Vodacom’s Neotel acquisition to go ahead

Jul 1, 2015

The Competition Commission has recommended to the Competition Tribunal that Vodacom’s intended acquisition of Neotel be approved, with conditions. Following the merger, Vodacom will have sole control over Neotel, which will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of...

Neotel achieves MEF certification

Feb 4, 2015

Neotel has become the first service provider in Africa to receive Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Certification. MEF is an international standardisation body that aims to accelerate the worldwide adoption of carrier-class Ethernet networks and...

SA’s metros set to become smarter

Nov 25, 2014

As the world becomes digital, South Africa’s major metropolises have followed suit in the quest to become smart cities. The national ICT spend has been increasing annually as the metros strive to become more technologically-advanced and compete with each other for the title of “the smartest city in South Africa”.

Neotel cuts the cost of tech-agnostic broadband

Nov 4, 2014

Internet provider Neotel has launched affordable, enhanced high-speed broadband services. They will be available from 10 November 2014 and will offer a consistent user experience and features across a future-proof, technology-agnostic and fixed wireless access network.

Neotel turns eight

Sep 2, 2014

Neotel turns eight this year, and is celebrating a number of milestones, including approximately 1 000 staff, over 3 000 business customers, a 15-times industry growth rate, 16 500kms of national fibre, 9 000kms of fibre in cities and being the only service provider...