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Notice history
Mar 2026
- CompletedMarch 05, 2026 at 5:00 AMCompletedMarch 05, 2026 at 5:00 AMMaintenance has completed successfully
- In progressMarch 04, 2026 at 7:00 PMIn progressMarch 04, 2026 at 7:00 PMMaintenance is now in progress
- PlannedMarch 04, 2026 at 7:00 PMPlannedMarch 04, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Dear ISP Partner,
Octotel's partner provider will be performing emergency maintenance on Bellville Aggregation Node.
Maintenance window:
Planned Start Date/Time: 04/03/2026 21:00 SAST
Planned End Date/Time: 05/03/2026 07:00 SASTAFFECTED NODES: Bellville
Impact:
Customers can expect intermittent to no connectivity for brief or extended 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
- ResolvedResolved
Dear ISP Partner,
We are observing services for Grabouw 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 - MonitoringMonitoring
Dear ISP Partner,
We are observing services for Grabouw has restored.
Engineers are monitoring for stability.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800 - UpdateUpdate
Dear ISP Partner,
Partner provider technicians are currently at the point of failure working on cable repairs.
No ETR available currently.
Kindly await further updates.Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800 - InvestigatingInvestigating
Dear ISP Partner,
Technicians continue to work on cable repairs.
No ETR is available as yet.
Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800 - UpdateUpdate
Dear ISP Partner,
Technicians have localized the point of failure and currently preparing for cable repairs.
No ETR is available as yet.
Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800 - IdentifiedIdentified
Dear ISP Partner,
Technicians have identified an additional fault and are currently localising. Teams are also currently investigating other options to restore services.
No ETR is available as yet.
Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800 - UpdateUpdate
Dear ISP Partner,
Services have not restored following initial investigation. Teams are currently re-investigating.
Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800 - UpdateUpdate
Dear ISP Partner,
Technicians are anticipated to have arrived at site to investigate the point of failure.
No ETR is available as yet.
Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800 - UpdateUpdate
Dear ISP Partner,
Partner provider technicians have identified a potential fault and are currently en route to the point of failure for further investigation.
No ETA currently available.
Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800 - InvestigatingInvestigating
Dear ISP Partner,
Partner provider technicians continue to investigate at site.
Currently no ETR available.Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800 - IdentifiedIdentified
Dear ISP Partner,
Our Partner Providers Technicians continue to conduct testing on site.
No ETR is available as yet
Kindly await further updates
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800 - UpdateUpdate
Dear ISP Partner,
Technicians are currently testing at site.
No ETR is available as yet
Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800 - UpdateUpdate
Dear ISP Partner,
Technicians are anticipated to have arrived at site to conduct further testing.
No ETR is available as yet
Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800 - UpdateUpdate
Dear ISP Partner,
Technicians remain en route to remote site to conduct further investigations
ETA ~08:00. No ETR is available as yet.
Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800 - UpdateUpdate
Dear ISP Partner,
Partner provider engineers are observing a link failure and have dispatched technicians to investigate further.
Currently no ETA is available.Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800 - InvestigatingInvestigating
Dear ISP Partner,
We are observing an issue affecting services at the Grabouw aggregation node.
Engineers are currently investigating.
Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800
Feb 2026
- ResolvedResolved
Dear ISP Partner,
We are observing services for Grabouw 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 - MonitoringMonitoring
Dear ISP Partner,
We are observing services for Grabouw Node has restored.
Engineers are monitoring for stability.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800 - UpdateUpdate
Dear ISP Partner,
Partner provider technicians are currently splicing to restore services.
No ETR is available as present.
Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800 - UpdateUpdate
Dear ISP Partner,
Partner provider technicians continue to work on repairs.
The next update will be shared by 11pm.
Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800 - IdentifiedIdentified
Dear ISP Partner,
Partner provider technicians have identified a fibre break and currently preparing to float new cable.
