Big speed boost for Openserve fibre customers

Openserve, the wholesale infrastructure subsidiary of Telkom, said on Monday that it will significantly boost line speeds across its fibre-to-the-home network from 1 April.

The move comes after several other fibre network operators, including Openserve’s biggest rival, Vumatel, increased line speeds and/or cut wholesale prices to Internet service providers.

Openserve will boost its entry-level line speed from 25Mbit/s down to 40Mbit/s down while also doubling upload speeds from 10Mbit/s to 20Mbit/s. A symmetrical (same speed up and down) line that previously offered 25Mbit/s will be boosted to 40Mbit/s up and down.

The only plan that won’t be upgraded is Openserve’s 500Mbit/s offering, which offers a 500Mbit/s downlink and a 250Mbit/s uplink.

Read: Telkom could sell Openserve stake – but who’s buying?

More details about the line speed upgrades are contained in the tables below.

Openserve Fibre Connect

Old speed	New speed
25Mbit/s Lite (25/10)	40Mbit/s Lite (40/20)
25Mbit/s (25/25)	40Mbit/s (40/40)
50Mbit/s Lite (50/25)	75Mbit/s Lite (75/50)
50Mbit/s (50/50)	75Mbit/s (75/75)
100Mbit/s Lite (100/50)	150Mbit/s Lite (150/75)
100Mbit/s (100/100)	150Mbit/s (150/150)
250Mbit/s Lite (250/125)	300Mbit/s Lite (300/150)
500Mbit/s (500/250)	500Mbit/s (500/250)

Openserve WebConnect

Old speed	New speed
10Mbit/s (10/5)	20Mbit/s (20/10)
20Mbit/s (20/10)	30/10Mbit/s (30/10)

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