Experiencing partial outage

Octotel Network Notice | Service Disruption: Grabouw | 20 May 2024
  • Investigating
    Investigating

    Dear ISP Partner,

    We are observing an issue affecting services at the George aggregation node.

    Engineers are currently investigating.

    Kindly await further updates.

    Regards,

    Octotel NOC

    Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks

    www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800

Octotel Network Notice | Proactive Route Maintenance | Knysna Node | 20th May 2024
Scheduled for May 20, 2024 at 2:00 AM – 10:00 AM about 8 hours
  • In progress
    May 20, 2024 at 2:00 AM
    In progress
    May 20, 2024 at 2:00 AM
    Maintenance is now in progress
  • Planned
    May 20, 2024 at 2:00 AM
    Planned
    May 20, 2024 at 2:00 AM

    Dear ISP Partner,

    Octotel technicians will be conducting proactive scheduled maintenance on our infrastructure which will affect the Knysna Node

    Please see maintenance information below:

    Planned Start Date/Time: 20/05/2024 04:00am SAST

    Planned End Date/Time: 20/05/2024 12:00pm SAST

    Affected areas: Hornlee

    Scope of work:

    An independent contractor trenching in the area is busy with construction across our fibre infrastructure. To avoid complete damage we are proactively re-routing our cable. .

    Customers can expect intermittent to no connectivity for the duration of the maintenance window.

    Affected roads are listed below:
    Davidson street
    Jan Koen street
    Alexander street
    Hall street
    School street
    Stompneus street
    Spies street
    Calender street
    Jonathan street
    Els street
    Elephant street
    Frederick street
    Kaptein street
    Ysterhout way
    Botha street
    Stevenshoek street
    Rooi Roman street
    Jan Meyer street
    Jakkie street
    Dassie street

    If a customer loses connectivity between the maintenance window it is the result of the scheduled maintenance.

    Our Engineers will be on site to ensure down time is kept to an absolute minimum. During this time customers may experience intermittent to no connectivity.

    For more information on this maintenance, please contact support on 0874700800 or email support@octotel.co.za.

    Kind Regards

    Octotel NOC

Octotel Network Notice | Route Maintenance | Ruyterwacht Node | 21st May 2024
Scheduled for May 20, 2024 at 10:00 PM – May 21, 2024 at 3:00 AM about 5 hours
  • Planned
    May 20, 2024 at 10:00 PM
    Planned
    May 20, 2024 at 10:00 PM

    Dear ISP Partner,

    Octotel technicians will be conducting scheduled maintenance on our infrastructure which will affect the Ruyterwacht Node

    Please see maintenance information below:

    Planned Start Date/Time: 21/05/2024 00:00am SAST
    Planned End Date/Time: 21/05/2024 05:00am SAST


    Affected areas: Ruyterwacht , Parow, Elsies River, Thornton, Ravensmead, Bishop Lavis, Cravenby, Matroosfontein, Leonsdale

    Scope of work:
    The maintenance is to ensure optimal connectivity in the area and to ensure all customers connections are within spec to guarantee a stable connection

    Customers can expect intermittent to no connectivity for the duration of the maintenance window.

    Affected roads are listed below:

    Carnarvon
    Batavia Road
    Alberti Street
    Valley Street

    Princess Elizabeth
    Saint Cruz Street
    Settler Street
    Arlington Crescent

    Princess Margaret
    King George Street
    Fitzherbert Street
    Avonwood Road