Currently no ETA is available
Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800 - InvestigatingInvestigating
Dear ISP Partner,
We are observing an issue affecting services at the Grabouw aggregation node.
Engineers are currently investigating.
Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800
- ResolvedResolved
Dear ISP Partner,
We are observing services for Struisbaai 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 - MonitoringMonitoring
Dear ISP Partner,
We are observing services for Struisbaai Node has restored.
Engineers are monitoring for stability.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800 - UpdateUpdate
Dear ISP Partner,
Our partner provider have identified a potential issue,
technicians have been dispatched to investigate the fault further.
Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800 - UpdateUpdate
Dear ISP Partner,
We are working closely with our partner provider engineers to investigate the issue affecting struisbaai.
Currently no ETR is available.Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800 - UpdateUpdate
Dear ISP Partner,
Our Partner Providers Engineers continue to investigate the issue affecting services in Struisbaai.
Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800 - InvestigatingInvestigating
Dear ISP Partner,
We are observing an issue affecting services at the Struisbaai aggregation node.
Engineers are currently investigating.
Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800
- CompletedFebruary 24, 2026 at 3:00 AMCompletedFebruary 24, 2026 at 3:00 AMMaintenance has completed successfully
- In progressFebruary 24, 2026 at 1:00 AMIn progressFebruary 24, 2026 at 1:00 AMMaintenance is now in progress
- UpdateFebruary 24, 2026 at 1:00 AMUpdateFebruary 24, 2026 at 1:00 AM
- UpdateFebruary 24, 2026 at 1:00 AMUpdateFebruary 24, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Dear ISP Partner,
Octotel Engineers will be performing scheduled maintenance] on the Kensington, Blouberg, and Melkbos nodes
Maintenance window:
Planned Start Date/Time:24/02/2026 03:00 SAST
Planned End Date/Time: 24/02/2026 05:00 SASTAFFECTED NODES: Kensington, Blouberg, Melkbos
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
- UpdateFebruary 19, 2026 at 1:53 PMUpdateFebruary 19, 2026 at 1:53 PM
- PlannedFebruary 17, 2026 at 7:08 AMPlannedFebruary 17, 2026 at 7:08 AMMaintenance didn't start yet.
- CompletedFebruary 17, 2026 at 3:00 AMCompletedFebruary 17, 2026 at 3:00 AMMaintenance has completed successfully
- CompletedFebruary 22, 2026 at 2:00 PMCompletedFebruary 22, 2026 at 2:00 PMMaintenance has completed successfully
- In progressFebruary 22, 2026 at 8:00 AMIn progressFebruary 22, 2026 at 8:00 AMMaintenance is now in progress
- PlannedFebruary 22, 2026 at 8:00 AMPlannedFebruary 22, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Dear ISP Partner,
Octotel Engineers will be performing emergency pro-active electrical maintenance at the Bredasdorp Aggregation node to mitigate potential issues with redundant power at the site
Maintenance window:
Planned Start Date/Time: 22/02/2026 10:00 SAST
Planned End Date/Time: 22/02/2026 16:00 SASTAFFECTED NODES: Bredasdorp & Struisbaai
Impact:
Customers can expect no impact to services. Engineers are on standby should any issues arise from this maintenance.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
- CompletedFebruary 17, 2026 at 10:30 AMCompletedFebruary 17, 2026 at 10:30 AMMaintenance has completed successfully
- In progressFebruary 17, 2026 at 9:30 AMIn progressFebruary 17, 2026 at 9:30 AMMaintenance is now in progress
- PlannedFebruary 17, 2026 at 9:30 AMPlannedFebruary 17, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Dear ISP Partner,
Octotel Engineers will be performing emergency maintenance on certain nodes in the Eden District to mitigate constraints during service impacting events
Maintenance window:
Planned Start Date/Time: 17/02/2026 11:30 SAST
Planned End Date/Time: 17/02/2026 12:30 SASTAFFECTED NODES: Sedgefield, Plett, Knysna, Kleinbrak
Impact:
Customers may experience brief interruptions to connectivity for the duration of 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
Jan 2026
- ResolvedResolved
Dear ISP Partner,
Octotel engineers have completed the fibre repairs works. Please have those customers still offline reboot their ONT and routers and retest the connection.
