The man who launched South Africa’s top ISP from a bedroom in his mom’s house
Gian Visser is the co-founder and CEO of Afrihost, the ISP at the top of the South African rankings.
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Internet problems in South Africa
A Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) route leak on the network of a major undersea cable firm connecting South Africa to the rest of the world was behind a recent local Internet outage.
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100Mbps uncapped fibre price declined by 86% in a decade
At launch in late 2014, a symmetrical uncapped fibre-to-the-home package cost R6,599 per month in South Africa.
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5G | 5G routers | Afrihost | Axxess | fixed-5G | uncapped 5G
5G routers are getting cheaper in South Africa
The prices have 5G routers remained stubbornly high for many years, putting them out of reach for many South Africans that did not have fibre connectivity available at their home.
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Telkom DSL Internet shutdown cutting off customers without warning
A major South African ISP has blamed inconsistent communication from Telkom’s wholesale fixed-line division for abrupt cutoffs of some DSL customers.
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Internet problems in South Africa
One of South Africa’s biggest ISPs and the fourth-largest fibre network operator reported high-impact outages on Sunday.