Massive MTN data outage on Tuesday

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Massive MTN data outage on Tuesday

A massive MTN data outage left users across the country without internet services or access to fixed-LTE networks on Tuesday.

Massive MTN data outage on Tuesday

Images: Stock/ Canva

MTN customers were left frustrated on Tuesday after a massive data outage left users without internet services or access to fixed-LTE networks. 

THE MASSIVE MTN DATA OUTAGE AFFECTED USERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY

Twitter was flooded with complaints from numerous unhappy MTN customers across the country.

According to MyBroadband, MTN confirmed a fault in its network and apologised to customers.

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MTN CONFIRMED THE FAULT IN ITS NETWORK

“Our engineers are attending to the matter with the aim of restoring connectivity as soon as possible,”

MTN said.

MTN South Africa’s Downdetector page showed a significant increase in reports of issues on its network from around 07:00 AM.

MOST USERS SAID THEY HAD NO SIGNAL OR WERE EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM

Most users that submitted reports said they either had no signal or were experiencing a problem with their mobile Internet.

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The graph below shows the surge in complaints about MTN’s network on Downdetector on Tuesday, 22 November 2022.

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