    Paarl Street
    Pearston Street
    Pieter Uys Circle
    11th Avenue

    Montagu Street
    Texel Street
    Pringle Close
    12th Avenue

    Malmesbury Street
    Van Kenmp Street
    Dromedaris Street
    13th Avenue

    Sir George Grey
    Mitchell Street
    Epping Street
    9th Avenue

    Dan Pienaar Elliot Street
    Olive Street
    10th Avenue

    Martin Adams Hertzog Street
    Chelsea Street
    Parkview Place

    Andrew Murray
    Thibult Street
    Arlington Crescent
    Small Avenue

    Milner Street
    Haarlem Street

    New Close School Road

    Louis Botha
    Birkenhead Crescent
    Halt Road

    Gerit Maritz
    Dundas Crescent
    Oasis Street

    Hobhouse Street
    David Baird Crescent
    13th Street

    Cradock Street
    Livingtone Avenue
    Nazareth House Close

    Grens Street
    Windsor Place
    14th Avenue

    Swartberg Street
    Waveren Street
    Key Link

    Langenhoven Street
    Paul Kruger Avenue
    15th Avenue

    Piet Joubert
    Cedarberg Street

    Jan Van Riebeeck Street
    Saldanha Street
    Chestnut Way

    Gladstone Street

    Barkley Street

    Small Ave

    Albany Street

    Wild Olive Drive

    6th Street

    President Reitz Street

    Aliwal Street

    Shillinge Street

    Burchell Street

    Calvinia Street

    Wavern Plain

    Richmond Street

    Weatherly Street

    Cradock Close

    Oranje Street

    Maclear Street

    Cecil Rhodes Ave

    Colesburg Street

    Breda Street

    Vereeniging Circle

    Gouritz Street

    Gogman Street

    Voortrekker Street

    If a customer loses connectivity between the maintenance window it is the result of the scheduled maintenance. 

    Our Engineers will be on site to ensure the maintenance is kept to an absolute minimum.

    If you have any queries regarding this maintenance please reach out to us on 087 470 0800 or email us at support@octotel.co.za

    Regards,
    Octotel NOC

RESCHEDULED - PON Maintenance : Melkbos | 21 May 2024
Scheduled for May 21, 2024 at 2:00 AM – 3:00 AM about 1 hour
  • Update
    May 21, 2024 at 2:00 AM
    Planned
    May 21, 2024 at 2:00 AM

    Dear ISP Partner,

    Octotel Engineers will be performing scheduled PON maintenance to improve the resilience of the network at the Melkbos Aggregation node

    Maintenance window:
    Planned Start Date/Time: 21/05/2024 04:00 SAST
    Planned End Date/Time: 21/05/2024 05:00 SAST

    AFFECTED NODES: Melkbos

    Impact:

    Certain customers terminating at the Melkbos node can expect intermittent to no connectivity for brief periods during the maintenance window.

    If you have any queries regarding this maintenance please reach out to us on 087 470 0800 or email us at support@octotel.co.za

    Regards,
    Octotel NOC
    Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
    www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800

  • Planned
    May 13, 2024 at 8:53 AM
    Planned
    May 13, 2024 at 8:53 AM

    Dear ISP Partner,

    Octotel Engineers will be performing scheduled PON maintenance to improve the resilience of the network at the Melkbos Aggregation node

    Maintenance window:
    Planned Start Date/Time: 21/05/2024 04:00 SAST
    Planned End Date/Time: 21/05/2024 05:00 SAST

    AFFECTED NODES: Melkbos

    Impact:

    Certain customers terminating at the Melkbos node can expect intermittent to no connectivity for brief periods during the maintenance window.

    If you have any queries regarding this maintenance please reach out to us on 087 470 0800 or email us at support@octotel.co.za

    Regards,
    Octotel NOC
    Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
    www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800

  • Completed
    May 13, 2024 at 3:00 AM
    Completed
    May 13, 2024 at 3:00 AM
    Maintenance has completed successfully
  • In progress
    May 13, 2024 at 2:00 AM
    In progress
    May 13, 2024 at 2:00 AM
    Maintenance is now in progress
Octotel Network Notice | Routine Software Maintenance: Blouberg, Melkbos, Kensington, Seapoin, Vredehoek, Mutual, Ruyterwacht, GreenPoint, Bree | 22 May 2024
Scheduled for May 22, 2024 at 12:00 AM – 3:00 AM about 3 hours
  • Planned
    May 22, 2024 at 12:00 AM
    Planned
    May 22, 2024 at 12:00 AM

     

    Dear ISP Partner,

    Octotel Engineers will be conducting routine software upgrades on our core infrastructure as recommended by our hardware vendor.

