Starlink has 10 000 satellites and a six-year head-start, yet rival Amazon Leo may beat it to market in South Africa.
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Herotel will distribute Amazon Leo satellite broadband in South Africa – sidestepping the licensing trap snaring rival Starlink.
A network built to be the cheapest is now keen to show it can be among the fastest.
Herotel now has 284 850 connected fibre-to-the-home connections, mostly in smaller towns and townships.
Mobile operators trail traditional ISPs in Opensignal’s latest comparison – though the report’s scope is limited.
The Competition Tribunal has approved the sale of Herotel to Vumatel, but subject to an extensive set of conditions.
Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi has promised a “smart province”, efficient service delivery and an end to e-tolls.
Vumatel has acquired a 45% non-controlling stake in fixed-wireless and fibre Internet service provider Herotel.
Promoted | Herotel has implemented a cutting-edge segment routing network from NEC XON that makes the network extremely efficient and easier to automate.
Alan Knott-Craig will step down as CEO of the not-for-profit Wi-Fi company at the end of the year in order to focus his energies on his new business, HeroTel. Current Isizwe chief operating officer Zahir Khan will take the reins from Knott-Craig on 1 January