Articles about fibre

ITWeb TV: Seacom outlines its role in Africa’s connectivity

Seacom’s Prenesh Padayachee highlights the importance of data centre neutrality, elastic connectivity and upgraded networks for Africa’s digital growth.

Dirty networks and desperate pricing: Why reliability still wins

The connectivity ecosystem must win the long game by providing networks that quietly work, every day, under real-world conditions.

African connectivity needs an African answer

inq. EdgeSentry offers a fully managed connectivity and security service designed specifically for African infrastructure conditions.

Seacom, Sentech partnership targets digital economy SMMEs

The companies join hands to strengthen the SMME ecosystem by offering mentorship, training, funding, and access to shared innovation platforms.

Vumatel, DFA parent company suffers R93m loss

Community Investment Ventures Holdings, the parent company of the fibre network operators, posts a loss for the year ended 30 June.

Fibre is fuelling South Africa’s next wave of cloud voice adoption

Fibre has been the missing link for many organisations, says Evan Damon, Wholesale Channel Manager at Wanatel.

#DataMustFall legacy endures as wireless costs rise only 1%

South Africans are paying only slightly more for wireless internet services today than they did in 2022, says the Competition Commission.

Proven performance in Africa’s harshest connectivity environments

Cambium’s PTP technology stands out because it has been tested in the most demanding conditions, says Teresa Huysamen, wireless business unit executive at Duxbury Networking.

VIDEO: Fibertime targets ‘every home, shack and dwelling’

The people who need unlimited internet the most are in the townships, yet they currently pay the most for mobile data, says Fibertime founder Alan Knott-Craig Jr.

AOL says goodbye to dial-up internet

While the announcement has been broadly welcomed, dial-up internet is still an option in South Africa.

Fibre, mobile propel Telkom to R10.8bn revenue in Q1

The company continues its positive momentum, with a 1.1% increase in group revenue for the first quarter.

Sparks fly during Maziv, Vodacom competition appeal

Advocates and judges clash over public interest concerns and revised terms as an appeal against a ruling to block the merger is heard.