ADSL

Afrihost has slashed the price of its Pure DSL packages with uncapped, unshaped broadband prices now starting at R297 per month.

Many prominent ISPs in South Africa are offering DSL packages at cheaper prices than entry-level fibre packages with similar download speeds. 

Certain ISPs are now charging less for 40Mbps Uncapped DSL than 10Mbps Uncapped fibre on Vumatel's network.

Axxess said that most DSL line clients will see their speeds doubled with no increase to price.

IP Connect is dead. Long live Broad Connect.

The Internet Service Providers' Association of South Africa (ISPA) has published a statement which details how South Africans' should approach the move from ADSL to alternative services.

Openserve is shutting down its ADSL network in South Africa wherever it offers fibre connectivity.

Openserve has postponed its planned termination of DSL and copper-based services in areas covered by its fibre network.

Axxess has launched a new promotion for its standalone ADSL and VDSL products, offering big savings.

DStv has continued to lose Premium subscribers in South Africa as high-speed Internet becomes more affordable and the content selection on online streaming services become more attractive.

MyBroadband asked South African ISPs how Openserve's decision to shut down DSL and copper-based services in certain areas would affect their customers.

Telkom is reassuring subscribers that they need not panic about the shutdown of ADSL services in several neighbourhoods in South Africa.

Openserve - the wholesale connectivity division of Telkom Group - has explained why it is shutting down its ADSL network in certain areas around the country.

Openserve has warned that it will shut down its ADSL offering in areas where fibre connectivity is available from 1 September.

The Q2 2020 MyBroadband ISP report reveals the best and worst fibre, DSL, and fixed-LTE service providers in South Africa.