Vodacom set to roll out fibre network

Jan 27, 2015

Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by Vodacom to build a gigabit passive optical networking (GPON) solution to expand Vodacom’s customer base enterprise and residential markets. The new converged network enables Vodacom to provide customers with ultra-broadband needed to access bandwidth-hungry services and applications such as online gaming and streaming video.

DFA rolls out fibre to KZN

Dec 2, 2014

DFA recently launched its Umhlanga Tachyon Node, in La Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal. The hosting facility will act as an aggregation point for Internet service providers (ISPs) to provide businesses in the area with a cost-effective way to easily access high-speed broadband...

100Mbps fibre for African households

Nov 13, 2014

Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom in Cape Town – Householders in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya and Rwanda will soon be able to get 100Mbps fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) access. Liquid Telecom yesterday announced that the new service is already available in Zambia and...

Wireless in demand, despite fibre rollout

Nov 4, 2014

The demand for wireless in high-density fibre areas of South Africa continues unabated. This is according to Brenden Pronk, chief commercial officer of Comsol, who says that, even in the most dense fibre areas, Comsol and its biggest ISP client continue to deploy a...

Vumatel to take fibre to homes in 42 suburbs

Sep 16, 2014

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.