Internet customer is like trying to gauge a car’s…

Mbelieves the state should leverage private-sector expertise in the broadband roll-out, rather than relying exclusively on state-owned companies (SOCs). This…

Fuel and petrochemicals company Sasol released its plan to bolster connectivity in Mozambique to enable its workers well-equipped and ready…

by Vino Govender While estimates for global investment into 5G over the next few years vary, one thing is certain:…