ISPMAP.org.za. Telkom’s ADSL Bitstream snub. Telkom seems to have gone to ground when it comes to the launch of a commercial Bitstream service.
This delay is hurting progress in the ADSL market, argue many ADSL providers On 30 November 2011 ICASA said in its “Presentation of the findings note on the ICASA framework for introducing Local Loop Unbundling” that it will “engage with industry to ensure that a true bit-stream product is introduced, by the 1st of November next year [2012]”. This deadline came and went without anything happening, as has become the norm with many deadlines in the telecoms space. Welcome to Cloud Foundry. 10 Ways To Promote Your Business With $5. Do you want to give your business a boost but you don’t want to spend a lot of money?
Try out Fiverr.com. It is a very usefull website to promote your business. Essentially, it’s a marketplace where you can can sell and buy gigs that are priced at $5. Blame it on your phone. Cellphone users may need to look at their phones, in addition to their mobile service providers, when pointing fingers for poor coverage.
Local cellphone users have been up in arms with mobilenetworks lately, as connectivity gets progressively worse – but they do not realise their smartphones are also a contributing factor when it comes to a shaky connection. This is according to Strand Consult, a Danish ICT research firm that has outlined cellular handsets’ role in poor mobile coverage. Local industry professionals have corroborated the argument that cellphones themselves have a part to play in connectivity issues. Using the popular Samsung Galaxy S3 as a case in point, Strand says phone manufacturers market variants of their products under the same name, and that their supply chains are too extensive to cater to each and every country they serve.
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From April DStv Premium subscribers will pay R625 per month for their subscription instead of the current R590 per month. DStv Compact subscribers will pay R275 per month instead of the usual R260 per month, while DStv Select users will have to fork out R175 per month as opposed to the usual R166. The access fee for PVR and/or Xtraview will also increase from R65 to R70 per month.
DStv EasyView users will also face a higher fee – up from R20 to R29 per month. This raises the question of how DStv’s prices have changed over the last few years. DStv Premium Price. Whois Lookup, Whois History, DNS Lookup, more. Guess where your “broadband taxes” are going. The National Treasury released the 2013 National Budget documents on 27 February 2013, revealing that funding for broadband in South Africa has been put on hold while a broadband strategy and rollout plan is being finalised.
The Department of Communications has been criticized in the past for its lacklustre performance, especially when it comes to deliverables like rolling out digital TV, giving operators access to spectrum and increasing broadband penetration in South Africa. One of the biggest criticism levelled at the DoC is that it is better known for talking about things like boosting broadband than for actually implementing solutions to make a real difference. The National Treasury’s 2013 Communications budget document reveals that not much has changed. “…the funding for broadband is placed on hold to allow more work to be done on the broadband strategy and subsequent implementation plan,” the report stated.
More Department of Communications articles. Telkom 40Mbps VDSL: minimum and maximum speeds. Telkom will launch its 20Mbps and 40Mbps VDSL services on 4 March 2013, increasing the peak DSL speed in the country fourfold.
Telkom’s new VDSL products also increase the peak upload speeds from the current 1Mbps (on a 10Mbps ADSL service) to 3Mbps (on a 40Mbps VDSL service). However, Telkom highlights that the new VDSL products are best effort services, which offers speeds of ‘up to’ 20Mbps and ‘up to’ 40Mbps. This raises the question what the minimum and maximum speeds are for Telkom’s new VDSL products. The following table provides an overview of the minimum and maximum upstream and downstream speeds for Telkom’s 20Mbps and 40Mbps VDSL offerings.
More Telkom VDSL articles. Best and worst mobile network in SA: unexpected results. The South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SAcsi) announced its first set of results for mobile network providers today, revealing that MTN is the top rated mobile provider in the country.
SAcsi is a national economic indicator of customer evaluations of the quality of products and services available to household consumers in South Africa. The SAcsi mobile research was conducted using a sample of 1,182 local mobile subscribers. Each company was measured through telephonic and web-survey methods at a statistically reliable sample of 270 respondents per company. According to the SAcsi report, South African mobile network customers are generally satisfied with the quality of products and levels of service they receive. “The results showed that the South African mobile networks industry achieved an overall satisfaction score of 77.3 out of 100. SAcsi customer satisfaction model. 20Mbps and 40Mbps VDSL prices compared. Telkom Internet will launch 20Mbps and 40Mbps VDSL broadband products on 4 March 2013, which include aggressively priced capped and uncapped products.
These high speed products will, for now, be launched in Benmore Gardens, Fourways and Waterkloof in Gauteng; Durban North in KwaZulu-Natal and Durbanville in the Western Cape. Customers wanting the new products will require a VDSL modem from Telkom Internet that is backward compatible with ADSL to ensure optimal performance, and allows for remote management from the ISP. This raises the question of how Telkom’s new VDSL prices compare with competitors Vox Telecom and MWEB.
The following tables provide an overview of the capped and uncapped VDSL prices which have been released to date. Good news for consumers and businesses is that Vox Telecom is currently working on bundled 20Mbps and 40Mbps prices (that include VDSL access and data) which are likely to further reduce costs. MWeb, Telkom reveal VDSL pricing. MWeb and Telkom Internet have announced pricing for the 20Mbit/s and 40Mbit/s digital subscriber line products they will launch in selected areas next month.
By Craig Wilson. Consumers who have been looking forward to Telkom’s new 20Mbit/s and 40Mbit/s digital subscriber line (DSL) broadband products are going to have to dig deep for access to the ultra-high-speed network. Prices from the country’s two biggest retail Internet service providers, Telkom Internet and MWeb, start at R727/month and go all the way up to R10 699/month. The two service providers announced the prices within minutes of each other on Tuesday. For small and medium enterprises, however, the higher speeds may make financial sense. Facebook offers cheap mobile messaging.
