South Africa’s telcos struggled to provide meaningful customer service under lockdown, with Rain and Telkom ranked as the worst performers, says BrandsEye.
Matatiele, Kokstad and Mount Fletcher are some areas where mobile network operators have deployed temporary spectrum to overcome historical capacity constraints.
The revised policy of the ambitious government broadband programme bumps up connectivity speeds from 10Mbps to 100Mbps, pending budget confirmation for phase two rollout.
The financing will be used to extend the open access fibre network operator’s fibre connectivity into under-serviced homes and businesses.
ZTE ranked number three in the global optical transport equipment market in 2020.
Broadband connectivity is more important than ever, and mmWave fixed wireless access 5G technologies will play a crucial part in leveraging the economic potential inherent in this.
The data-only mobile network operator says the delay in SA’s spectrum auction process is working in its favour, as it aggressively rolls out its 5G strategy.
The mobile network operator aims to rack up two million local customers over the next few years, as it reaches a R17.1 billion valuation.
For the year 2020, ZTE reported operating revenue of RMB101.45 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 11.8%.
The communications department keeps up with the latest timelines on the digital migration project, switching off analogue TV transmitters in some Free State towns.
One week after announcing plans to aggressively deploy fibre in Mpumalanga and Limpopo, the company reveals similar plans in the Western Cape.