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    Supersonic Fibre 2026

    Supersonic is MTN's retail fibre and 5G brand, aggressive promo pricing on every major SA network, plus the option to drop on to 5G fixed-wireless if fibre isn't at your address yet.

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    What you get

    Why South Africans pick Supersonic

    MTN's wholesale buying power lets Supersonic price aggressively at the entry tiers, and the dual fibre + 5G product means you can move on to a connection while you wait for trenching.

    MTN-backed

    Owned and operated by MTN, South Africa's largest mobile network and one of the country's biggest fibre buyers.

    5G + fibre under one roof

    If your address isn't lit yet, Supersonic can put you on MTN 5G fixed-wireless with the same self-service portal.

    Aggressive promo pricing

    Frequent month-free deals and discounted Wi-Fi mesh add-ons, sharpest at the entry tiers.

    Free standard install

    Free installation on lit-up addresses across Vumatel, Openserve, Frogfoot and Octotel.

    Month-to-month default

    No 24-month contracts, most plans are fully month-to-month with 30 days' notice.

    Self-service portal

    Slick web/app UI for upgrades, payments and support tickets, modern compared to legacy SA ISPs.

    Networks

    Where Supersonic is available

    Supersonic resells Vumatel, Openserve, Frogfoot, Octotel, MetroFibre, Vuma Reach, Link Layer and a steady stream of smaller open-access FNOs. The footprint is effectively all of SA's major metros plus a growing list of secondary towns.

    Where there's no lit fibre yet, Supersonic falls back to MTN 5G fixed-wireless, a strong stop-gap with sub-50ms ping in 5G-covered areas. Use the Supersonic coverage tool with your exact address to see which products you qualify for.

    What's verified

    What we can actually verify about Supersonic today

    Supersonic doesn't publish a package catalogue we've been able to independently verify and track the way we do for Webafrica, Afrihost, MWeb, RSAweb, Vox, Herotel and Accelerit - so unlike those ISPs, this page does not print a specific Supersonic fibre price, package name or spec. Rather than fabricate one, we're showing what actually is on record: Supersonic's own measured satisfaction score, and a genuine market benchmark for what the networks it resells cost from every other ISP that sells on them.

    MyBroadband Q1 2026 satisfaction
    53.4%
    ~1 million speed tests
    Rank among ISPs measured
    12 of 12
    Leader: Afrihost at 72.7%
    Networks resold (this page)
    5
    Vumatel, Openserve, Frogfoot, Octotel, MetroFibre
    Supersonic packages in our tracked catalogue
    0
    No verified first-party price list on file
    Source: MyBroadband Q1 2026 Insights satisfaction survey. What's actually on record for Supersonic, versus what we don't have. As of 3 September 2026.
    Source: MyBroadband Q1 2026 Insights satisfaction survey. What's actually on record for Supersonic, versus what we don't have. As of 3 September 2026.
    MetricValueDetail
    MyBroadband Q1 2026 satisfaction53.4%~1 million speed tests
    Rank among ISPs measured12 of 12Leader: Afrihost at 72.7%
    Networks resold (this page)5Vumatel, Openserve, Frogfoot, Octotel, MetroFibre
    Supersonic packages in our tracked catalogue0No verified first-party price list on file

    The one independent, dated measurement of Supersonic specifically that we can cite is MyBroadband's Q1 2026 Insights satisfaction survey, drawn from ~1 million speed tests: Supersonic scored 53.4%, ranking 12 of the 12 ISPs MyBroadband measured that round - behind every other ISP in the survey, including sibling mobile brands MTN (60.9%) and Vodacom (60.1%). That's a real, if unflattering, data point worth weighing against Supersonic's promotional pricing before you sign up - see "Who should look elsewhere" below.

    Network guide

    The networks Supersonic resells, and how they're actually rated

    Supersonic is a reseller, not a network operator - the physical fibre and the day-to-day reliability of your line come from whichever fibre network operator (FNO) serves your address, not from Supersonic itself. Ispa's February 2026 member perception survey (406 ratings from 45 ISPs) scores how ISPs actually rate each network on reliability and fair dealing - a useful proxy for what you'll experience regardless of which reseller's logo is on the invoice.