    Maintenance window:
    Planned Start Date/Time: 22/05/2024 02:00 SAST
    Planned End Date/Time: 22/05/2024 05:00 SAST

    AFFECTED NODES:

    • Blouberg

    • Melkbos

    • Kensington

    • Seapoint

    • Vredehoek

    • Mutual heights

    • Ruyterwacht

    • GreenPoint

    • Bree Street

    Impact:
    Customers can expect intermittent to no connectivity for brief periods during the maintenance window.

    If you have any queries regarding this maintenance, please reach out to us on 087 470 0800 or email us at support@octotel.co.za

    Regards,
    Octotel NOC
    Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
    www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800

Octotel Network Notice | Route Maintenance | Ruyterwacht Node | 23rd May 2024
Scheduled for May 22, 2024 at 10:00 PM – May 23, 2024 at 3:00 AM about 5 hours
  • Planned
    May 22, 2024 at 10:00 PM
    Planned
    May 22, 2024 at 10:00 PM

    Dear ISP Partner,

    Octotel technicians will be conducting scheduled maintenance on our infrastructure which will affect the Ruyterwacht Node

    Please see maintenance information below:

    Planned Start Date/Time: 23/05/2024 00:00am SAST
    Planned End Date/Time: 23/05/2024 05:00am SAST


    Affected areas: Ruyterwacht , Parow, Elsies River, Thornton, Ravensmead, Bishop Lavis, Cravenby, Matroosfontein, Leonsdale

    Scope of work:
    The maintenance is to ensure optimal connectivity in the area and to ensure all customers connections are within spec to guarantee a stable connection

    Customers can expect intermittent to no connectivity for the duration of the maintenance window.

    Affected roads are listed below:

    Carnarvon
    Batavia Road
    Alberti Street
    Valley Street

    Princess Elizabeth
    Saint Cruz Street
    Settler Street
    Arlington Crescent

    Princess Margaret
    King George Street
    Fitzherbert Street
    Avonwood Road

    Paarl Street
    Pearston Street
    Pieter Uys Circle
    11th Avenue

    Montagu Street
    Texel Street
    Pringle Close
    12th Avenue

    Malmesbury Street
    Van Kenmp Street
    Dromedaris Street
    13th Avenue

    Sir George Grey
    Mitchell Street
    Epping Street
    9th Avenue

    Dan Pienaar Elliot Street
    Olive Street
    10th Avenue

    Martin Adams Hertzog Street
    Chelsea Street
    Parkview Place

    Andrew Murray
    Thibult Street
    Arlington Crescent
    Small Avenue

    Milner Street
    Haarlem Street

    New Close School Road

    Louis Botha
    Birkenhead Crescent
    Halt Road

    Gerit Maritz
    Dundas Crescent
    Oasis Street

    Hobhouse Street
    David Baird Crescent
    13th Street

    Cradock Street
    Livingtone Avenue
    Nazareth House Close

    Grens Street
    Windsor Place
    14th Avenue

    Swartberg Street
    Waveren Street
    Key Link

    Langenhoven Street
    Paul Kruger Avenue
    15th Avenue

    Piet Joubert
    Cedarberg Street

    Jan Van Riebeeck Street
    Saldanha Street
    Chestnut Way

    Gladstone Street

    Barkley Street

    Small Ave

    Albany Street

    Wild Olive Drive

    6th Street

    President Reitz Street

    Aliwal Street

    Shillinge Street

    Burchell Street

    Calvinia Street

    Wavern Plain

    Richmond Street

    Weatherly Street

    Cradock Close

    Oranje Street

    Maclear Street

    Cecil Rhodes Ave

    Colesburg Street

    Breda Street

    Vereeniging Circle

    Gouritz Street

    Gogman Street

    Voortrekker Street

    If a customer loses connectivity between the maintenance window it is the result of the scheduled maintenance. 

