Several areas in Gauteng were left without internet on Tuesday morning, after a major fibre outage. | News24_Business
Internet service provider AfriHost said on its website that both fibre-to-the-home companies Vumatel and Evotel informed it of a"network outage affecting Gauteng, [where] affected clients will experience no connectivity."
Another service provider, Easyweb sent out a message advising clients it is"aware of multiple areas down" on Vumatel's network."We are busy escalating with them to get the problem resolved as quickly as possible," it said. Evotel posted on Twitter that is is"are aware of the disruptions on our networks", and that its"team is investigating and further information will be provided when available.
Vumatel's social media, and network status section on its website were not updated yet with information on the outage. The Down Detector website reported a major spike in reported Vumatel outages on Tuesday morning. Calls to Vumatel's customer service centre had an automated recording referred back to the internet service providers. In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features. Journalism strengthens democracy. Invest in the future today. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month.
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