5G, LTE, unlicensed-spectrum fixed-wireless access, and satellite Internet offer alternatives to fibre-to-the-home.
There are several uncapped wireless Internet packages on the market with at least 50Mbps download speeds for South African households that don’t have a fibre network available in their area.
These days, Telkom is actively shutting down the copper networks that support DSL and replacing them with fibre or wireless alternatives. If you don’t have a fibre network in your area, then you will have to consider wireless broadband technologies. Aside from being slower than 5G, uncapped 4G/LTE packages generally offer less value, as they come with more stringent fair usage policies .
The most cost-effective of these FWA options is Supersonic’s Air Fibre — which costs R799 per month for a 50Mbps connection.this service offers fibre-like speeds thanks to its patented, cutting-edge noise cancellation technology developed by Tarana Wireless. With over 150Mbps download speeds recorded in South Africa, Starlink’s R1,800 asking price via Northern Cape-based ISP IT Lec is much better value than legacy satellite products.Although not officially available in South Africa yet, Starlink works via a roaming service, for which the cost is included in IT Lec’s price of R1,800 per month.The major upside to Starlink is that it is not impacted by load-shedding — which cannot be said for many 5G and LTE products.
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