    Our Engineers will be on site to ensure the maintenance is kept to an absolute minimum.

    If you have any queries regarding this maintenance please reach out to us on 087 470 0800 or email us at support@octotel.co.za

    Regards,
    Octotel NOC

Scheduled Hardware Maintenance : Atlantis, Moorreesburg | 28 May 2024
Scheduled for May 28, 2024 at 12:00 AM – 3:00 AM about 3 hours
  • Planned
    May 28, 2024 at 12:00 AM
    Planned
    May 28, 2024 at 12:00 AM

    Dear ISP Partner,

    Octotel Engineers will be performing scheduled hardware maintenance at the Atlantis and Moorreesburg to improve capacity at the nodes.

    Maintenance window:
    Planned Start Date/Time: 28/05/2024 02:00 SAST
    Planned End Date/Time: 28/05/2024 05:00 SAST

    AFFECTED NODES:

    • Atlantis

    • Moorreesburg

    Impact:
    Customers can expect intermittent to no connectivity for brief periods during the maintenance window.

    If you have any queries regarding this maintenance please reach out to us on 087 470 0800 or email us at support@octotel.co.za

    Regards,
    Octotel NOC
    Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
    www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800

Scheduled Hardware Maintenance : Wellington | 29 May 2024
Scheduled for May 29, 2024 at 12:00 AM – 3:00 AM about 3 hours
  • Planned
    May 29, 2024 at 12:00 AM
    Planned
    May 29, 2024 at 12:00 AM

    Dear ISP Partner,

    Octotel Engineers will be performing scheduled hardware maintenance at the Wellington node to improve capacity at the nodes.

    Maintenance window:
    Planned Start Date/Time: 29/05/2024 02:00 SAST
    Planned End Date/Time: 29/05/2024 05:00 SAST

    AFFECTED NODES:

    • Wellington

    Impact:
    Customers can expect intermittent to no connectivity for brief periods during the maintenance window.

    If you have any queries regarding this maintenance please reach out to us on 087 470 0800 or email us at support@octotel.co.za

    Regards,
    Octotel NOC
    Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
    www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800

Scheduled Hardware Maintenance : Bredasdorp, Struisbaai Stilbaai | 29 May 2024
Scheduled for May 29, 2024 at 12:00 AM – 3:00 AM about 3 hours
  • Planned
    May 29, 2024 at 12:00 AM
    Planned
    May 29, 2024 at 12:00 AM

    Dear ISP Partner,

    Octotel Engineers will be performing scheduled hardware maintenance at the Bredasdorp, Struisbaai, and Stilbaai nodes to improve capacity at the nodes.

    Maintenance window:
    Planned Start Date/Time: 29/05/2024 02:00 SAST
    Planned End Date/Time: 29/05/2024 05:00 SAST

    AFFECTED NODES:

    • Bredasdorp

    • Struisbaai

    • Stilbaai

    Impact:
    Customers can expect intermittent to no connectivity for brief periods during the maintenance window.

    If you have any queries regarding this maintenance please reach out to us on 087 470 0800 or email us at support@octotel.co.za

    Regards,
    Octotel NOC
    Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
    www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800

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Northern Suburbs

Under maintenance

Atlantic Seaboard

Under maintenance

West Coast

Operational

Cape Winelands

Major outage

Helderberg

Major outage

Overberg

Major outage

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Under maintenance

Gauteng

Major outage
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May 20, 2024

Octotel Network Notice | Route Maintenance | Ruyterwacht Node | 21st May 2024
Scheduled for May 20, 2024 at 10:00 PM – May 21, 2024 at 3:00 AM about 5 hours
  • Planned
    May 20, 2024 at 10:00 PM
    Planned
    May 20, 2024 at 10:00 PM

    Dear ISP Partner,

    Octotel technicians will be conducting scheduled maintenance on our infrastructure which will affect the Ruyterwacht Node

    Please see maintenance information below:

    Planned Start Date/Time: 21/05/2024 00:00am SAST
    Planned End Date/Time: 21/05/2024 05:00am SAST


    Affected areas: Ruyterwacht , Parow, Elsies River, Thornton, Ravensmead, Bishop Lavis, Cravenby, Matroosfontein, Leonsdale

    Scope of work:
    The maintenance is to ensure optimal connectivity in the area and to ensure all customers connections are within spec to guarantee a stable connection

    Customers can expect intermittent to no connectivity for the duration of the maintenance window.