    Ispa February 2026 perception survey scores for the fibre networks Supersonic resellsOctotel7.5/10Openserve6.5/10MetroFibre6.4/10Frogfoot6.1/10Vumatel5.6/10
    Higher score = better ISP-reported experience. Scale is 0-10.

    Coverage varies just as widely between these networks. Homes passed - the number of properties a network can physically connect - ranges by more than 5× across the networks in Supersonic's range.

    Homes passed and homes connected for the networks Supersonic resellsVumatel2.04m · 42%Mar 2025Openserve1.57m · 54%Jun 2026MetroFibre510k · 34%Jun 2025Frogfoot406k · 42%Jun 2025Octotel372k · 33%Jun 2025
    Homes connected Homes passed
    Homes passed vs homes connected for the fibre networks Supersonic resells.
    NetworkHomes passedHomes connectedUptakeAs ofSource
    Vumatel2 040 231864 20842%Mar 2025Remgro FY2025 results
    Openserve1 565 750843 56354%Jun 2026Telkom Q1 FY2027 trading update, 3 Aug 2026
    MetroFibre510 000172 00034%Jun 2025TeleGeography
    Frogfoot406 000169 00042%Jun 2025TeleGeography
    Octotel372 000121 80033%Jun 2025TeleGeography
    Homes passed vs homes connected for the fibre networks Supersonic resells. As-of dates and sources differ per network and are shown per row.

    Check which of these networks actually reaches your address before comparing Supersonic against anyone else - the network layer determines your speed options and installation timeline far more than which reseller you sign up with.

    Market pricing

    What these networks cost from other ISPs today

    We can't show you a Supersonic-specific price, but we can show you what the same networks Supersonic resells cost across every other ISP we track - a genuine benchmark to hold a Supersonic quote against. Across 164 tracked packages on these five networks, Frogfoot carries the lowest median cost per Mbps at R4.50.

    Cheapest tracked package per network, price per Mbps, for the networks Supersonic resellsVumatelR13.63/MbpsR409 · 30 MbpsOpenserveR14.63/MbpsR439 · 30 MbpsFrogfootR9.98/MbpsR599 · 60 MbpsOctotelR15.96/MbpsR399 · 25 Mbps
    Lower price per Mbps = better value. Highlighted bar is the cheapest R/Mbps in the comparison.
    Cheapest tracked package and median R/Mbps per network, across every ISP we track (not Supersonic-specific)
    NetworkCheapest tracked packageMedian R/MbpsPackages tracked
    Vumatel30/30 Mbps Uncapped - R409 (Vox)R8.7940
    Openserve30/30 Mbps Uncapped - R439 (Webafrica)R8.7944
    Frogfoot60/30 Mbps Uncapped - R599 (Webafrica)R4.5044
    Octotel25/25 Mbps Uncapped - R399 (Mweb)R8.6036

    If a Supersonic quote at your address comes in noticeably above these figures for the same network and speed, that's worth a second look - and worth comparing directly against a Webafrica or Afrihost quote on the same line before committing.

    Price history

    Recent wholesale price movements on Supersonic's networks

    Wholesale price changes on the FNO layer flow through to every reseller sitting on top of that network, Supersonic included - a network raising its wholesale rate doesn't guarantee a matching retail increase, but it's the direction the pressure runs. Here's what we have on record for 2026 across the networks Supersonic resells.

    2026 wholesale price changes, networks Supersonic resells - average % change across every tier with a published rate card
    NetworkEffectiveChange
    Frogfoot1 Feb 2026+5.41% avg. across 10 tiers
    Openserve1 Apr 2026+3.17% avg. across 8 tiers
    Vumatel1 Apr 2026Confirmed, no published tier-level rate card
    Octotel1 May 2026+3.86% avg. across 8 tiers
    MetroFibre1 Jun 2026Confirmed, no published tier-level rate card

    Two of the five show no tier-by-tier rate card: Vumatel changed pricing in April 2026 but never published one, and MetroFibre confirmed a June 2026 wholesale increase (self-reported average +5.29%) plus a separate MetroConnect prepaid increase without publishing rand figures for either. We're showing that as an explicit gap rather than guessing at a number - see the source articles linked in each row for the full story on that specific network's pricing.

