Vumatel’s million-subscriber milestone shows what competition can achieve – and what Telkom’s state monopoly never could.
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Vumatel has hit one million fibre subscribers, reaching the milestone far faster than Telkom’s ADSL did in South Africa.
The Ilitha Telecoms CEO has argued that meaningful connectivity is what South Africa needs to unlock economic participation.
Low-cost uncapped fibre is reshaping South Africa’s broadband market, promising to narrow the digital divide.
South Africa’s fibre market is entering an “Open Access 2.0” era shaped by scale, behaviour and enforcement.
The Competition Tribunal has approved the sale of Herotel to Vumatel, but subject to an extensive set of conditions.
Vodacom is still awaiting final approval for its acquisition of a 30% co-controlling stake in fibre operator Maziv.
Maziv is expanding South Africa’s fibre backbone, driving inclusion, innovation and economic growth through open access.
MTN Group is reportedly considering renewing talks to acquire rival Telkom, sending the latter’s share price soaring.
In this exclusive podcast interview, Maziv CEO Dietlof Mare unpacks the company’s ambitious fibre roll-out plans following the Vodacom transaction.