All posts tagged "fibre"
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Africa News
F5.5G – the next big leap
in broadband2 December 2024The recent Africa Broadband Forum 2024 in Cape Town explored strategies for expanding fibre infrastructure and...
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Product of the Day
Vox, MTN, offer wireless fill-in for fibre
8 October 2024Powered by Tarana technology, a reliable connection is delivered in areas without line of sight between...
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Connectivity
Kalahari fibre
route completed30 April 2024A total of 840 km of fibre was laid between the Namibian border and Lobatse.
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Ask Arthur
Ask Arthur: Do downpours spell downtime?
10 April 2024A reader asks if ongoing wet weather is to blame for poor mobile signals and fibre...
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Connectivity
Fibre to become
cash business19 January 2024South Africa can expect a shift towards more affordable connectivity solutions, writes DAVID COLEMAN, chief product...
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Connectivity
MTN refines fibre service
17 October 2023Five years after the arrival of Supersonic fibre-to-the-home, it has relaunched as MTN Fibre, with pricing...
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Space Tech
Project Kuiper to bring more satellite links to Africa
7 September 2023Vodacom and Vodafone will use Amazon's Project Kuiper’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to extend the...
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Ask Arthur
Ask Arthur: Why don’t I get fibre speed I bought?
23 August 2023A reader wants to know why a 100Mbps fibre line is only delivering 80Mbps. ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK...
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People 'n' Issues
Sub-sea cables spy on Arctic ice
15 August 2023An undersea fibre cable deployed offshore near Alaska records seismic noise that can track the formation...
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Africa News
Fibre in the air lets
affordable broadband fly7 August 2023Fibre optic cables strung from poles provide high-speed connectivity to high-density neighbourhoods, writes SHANE CHORLEY, CEO...
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Ask Arthur
Ask Arthur: Please fix
my Wi-Fi!28 June 2023A reader complains about endless Wi-FI hassles. ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK turns to MetroFIbre for advice, and they...
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Africa News
New fibre projects boost
Africa connectivity22 May 2023New fibre networks announced by MTN's Bayobab and Cassava's Liquid will provide robust east-west and north-south...
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Product of the Day
DStv Internet uncaps fibre
11 October 2022MultiChoice has released a new TV box, the DStv Streama, that delivers content from DStv and...
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Connectivity
Fixed broadband speed doubles in SA
9 September 2022Ookla, the company behind the Speedtest app, says that average fixed broadband speeds in South Africa...
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Connectivity
Fibre provider gets R5bn injection
28 July 2022Standard Bank has facilitated a deal to finance MetroFibre’s roll-out programme across South Africa
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Product of the Day
Air fibre floats into towns and townships
6 April 2022Frogfoot air has extended cost-effective fibre internet coverage to over 80,000 homes in smaller centres
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Connectivity
Overcoming SA’s love-hate relationship with fibre roll-out
2 July 2021While many residents are excited at the prospect of fibre, fewer understand how operators can lay...
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Featured
Got fibre but no speed? 8 reasons why
28 April 2020Our work and home lives have undergone a radical transformation as South Africa navigates through lockdown...
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Featured
Herotel ramps up as it takes fibre to rural SA
11 February 2020The company that brought free Wi-FI to the city of Tshwane has quietly been building out...