What’s New Since our 2025 article, we saw 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. Octotel
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 speeedtest.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
TL;DR… From 1 May 2025 🐰 Octotel’s home fibre pricing and options are changing – that means our packages will change too. The price change on 1 May 2025 is 14 months after Octotel’s last price change. Details of the changes can be seen in the table below. Old Package New Package Old Price New Price from 1 May ’25
TL;DR… From 1 April 2025 🦎 Openserve’s home and business fibre pricing are changing – that means our packages will be changing too. The price change on 1 April 2025 is 1 year after Openserve’s last price change. Details of the changes to Openserve Home Fibre pricing can be seen in the table below. Openserve Home Fibre Package Old Price
TL;DR… From 1 April 2025 🐰 Vumatel’s home fibre pricing is changing – that means our packages will be changing too. The price change on 1 April 2025 is 11 months after Vumatel’s last price change. Details of the changes can be seen in the table below. Notable changes 🚀 Important Dates 📅 Below is a list of important dates
Playtopia 2024 Event WiFi Case Study Cape Town’s premier indie gaming and immersive arts festival. Background Founded in 2018, Playtopia is Africa’s first annual destination Indie Games & Immersive Arts festival and conference. The event is organised and run by the team at Free Lives, an indie game dev studio based in Cape Town. The Playtopia event was held in
TL;DR… From 1 February 2025 🐸 Frogfoot’s fibre pricing and interconnect fees are changing – that means our packages will be changing too. The price changes on 1 February 2025 is 1 year after Frogfoot’s last price changes. Please note: Frogfoot’s standard speed profiles are not available in the Century City Precinct or 3rd party suppliers. Details of the changes
TL;DR… From 1 May 2024 🐰 Vumatel will be changing their line pricing and interconnect fees – that means our home fibre pricing for Vumatel services will be changing too. Details of the changes can be seen in the table below. Changes To Vumatel Home Fibre Services The old price is the price that will be charged prior to 1