Octotel sincerely apologises for any inconvenience caused and appreciates your patience during the repair process.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800
- MonitoringMonitoring
Dear ISP Partner,
Octotel engineers are still in progress with the fibre resplicing to restore connectivity to those affected customers. Certain customer connections have been restored.
ETR for complete restoration: +- 1 hour
Further updates to follow as our team makes progress.
Kind Regards
Octotel Noc
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800
- UpdateUpdate
Dear ISP Partner,
Octotel engineers have commenced with the fibre resplicing to restore connectivity to those affected customers.
ETR for complete restoration: ±3hrs
Further updates to follow as our team makes progress.
Kind Regards,
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800
- IdentifiedIdentified
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 estimated ETR for the full restoration process.
Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800
- UpdateUpdate
Dear ISP Partner,
We are observing an issue affecting services in Grabouw
Affected Roads below:
Adam Street
Basil Street
Bay Road
Bay Way
Bos Street
Caraway Street
Caraway Street East
Caraway Street West
Dill Street
Eve Street
Golden Delicious Street
Granny Smith Road
Granny Smith Street
Granny Smith West Street
Handskop Road
Handskop Way
Krom Street
Loop Street
Mint Close
Mint Crescent
Mint Street
Mint Way
Nutmeg Street
Ou Kaapse Road
Ou Kaapse Way
Park Street
Pine Street
Rosemary Street
Sage Street
Savory Street
Short Street
Starking Avenue
Steenbras Street
Thyme Street
Vansteer Road
Voorbrand Road
Voorbrand Way
Voorbhandweg
Wemmershoek Road
Octotel's engineers are currently on-site, assessing the damage across our fibre infrastructure. Once all the damage is pinpointed, we'll provide an estimated ETR for the full restoration process.
Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800
- InvestigatingInvestigating
Dear ISP Partner,
We are observing an issue affecting services in the Grabouw Area
Engineers are investigating.
Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800
- ResolvedResolved
Dear ISP Partner,
Octotel engineers have completed the fibre repairs works. Please have those customers still offline reboot their ONT and routers and retest the connection.
Octotel sincerely apologises for any inconvenience caused and appreciates your patience during the repair process.
Regards,Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800
- MonitoringMonitoring
Dear ISP Partner,
Octotel engineers are still in progress with the fibre resplicing to restore connectivity to those affected customers. Certain customer connections have been restored.
ETR for complete restoration: +- 1 hour
Further updates to follow as our team makes progress.
Kind Regards
Octotel Noc
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800
- IdentifiedIdentified
Dear ISP Partner,
Octotel engineers have commenced with the fibre resplicing to restore connectivity to those affected customers.
ETR for complete restoration: ±4hrs
Further updates to follow as our team makes progress.
Kind Regards,
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800
- InvestigatingInvestigating
Dear ISP Partner,
We are observing an issue affecting services in Cape Gate (Kuilsriver Area)
Affected Roads below:
Hawke Road
Gourley Road
De Hulk Way
Laurimer Road
Dyke Road
Fairview Road
Willow Way
Childrens Walk
Hillcrest Road
Kingfisher Road
Van Riebeeck Road
Stasie Road
Buketraube Street
Way Street
Harnwood Road
Octotel's engineers are currently on-site, assessing the damage across our fibre infrastructure. Once all the damage is pinpointed, we'll provide an estimated ETR for the full restoration process.Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800
- ResolvedResolved
Dear ISP Partner,
The incident has been resolved, and we are observing that services remain stable.
We do not anticipate any further service disruption.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 087 470 0800 - MonitoringMonitoring
Dear ISP Partner,
We are observing that the primary path has been restored.