    Affected roads are listed below:

    Carnarvon
    Batavia Road
    Alberti Street
    Valley Street

    Princess Elizabeth
    Saint Cruz Street
    Settler Street
    Arlington Crescent

    Princess Margaret
    King George Street
    Fitzherbert Street
    Avonwood Road

    Paarl Street
    Pearston Street
    Pieter Uys Circle
    11th Avenue

    Montagu Street
    Texel Street
    Pringle Close
    12th Avenue

    Malmesbury Street
    Van Kenmp Street
    Dromedaris Street
    13th Avenue

    Sir George Grey
    Mitchell Street
    Epping Street
    9th Avenue

    Dan Pienaar Elliot Street
    Olive Street
    10th Avenue

    Martin Adams Hertzog Street
    Chelsea Street
    Parkview Place

    Andrew Murray
    Thibult Street
    Arlington Crescent
    Small Avenue

    Milner Street
    Haarlem Street

    New Close School Road

    Louis Botha
    Birkenhead Crescent
    Halt Road

    Gerit Maritz
    Dundas Crescent
    Oasis Street

    Hobhouse Street
    David Baird Crescent
    13th Street

    Cradock Street
    Livingtone Avenue
    Nazareth House Close

    Grens Street
    Windsor Place
    14th Avenue

    Swartberg Street
    Waveren Street
    Key Link

    Langenhoven Street
    Paul Kruger Avenue
    15th Avenue

    Piet Joubert
    Cedarberg Street

    Jan Van Riebeeck Street
    Saldanha Street
    Chestnut Way

    Gladstone Street

    Barkley Street

    Small Ave

    Albany Street

    Wild Olive Drive

    6th Street

    President Reitz Street

    Aliwal Street

    Shillinge Street

    Burchell Street

    Calvinia Street

    Wavern Plain

    Richmond Street

    Weatherly Street

    Cradock Close

    Oranje Street

    Maclear Street

    Cecil Rhodes Ave

    Colesburg Street

    Breda Street

    Vereeniging Circle

    Gouritz Street

    Gogman Street

    Voortrekker Street

    If a customer loses connectivity between the maintenance window it is the result of the scheduled maintenance. 

    Our Engineers will be on site to ensure the maintenance is kept to an absolute minimum.

    If you have any queries regarding this maintenance please reach out to us on 087 470 0800 or email us at support@octotel.co.za

    Regards,
    Octotel NOC

Octotel Network Notice | Service Disruption: Grabouw | 20 May 2024
  • Investigating
    Investigating

    Dear ISP Partner,

    We are observing an issue affecting services at the George aggregation node.

    Engineers are currently investigating.

    Kindly await further updates.

    Regards,

    Octotel NOC

    Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks

    www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800

Octotel Network Notice | Proactive Route Maintenance | Knysna Node | 20th May 2024
Scheduled for May 20, 2024 at 2:00 AM – 10:00 AM about 8 hours
  • In progress
    May 20, 2024 at 2:00 AM
    In progress
    May 20, 2024 at 2:00 AM
    Maintenance is now in progress
  • Planned
    May 20, 2024 at 2:00 AM
    Planned
    May 20, 2024 at 2:00 AM

    Dear ISP Partner,

    Octotel technicians will be conducting proactive scheduled maintenance on our infrastructure which will affect the Knysna Node

    Please see maintenance information below:

    Planned Start Date/Time: 20/05/2024 04:00am SAST

    Planned End Date/Time: 20/05/2024 12:00pm SAST

    Affected areas: Hornlee

    Scope of work:

    An independent contractor trenching in the area is busy with construction across our fibre infrastructure. To avoid complete damage we are proactively re-routing our cable. .

