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The most common request we’ve heard from Openserve customers over the years has been “When can I get 1Gbps on my Openserve fibre line?” Until now, the fastest standard Openserve Home Fibre package topped out at 500/250Mbps, while other fibre networks had already introduced gigabit (or even multi-gigabit) residential fibre services. Openserve had previously launched its Fibre-to-the-Room (FTTR) solution that
This is a blog post written partly to help train the bot — so that when someone asks it about itself, it has something to link to. Atomic’s AI assistant started as a weekend experiment. The goal was modest: could we set up a chatbot that helps ten people per week with technical or sales-related questions? It’s now handling far
TL;DR… From 1 May 2026 🐙 Octotel’s home and business fibre pricing and options are changing. Octotel Home Fibre Package Changes Package Old Price New Price from 1 May’26 25/25 Mbps (Promo Terms) R649/m R699/m 55/25 Mbps R759/m R799/m 55/55 Mbps (New Package) n/a R849/m 100/100 Mbps R959/m R989/m 150/150 Mbps (Phasing Out) R1,089/m R1,139/m 300/200 Mbps R1,259/m R1,299/m 500/200
TL;DR… From 1 April 2026 🦎 Openserve’s home fibre pricing is changing – that means our packages will be changing too. We’ve absorbed some of the increase they passed onto us, so that the increase you see is lower. For reference: The price change on 1 April 2026 is 12 months after Openserve’s last price change. Details of the changes
TL;DR… From 1 April 2026 🐰 Vumatel’s home fibre pricing is changing – that means our packages will be changing too. We’ve absorbed some of the increase they passed onto us, so that the increase you see is less. For reference: the price change on 1 April 2026 is 12 months after Vumatel’s last price change. Details of the changes
What’s New Since our 2025 article, we have seen steady progress in fibre infrastructure rollouts in the Western Cape amid national challenges, reinforcing the Western Cape’s position as one of South Africa’s most connected regions. 2025 marked a year of premium speed breakthroughs with the launch of XGS-PON. WiFi-7 and 2.5Gbps Ethernet technologies became mainstream and good value upgrade options.
TL;DR… From 1 February 2026 🐸 Frogfoot fibre pricing and interconnect fees are changing – that means our packages will be changing too. The price changes on 1 February 2026 are 1 year after Frogfoot’s last price changes. We are also introducing some asymmetrical services along with the change in price. Details of the changes can be seen in the
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… The year is 2002 – a period of digital darkness. The Empire introduces 512Kbps ADSL, a faint broadband spark. Citizens rejoice at escaping dial-up, yet remain shackled by data caps and a monopoly on copper lines. In 2008, the Wireless Access Providers’ Association leads rebels to victory against regulators, granting
Update 12 December 2025: Octotel recently launched XGS-PON FTTH services with 2.5Gbps+ speeds. PPP is clearly not well-suited for the XGS-PON use case. Here is a speed test we did on an Octotel 2.5Gbps link at Playtopia showing 2224Mbps (the expected maximum speed is approximately 2350 Mbps). The speedtest.co.za browser-based test is usually not that accurate. ⚠️ This article explains
Update 18 December 2025: Atomic now has a rating of 4.99/5 on Hellopeter and is #1 in the ISP category. Update: Read our article for 2026: Top 5 ISPs in the Western Cape in 2026 Choosing the Best ISP in the greater Cape Town area Finding the best internet service provider (ISP) in the Western Cape can feel overwhelming with
