Link – Run and label new patch tails via newly installed slack management in linee bay and recover temporary tails at Ottery Trx. 15 min break expected. Time of break 2026/02/24 00:01.
Ref: NN0103836Category Planned Work Type: Planned Work Status: Cleared
TimeDown: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:01:00 +0200 ETTR: 1 Hour
Areas affected: DSLAM Affected: OTTERY C2B3 ISAM 1
DSLAM Affected: OTTERY C2B3 ISAM 2
DSLAM Affected: OTTERY LAG ISAM 06
DSLAM Affected: OTTERY MIX ISAM 07
Progress: Planned maintenance completed successfully.
Link – To cut-over Meyerspark batch 13 splitters from Meyerspark to Silverton. 14.55 hour break expected. Time of break 2026/02/24 09:00
Ref: NN0103837Category Planned Work Type: Planned Work Status: Cleared
TimeDown: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:01:00 +0200 ETTR: 12 Hours
Areas affected: DSLAM Affected: LYNNWOOD GLEN H4 MSAN
DSLAM Affected: MEYERSPARK GPON MSAN 01
DSLAM Affected: MEYERSPARK MSAN 1
Progress: Planned maintenance completed.
Link – To migrate the services at Mothusi Exchange. 12 hours break. Time of break 2026/02/26 22:00:30.
Ref: NN0103844Category Planned Work Type: Planned Work Status: Cleared
TimeDown: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:01:00 +0200 ETTR: 12 Hours
Areas affected: DSLAM Affected: MOTHUSI B3A8 ISAM 01
DSLAM Affected: MOTHUSI GPON ISAM 04
DSLAM Affected: MOTHUSI ISAM 02
DSLAM Affected: MOTHUSI ISAM 03
DSLAM Affected: WELKOM GPON ISAM 01
DSLAM Affected: WELKOM ISAM 08
Progress: completed
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Octotel Services Incident – Monitoring – Service Disruption : Certain ISPs | 26 February 2025
Service Disruption : Certain ISPs | 26 February 2025
We are observing services for certain ISPs were briefly disrupted and have since restored at the moment.
Engineers are monitoring for any further issues.
Regards,
Octotel NOC
Octotel: Open Access Fibre Networks
www.octotel.co.za | 0874700800
Kaalfontein Low Impact • Metrofibre Outage | Kaalfontein
09:23 • 26 Feb 2025
Metrofibre has informed us of a network outage affecting Kaalfontein, affected clients will experience limited to no connectivity. Metrofibre engineers are working on resolving this issue as soon as possible. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused.