    Customers can expect intermittent to no connectivity for the duration of the maintenance window.

    Affected roads are listed below:
    Davidson street
    Jan Koen street
    Alexander street
    Hall street
    School street
    Stompneus street
    Spies street
    Calender street
    Jonathan street
    Els street
    Elephant street
    Frederick street
    Kaptein street
    Ysterhout way
    Botha street
    Stevenshoek street
    Rooi Roman street
    Jan Meyer street
    Jakkie street
    Dassie street

    If a customer loses connectivity between the maintenance window it is the result of the scheduled maintenance.

    Our Engineers will be on site to ensure down time is kept to an absolute minimum. During this time customers may experience intermittent to no connectivity.

    For more information on this maintenance, please contact support on 0874700800 or email support@octotel.co.za.

    Kind Regards

    Octotel NOC

May 19, 2024

May 18, 2024

May 17, 2024

Octotel Network Notice | Rondebosch Fibre Break | 17 May 2024
  • Resolved
    Resolved

    Dear ISP Partner,

    Octotel engineers have completed the fibre repair works. All those affected by the break has been restored. Please have those customers still offline reboot their ont and routers and retest the connection.

    Octotel sincerely apologises for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your patience during the repair process.

    Kind Regards,

    Octotel Noc

  • Identified
    Update

    Dear ISP Partner,

    Octotel engineers are still in progress with the fibre repairs to restore connectivity to those affected customers. Certain customer connections have restored.


    ETR for complete restoration: +- 2hours

    Further updates to follow as our team makes progress.

    Kind Regards

    Octotel Noc

  • Identified
    Update

    Dear ISP partner,

    Octotel engineers have scheduled an emergency fibre repair window to restore connectivity to those customers affected in Rondebosch.

    Due to the extent of the damage Octotel technicians have to replace a large section of the damaged cable. The replacement cable is in place, however the damaged cable has to be taken offline for the repairs to be completed.

    Maintenance window

    Date: 18 May 2024

    Time: 00:30am - 06:00am

    Impact: Customers in the following list of affected roads will have intermittent to no connection until the repairs are completed.

    • Brisbane Rd

    • Belper Rd

    • Broad Rd

    • Carlow Rd

    • Corner of Broad Rd & Mustek Rd

    • Corner of Brisbane Rd & Broad Rd

    • Corner of Broad Rd & Kildare Rd

    • Corner of Kildare Rd & Barnstaple Rd

    • Duncan Rd

    • Wetton Rd

    Octotel sincerely apologises for any inconvenience caused and appreciates your patience during the repair process.

    Kind Regards,

    Octotel NOC

  • Identified
    Identified

    Dear ISP Partner,

    Octotel engineers have commenced with the fibre repairs to restore connectivity to those affected customers.

    ETR for complete restoration: To be confirmed

    Further updates to follow as our team makes progress.

    Kind Regards

    Octotel Noc

  • Investigating
    Investigating

    Dear ISP Partner,

    Octotel's engineers are currently on-site, assessing the damage across our fibre infrastructure. Once all the damage is pinpointed, We'll provide an ETR for the full restoration process.

    Further updates to follow.

    Kind Regards

    Octotel NOC

  • Identified
    Identified

    Dear ISP Partner,

    Octotel is experiencing a fibre break on our network affecting certain customers in the Rondebosch/Wynberg area located in the following roads:

    Barnstaple Rd

    Barnstaple Mews

    Belper Rd

    Carnanda

    Byrnes Avenue

    Ottery RD

    Broad Road

    Sterlitzia

    Flora Court

    Harpford Ave

    Technicians are currently investigating

    Kindly await further updates.

