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Latency

Learn all about latency and hoe it affects your connection
Latency, often referred to as "ping," is the time it takes for data to travel from your device to a server and back. Essentially, it's the delay between when you perform an action—like clicking a link or pressing a button—and when you see a response from the server. Latency is measured in milliseconds (ms), and lower numbers indicate better performance.

Free connection for schools

Access the greatest minds in the world to mould the future generation Evotel equips schools with free internet services
Learners in our 60 classes, from Grade R to Grade 7, have experienced the Evotel network. Even our special needs class is enjoying Evotel’s support. We also have a special feature at our school: our music classes are wholly reliant on internet access, as they use a lot of beats from YouTube and download resources from our free sites,” said Pietersen, while showing us the school’s infrastructure and explaining the reasons for recent renovations.

Speed Testing

Checking your internet speed, why is it important, how to do it and more.
Speed testing is essential for ensuring that your internet connection is delivering the speeds you’re expecting. This involves measuring the data transfer rate between your device and nearest provider's server. Here's a comprehensive guide to help you understand and accurately test your internet’s data transfer speed.

The Woman Who Paved the Way for WiFi

Lady Hedi laid the foundation for future advancements. The principles behind their frequency-hopping technology are integral to the development of modern wireless communication systems.
When we were invited to take part in the blanket drive in Newcastle we jumped at the chance to help, and loved the idea of helping spread a little warmth this Mandela day, during one of the coldest winters we have had to face in a few years.

Harvest doing more with free fibre

Harvest Combined School in Ladysmith, Kwazulu-Natal is an independent school founded and owned by the Harvest Educational Trust – a registered Non-Profit Organization – and one of the schools receiving free fibre internet access from Fibre Network Operator (FNO), Evotel, as part of the company's Schools Program.

Evotel & Learn2 Collaboration

Educational diagnostics company, Learn2, has partnered with two telecommunications organizations to offer schools in small town South Africa and previously disadvantaged informal settlements free access to its diagnostics and video based adaptive learning platform.

To Dig or not to dig

As the old saying/idiom goes: “Don’t dig your own grave”, our Evotel aerial Fibre to the Home (FTTH) Network solutions will help you to avoid making a mistake that may cause you to have problems in the future.