Our engineers will continue to monitor the link closely to ensure ongoing stability.
Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 087 470 0800 - IdentifiedIdentified
Dear ISP Partner,
Technicians have identified a fibre break on the primary path. Technicians are currently preparing to float new cable to complete permanent repairs.
Currently no ETR available.
Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 087 470 0800 - InvestigatingInvestigating
Dear ISP Partner,
We are currently experiencing a primary backhaul route failure affecting services on the Strand aggregation node.
Customer traffic has been rerouted onto a secondary path. While services remain operational, this may result degraded performance until the primary route is fully restored.
Engineers are actively investigating and working to resolve the issue.
Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 087 470 0800
- CompletedJanuary 29, 2026 at 3:00 AMCompletedJanuary 29, 2026 at 3:00 AMMaintenance has completed successfully
- In progressJanuary 29, 2026 at 1:00 AMIn progressJanuary 29, 2026 at 1:00 AMMaintenance is now in progress
- PlannedJanuary 29, 2026 at 1:00 AMPlannedJanuary 29, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Dear ISP Partner,
Octotel Engineers will be performing scheduled maintenance on the Blouberg and Kensington nodes to improve the capacity and resilience of the Octotel network
Maintenance window:
Planned Start Date/Time: 29/01/2026 03:00 SAST
Planned End Date/Time: 29/01/2026 05:00 SASTAFFECTED NODES: Blouberg and Kensington
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
- ResolvedResolved
Dear ISP Partner,
Octotel engineers have completed the fibre repairs works. Please have those customers still offline reboot their ONT and routers and retest the connection.
Octotel sincerely apologises for any inconvenience caused and appreciates your patience during the repair process.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800
- MonitoringMonitoring
Dear ISP Partner,
Octotel engineers have restored most of the affected customer links. Teams have deferred the restoration of the last few links to tomorrow morning.
Octotel sincerely apologises for any inconvenience caused and appreciates your patience during the repair process.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800
- IdentifiedIdentified
Dear ISP Partner,
Octotel engineers are still in progress with the fibre resplicing to restore connectivity to those affected customers. Certain customer connections have been restored. Due to further damage found in the process of repair, the etr has been extended.
ETR for complete restoration: ±3 hours
Further updates to follow as our team makes progress.
Kind Regards,
Octotel Noc
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800
- MonitoringMonitoring
Dear ISP Partner,
Octotel engineers are still in progress with the fibre resplicing to restore connectivity to those affected customers. Certain customer connections have been restored.
ETR for complete restoration: ±3 hours
Further updates to follow as our team makes progress.
Kind Regards,
Octotel Noc
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800
- UpdateUpdate
Dear ISP Partner,
Octotel engineers have commenced with the fibre resplicing to restore connectivity to those affected customers.
ETR for complete restoration: ±5hrs
Further updates to follow as our team makes progress.Kind Regards,
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800
- IdentifiedIdentified
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 estimated ETR for the full restoration process.Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800
- UpdateUpdate
Dear ISP Partner.
We are observing an issue affecting certain customers in George.
Affected roads are listed below:
Apollo StreetBakmakierie Street
Dikkop Street
Fern Street
Kanfer Street
Koestertjie Close
Kremetart Slot
Loerie Crescent
Maroela Close
Marigold Street
Mission Street
North Street
Pansy Close
Pikkewyn Crescent
Plantation Street
Primrose Street
Protea Road
Ranonkel Close
Rissie Close
Roosmaryn Close
Rosedale Main Road
Sewejaartjie Close
Soetdoring Close
Suikerbekkie Close
Valk Crescent
Valksingel
Voelnesvaring Drive
Technicians are on site investigating further.
Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800
- InvestigatingInvestigating
Dear ISP Partner,
We are observing an issue affecting services in the George Area
Engineers are investigating.
Kindly await further updates.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800