    Fibre vs fixed wireless

    When Supersonic's 5G fallback actually makes sense

    Supersonic's dual fibre-and-5G model is a genuine point of difference - if fibre isn't lit at your address yet, MTN's 5G fixed-wireless network gives you a same-day-plug-and-play alternative rather than a wait for trenching. But fixed wireless and fibre are not interchangeable, and the gap between them shows up in exactly the ways that matter most under load.

    Source: Established, widely-documented technical characteristics of PON fibre and cellular fixed-wireless access. General technology characteristics of fibre versus 5G fixed wireless - not Supersonic-specific pricing or speed claims. As of 3 September 2026.
    DimensionFibre5G fixed wireless
    Evening/peak contentionDedicated line to your homeShared tower capacity with everyone nearby
    Latency stabilityConsistently low, unaffected by neighboursHigher and more variable under tower load
    Upload headroomOften symmetric or near-symmetric on modern networksTypically well below download, less reliable under load
    Time to get connectedDays to weeks - depends on trenching and civil workOften same-day, plug-and-play
    Where it worksOnly where an FNO has physically builtAnywhere with usable 5G tower coverage
    Source: Established, widely-documented technical characteristics of PON fibre and cellular fixed-wireless access. General technology characteristics of fibre versus 5G fixed wireless - not Supersonic-specific pricing or speed claims. As of 3 September 2026.

    The practical takeaway: if fibre reaches your address, take it. 5G fixed wireless is a legitimate stop-gap while you wait for an installation, a sensible option where trenching genuinely isn't possible, and useful insurance as a secondary connection even in a fibre household - but it isn't a permanent substitute once fibre is actually available to you. Our comparison of fibre against LTE and 5G and our 5G home internet guide go into the trade-offs in more depth.

    The verdict

    Who should look elsewhere, based on what we can verify

    Supersonic's real appeal is straightforward: MTN's wholesale buying power backing aggressive entry-tier promotions, plus a genuine 5G fallback when fibre isn't available yet. Weighed honestly against what we can independently verify, here's who it fits and who should compare elsewhere first.

    • You want a documented, independently-verified support track record. Supersonic's 53.4% MyBroadband Q1 2026 satisfaction score ranked 12 of 12 ISPs measured - look at Webafrica or check the full best fibre ISP rankings if that matters more to you than promo pricing.
    • You want to compare an exact, verified price before signing up. We don't have a first-party Supersonic price list to show you here - get a written quote from Supersonic directly, and hold it against the market benchmark table above for the same network and speed.
    • Fibre is genuinely available at your address. Take the fibre. 5G fixed wireless is a fallback technology, not an equivalent one - see the comparison above.

    Should you get a Supersonic quote?

    Based only on what's independently verified today - not on promotional pricing we haven't been able to confirm.

    1. Q1

      Is fibre already lit at your address?

    2. Q2

      Does a large, independently-verified satisfaction track record matter to you?

    FAQ

    Frequently asked questions

    Yes. Supersonic is MTN's retail fibre and 5G fixed-wireless brand. They use MTN's wholesale buying power to negotiate sharp pricing on every major SA fibre network.

    Supersonic sells fibre on Vumatel, Openserve, Frogfoot, Octotel, MetroFibre, Vuma Reach, Link Layer and a growing list of smaller open-access networks.

    Yes. If fibre isn't lit at your address, Supersonic can put you on MTN's 5G fixed-wireless network, uncapped plans from R499/month with a free 5G router.

    Most Supersonic fibre plans are month-to-month with 30 days' notice. Some promotional bundles ask for a short commitment in exchange for the discount, read the fine print at sign-up.

    Supersonic regularly undercuts Webafrica and Afrihost on entry-level promo pricing, but reviews on long-term support consistency are mixed. The best fit depends on your tolerance for promo-and-renewal pricing cycles.

    Not yet - we don't have a verified, first-party Supersonic price list in our tracked catalogue, so we don't publish specific Supersonic package prices on this page. See the deep-dive section below for a market benchmark of what the networks Supersonic resells cost from other ISPs, and get a written quote directly from Supersonic before comparing.

    MyBroadband's Q1 2026 Insights satisfaction survey put Supersonic at 53.4%, ranking 12 of the 12 ISPs measured that round - the lowest of any ISP MyBroadband surveyed. Weigh that against the promo pricing before you commit.

    Compare every live deal

    See how Supersonic pricing stacks up against Webafrica, Afrihost, MWeb and RSAweb on the exact same fibre line.

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