Fibre service provider Vumatel has announced plans to take fibre to 42 suburbs in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
This is following the success of Vumatel’s pilot project in Parkhurst, which has generated huge interest from homeowners associations, communities and residents across the country. The Parkhurst project is in the process of being rolled out, with the first homes receiving fibre by the last week of October.
“People are fed up with expensive and poor internet services in South Africa,” says Niel Schoeman, CEO of Vumatel. “Our solution is to work with communities to turn their suburbs into high-speed open-access fibrehoods. The Parkhurst project is progressing well, with internet service providers coming to the party with some attractive offerings. It’s a very exciting time, and we want to share this opportunity with more ‘fibehoods’.
“Neighbourhoods that express the most interest will receive fibre first,” says Schoeman. “Once a certain target is reached, we will know that there is sufficient interest in an area to support the initiative. Residents can also check how they are doing against other neighbourhoods, creating a healthy bit of competition.”