    Regards,
    Octotel NOC
    Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
    www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800

Octotel Network Notice - Intermittent Service Disruption: George, Plett, Knysna, Kleinbrak, Sedgefiled | 17 May 2024
  • Resolved
    Resolved

    Dear ISP Partner,

    We are observing services for George, Plettenberg Bay, Knysna, Sedgefield, and Kleinbrak have restored and are testing stable.

    We anticipate no further service disruptions.

    Regards,
    Octotel NOC
    Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
    www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800

  • Monitoring
    Monitoring

    Dear ISP Partner,

    Technicians have completed work and we are observing services have restored at present. Engineers are monitoring for stability.

    Kindly await further updates.

    Regards,

    Octotel NOC

  • Identified
    Update

    Dear ISP Partner,

    Technicians continue to work to stabilise services. Customers may continue to experience intermittent connectivity.

    Kindly await further updates.

    Regards,

    Octotel NOC

  • Identified
    Update

    Dear ISP Partner,

    We are observing intermittent connectivity in the Eden District. Technicians are currently attending however no ETR is available as yet. Customers may experience intermittent connectivity.

    Kindly await further updates.

    Regards,

    Octotel NOC

  • Identified
    Update

    Dear ISP Partner,

    We are observing services over the primary path to be stable at present however the diverse path is still down. Our partner provider is currently attending however no ETR is available at present. Services remain at risk.

    Kindly await further updates.

    Regards,

    Octotel NOC

  • Identified
    Identified

    Dear ISP Partner,

    We observed an issue affecting the primary and diverse links for the Eden District affecting the George, Plett, Knysna, Kleinbrak and Sedgefield aggregation nodes.

    Our partner provider is currently investigating.

    Services are currently up and traversing the primary path however services are still at risk.

    Kindly await further updates.

    Regards,

    Octotel NOC

    Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks

    www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800

  • Investigating
    Update

    Dear ISP Partner,

    We are observing an issue affecting services at the George, Plett, Knysna, Kleinbrak, Sedgefield aggregation Nodes.

    Customer may experience intermittent connectivity.

    Engineers are currently investigating.

    Kindly await further updates.

    Regards,

    Octotel NOC

    Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks

    www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800

  • Investigating
    Investigating

    Dear ISP Partner,

    We are observing an issue affecting services at the George, Plett, Knysna aggregation Nodes.

    Customer may experience intermittent connectivity.

    Engineers are currently investigating.

    Kindly await further updates.

    Regards,

    Octotel NOC

    Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks

    www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800

May 16, 2024

Scheduled Hardware Maintenance : Kleinbrak, Sedgefield, George, Knysna, Plettenberg Bay | 16 May 2024
  • Completed
    May 16, 2024 at 3:00 AM
    Completed
    May 16, 2024 at 3:00 AM
    Maintenance has completed successfully
  • In progress
    May 16, 2024 at 12:00 AM
    In progress
    May 16, 2024 at 12:00 AM
    Maintenance is now in progress
  • Planned
    May 16, 2024 at 12:00 AM
    Planned
    May 16, 2024 at 12:00 AM

    Dear ISP Partner,

    Octotel Engineers will be performing scheduled hardware maintenance at the Kleinbrak, Sedgefield, George, Knysna, and Plettenberg Bay nodes to improve capacity at the nodes.

    Maintenance window:
    Planned Start Date/Time: 16/05/2024 02:00 SAST
    Planned End Date/Time: 16/05/2024 05:00 SAST

    AFFECTED NODES:

    • Kleinbrak

    • Sedgefield

    • George

    • Knysna

    • Plettenberg Bay

    Impact:
    Customers can expect intermittent to no connectivity for brief periods during the maintenance window.

    If you have any queries regarding this maintenance please reach out to us on 087 470 0800 or email us at support@octotel.co.za

    Regards,
    Octotel NOC
    Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
    www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800

May 15, 2024

Octotel Network Notice | Blouberg Fibre Break | 15 May 2024
  • Resolved
    Resolved

    Dear ISP Partner,

    Octotel engineers have completed the fibre repair works. All those affected by the break has been restored. Please have those customers still offline reboot their ont and routers and retest the connection.

