Openserve, Huawei and the KwaZulu-Natal government are installing ducts for fibre in 405 government-subsidised houses under construction in Empangeni, in what they call a proof of concept for building homes fibre-ready from the start. No fibre services are being switched on yet. The project, launched on Friday at the Phase 1A Empangeni mega housing development…
The undersea cable systems associated with Openserve’s South African infrastructure and international connectivity include the Equiano. Openserve is introducing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning into its Network Operations Centre (NOC), to help detect potential fibre faults before they disrupt connectivity. This, as the telecommunications infrastructure provider works towards more autonomous network management. During Digital…
Openserve has mounted a defence of its decision to launch its own internet service provider, telling TechCentral that the Telkom-owned wholesale fibre operator is “well below the threshold for dominance” in competition law – and that the bundled deals ISPs warn they cannot match are available to every provider on its network on the same…
An Openserve technician working on a fibre line Telkom’s Openserve has quietly launched its own internet service provider, potentially setting itself up in competition with its own ISP customers – and some of those customers are already voicing concern at the move. The wholesale fibre network operator’s new direct channel, Openserve ISP, sells uncapped fibre…
Nominate for the Wired4Women Top Tech Student Award. Openserve is proudly sponsoring an award that celebrates exceptional female achievers at tertiary academic level – the Wired4Women Top Tech Student Award. ITWeb Brainstorm, in partnership with the Wired4Women Tech Forum and supported by Telkom, is running its third annual Wired4Women Awards. Across 13 categories, the programme…
Beauty Apleni Telkom Group has appointed Beauty Apleni as the new CEO of its Openserve fibre business from 1 July. The announcement was made by Telkom Group CEO Serame Taukobong at the company’s annual results presentation in Sandton on Tuesday. Apleni replaces Althon Beukes, who stepped down as Openserve’s CEO in December 2024 after serving…