The discounted rates will apply to Messenger for Android, Messenger for iOS and Facebook for Every Phone.
Facebook will partner with 18 mobile operators in 14 different countries, to provide free or discounted data access to Facebook messaging. The social network says: "Through this promotion, free or discounted data access will be available in the coming months on Messenger for Android, Messenger for iOS and Facebook for Every Phone, which is now optimised for chat. " Facebook says messaging is one of the most popular activities on the social network, with three out of every four Facebook users sending messages on the platform each month. Facebook currently has over a billion users, and mobile is its key growth area. Facebook's mobile services support over 6 000 types of mobile handsets. Mobile first. SA operators: who really is cheapest. TechCentral has compared the base prepaid tariffs of South Africa’s four mobile operators. This is how they stack up.
By Duncan McLeod. As the increasingly acrimonious dust-up between Vodacom and Cell C enters its next phase, South African consumers are enjoying a real reduction in retail mobile tariffs. But it’s difficult to separate the clutter as the big operators try to convince customers where to spend their money. Where your ADSL money really goes. Most of the money which you pay to your Internet Service Provider (ISP) for an ADSL service lands up in the pocket of wholesale providers. What is of concern, ISPs said, is that these wholesale costs can easily be reduced. The Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) recently called for further reductions in IP Connect (IPC) prices, saying that it is responsible for up to 70% of the cost base of providing an ADSL service to consumers.
However, the cost of IPC is not the only component which is keeping ADSL prices high. ADSL access charges, the forced bundling of ADSL with analogue phone services, and the lack of free peering from the large telecoms players also contribute to high fixed broadband costs. Cybersmart CEO Laurie Fialkov said that IPC costs account for 68% of the cost of providing an uncapped ADSL account, while local transit makes up 27% of the cost. Who can spy on your Internet browsing? Internet service providers (ISPs) in South Africa must be able to divert a user’s traffic to an “interception point” on-demand as a requirement of RICA, Cybersmart CEO Laurie Fialkov recently told MyBroadband. The Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act (RICA) was gazetted in 2003 and, after a number of extensions, service providers finally had to fully implement it by June 2011.
Part of the demands RICA places on ISPs, Fialkov added, is that they must be able to see what a user is connecting to, as well as broad classification of what the traffic is. How innovative IT Network infrastructure makes IP excITing! 087 Network Identification? Directory? [Archive] - MyBroadband. Comverse – Converged BSS, Mobile Internet, Value Added and Managed Services. Unlimited international call prices slashed. iBurst has slashed the price of its unlimited international calls service iBTel from R699 to R299 per month. Uncapped ADSL bundle price comparison. Cybersmart recently unveiled its new uncapped ADSL prices, claiming to offer the cheapest ADSL rates in South Africa. Cybersmart’s bundled uncapped ADSL prices start at R199 for a 384kbps, and increase to R895 for a 10Mbps product. 384kbps – R1991Mbps – R2952Mbps – R4954Mbps – R69510Mbps – R895 With many Internet Service Providers (ISPs) fighting for market share, with aggressive uncapped ADSL prices, it raises the question as to how Cybersmart’s new prices stack up against Afrihost, MWEB, Web Africa, Telkom and other prominent ISPs.
The following table provides an overview of some of the prominent bundled uncapped ADSL products in South Africa. Related articles. ADSL price breakdown: where to cut costs. Products & Services - City-to-City International Links (CCIL) - Features - Telkom Wholesale. Contact Centre Industry Specialist. Primary broadband connections in South Africa.
Cell C insurance product for phones launched. South Africa’s third mobile operator, Cell C has launched C Surance, an insurance product for mobile phones, underwritten by Etana Insurance Company. C Surance offers cover of up to R12,500 at cost effective premiums and will be available to both new and existing contract and top pp customers, Cell C said. The policy guards against theft, accidental loss, physical damage to devices and unlawful usage of the SIM (after the phone has been reported lost or stolen). Ntact – Etana Insurance. ADSL versus wireless broadband in SA. World Wide Worx’s Internet Access in South Africa 2012 report revealed that South Africa currently has 5,845,000 unique wireless broadband users, significantly higher than the 859,000 ADSL users.
Gr8signal: measuring SA’s mobile networks. LucidView, a company that specialises in network data analysis, and MyBroadband, a company that specialises in awesome, have launched gr8signal – a service to independently measure mobile network coverage in South Africa. iConnect Telecoms Portal. Point A To B - A PowerPoint Template from PresenterMedia. Great libre spectropedia for glorious african spectrum transparency lobby! VoIP Providers in South Africa - 2 : voip providers, voip services review. Chanimal. Online Security Community. Good Fellas - The Smart Way Home - Membership Packages. SmartChoiceYou want the comfort of the service whenever you need it but you are an infrequent or occasional user.
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Simfy - Your Music. Anywhere. Anytime. Marketing M.O. - Intelligent Marketing Management. Top mobile broadband services in SA « Broadband. MyBroadband conducted its latest broadband survey recently (August 2012), revealing that Cell C’s mobile broadband service was rated as the best in South Africa. The survey asked broadband users to rate various components of their mobile broadband service, including reliability, download speed, upload speed, latency, value for money, and overall satisfaction.
Cell C’s mobile broadband offering was rated as the top mobile service in South Africa, closely followed by 8ta’s mobile broadband products. MTN and Vodacom received far lower ratings than Cell C and 8ta, despite their superior network coverage and larger subscriber numbers. How to Develop Your Distribution Channels. Distribution channels in marketing are one of the classic “4 Ps” (product, promotion, price, placement a.k.a. “distribution”).
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