ADSL

Naked ADSL has changed the game in South Africa with uncapped ADSL now much cheaper than a comparable fibre service.

Telkom is not adding fibre subscribers fast enough to make up for the DSL customers it is losing.

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.