    Octotel sincerely apologises for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your patience during the repair process.

    Kind Regards,

    Octotel Noc

  • Identified
    Update

    Dear ISP partner,

    Octotel engineers have scheduled an emergency fibre repair window to restore connectivity to those customers affected in Blouberg.

    Due to the extent of the damage Octotel technicians have to replace a large section of the damaged cable. The replacement cable is in place, however the damaged cable has to be taken offline for the repairs to be completed.

    Maintenance window

    Date: 16 May 2024

    Time: 00:00-05:00

    Impact: Customers in the following list of affected roads will have intermittent to no connection until the repairs are completed.

    • Folkestone way

    • Hallwell End

    • Tryall rd

    • Parklands Main

    • Dorchester rd

    • Queens cl

    • Clydebank Cres

    • Chelmsford Cres

    • Dorchester & Clifton Cres

    • Ravenswood Rd

    • Greenwood Rd

    • Cherrywood cl

    • Eversham Rd

    • Bromley Rd

    • Ruskin rd

    • Carlton Cres

    • Sunningdale Drive

    • Sterling cres

    • Torrington Rd

    • Streatham Rd

    • Pembury Rd

    • Turnberry

    • Westwood

    Octotel sincerely apologises for any inconvenience caused and appreciates your patience during the repair process.

    Kind Regards,

    Octotel NOC

  • Identified
    Update

    Dear ISP Partner,

    Octotel engineers are still busy with fibre repairs to restore connectivity to those affected customers. ETR for complete restoration: to be confirmed.

    Further updates to follow as our team makes progress.

    Kind Regards

    Octotel Noc

  • Identified
    Update

    Dear ISP Partner,

    Octotel engineers have commenced with the fibre repairs to restore connectivity to those affected customers.

    ETR for complete restoration: To be confirmed

    Further updates to follow as our team makes progress.

    Kind Regards

    Octotel Noc

  • Identified
    Update

    Dear ISP Partner

    Octotel's engineers are still currently on-site, assessing the damage across our fibre infrastructure. Once all the damage is pinpointed, We'll provide an ETR for the full restoration process.

    Further updates to follow.

    Kind Regards

  • Identified
    Identified

    Dear ISP Partner,

    Octotel's engineers are currently on-site, assessing the damage across our fibre infrastructure. Once all the damage is pinpointed, We'll provide an ETR for the full restoration process.

    Further updates to follow.

    Kind Regards

  • Investigating
    Investigating

    Dear ISP Partner,

    Octotel is experiencing a fibre break on our network affecting certain customers in the Blouberg area located in the following roads:

    • Cherry Lane

    • Chelmsford Crescent

    • Sterling Crescent

    • Bishops Bend

    • Clifton Crescent

    • Dorchester Drive

    • Seaton Street

    • Dartmoor Road

    • Caernarvon Cres

    • Worthing Way

    • Ravenswood Road

    • Clydebank Cres

    • Ramsgate Road

    Octotel technicians are currently attending.

    Kindly await further updates

    Regards,

    Octotel NOC

Octotel Network Notice - Call Centre Inbound/Outbound calls - 15 May 2024
  • Resolved
    Resolved

    Dear Octotel Customer,

    The Octotel Contact Centre call issue has been resolved.

    Octotel apologizes for any inconvenience caused.

    Regards,
    Octotel NOC
    Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
    www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800

  • Investigating
    Investigating

    Dear Octotel Customer,

    We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with our telephone phone system impacting calls to and from our Customer Contact Centre.

    Our team is actively investigating the issue and working diligently to resolve it as soon as possible.

    Kindly utilize our email support platform for any urgent inquiries or support requirements, in the interim. Please direct your messages to support@octotel, and our dedicated team will prioritize your requests and provide assistance promptly.

    Kind Regards,
    Octotel Noc

May 14, 2024

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