by Mark Thomas | Mar 19, 2015 | ADSL, Broadband, Business, Copper, Cost, Fibre, Satellite
Modern business growth is underpinned by digital, online channels and applications, enabling even the smallest South African businesses to reach new customers worldwide, reduce operational cost and compete effectively in global markets. But what about the thousands of...by Mark Thomas | Feb 25, 2015 | ADSL, Broadband, Business, Consumer, Copper, Cost, Fibre, Satellite
In short YES! Increasing the speed of internet connections is an important thing to do – it’s just that, in our opinion, it should be viewed in context of the ‘digital divide’ between those who enjoy an effective and reliable internet connection and...by Mark Thomas | Feb 5, 2015 | ADSL, Broadband, Business, Consumer, Copper, Cost, Satellite
The modern world is the Internet and if you’re not connected then you’re not in the game. Yet many millions of Internet connections in South Africa are constantly up and down like Yo-Yos and often unusable! Particularly at peak times – right when you...by David Yates | Jan 14, 2014 | ADSL, Broadband, Consumer, Copper, Cost
Telkom has upgraded many 4Mbps ADSL subscribers to 10Mbps, but what if you cannot get 10Mbps? Recently Telkom embarked on a programme and successfully upgraded 2Mbps ADSL users to 4Mbps ADSL as of 23 December 2013. On January 15th it will start to upgrade 1Mbps...by David Yates | Sep 7, 2013 | ADSL, Consumer, Copper
A recent report shows that South Africans only get 78.8% of the broadband speed they are promised. This is significantly lower than the global average of 86.75%. The Household Promise Index compares and ranks the median ratio of actual download speed to the download...by David Yates | Jul 29, 2013 | Broadband, Copper, Cost, Government
Cable theft costs South Africa about R5 billion a year, and the “war on cable theft” is being intensified says Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa. “Cable theft should be viewed as a serious crime which has potential to negatively impact our economic growth as a country....