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OpenWeb helps boost fibre

By Press Release 21 October 2015

Fibre is fast becoming accessible for more South Africans and OpenWeb has welcomed the price models. In its effort to help boost fibre, OpenWeb has now launched a range of data broadband products that work on Telkom ADSL, VDSL and Fibre FULL STORY >

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FibreCo & Teraco say open access is critical for the success of ICT

By Press Release 20 October 2015

Cape Town will be home to the third Open Access ICT networking event hosted by Africa’s only vendor neutral data centre, Teraco and independent fibre network operator, FibreCo. FULL STORY >

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MTN acquires Smart Village to enhance its foothold in the fibre network space

By Staff Writer 29 September 2015

MTN has concluded a deal with MultiChoice to acquire Smart Village, which will accelerate the mobile operator’s fibre to the home (FTTH) strategy to be the provider of choice for high speed fibre network across... FULL STORY >

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Fibre as the quantum shift for technology

By Staff Writer 29 September 2015

By now, the vast majority of South Africans, be they consumers or business owners, have heard about the fibre revolution that is taking hold of the country. FULL STORY >

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Workonline Communications and FibreCo Telecommunications partnership means savings for fibre clients

By Staff Writer 19 August 2015

Terrestrial connectivity service provider Workonline Communications has built its success on a combination of highly skilled engineers and strong partnerships with other important network... FULL STORY >

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Fibre optic cables for newbies

By Staff Writer 30 July 2015

Until not so long ago “fibre” usually referred to the roughage in breakfast cereals that helps move things along one’s digestive tract a little faster. FULL STORY >

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All you need is the air that you breathe… and bandwidth

By Staff Writer 17 June 2015

Brian Timperley of Turrito Networks predicts that a new round of disruption is due under the twin pressures of fibre rollout to consumers and the growth of international “over the top” (OTT) services like WhatsApp. FULL STORY >

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Bridge the copper and fibre gap in your network, inexpensively

By Staff Writer 15 June 2015

While many don’t want to admit it, there are those dark recesses of your network that are still copper based, the areas you have left alone for decades because the alternative is to rip it all out and replace it. FULL STORY >

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PRASA to leverage existing railway communications network to provide internet for schools

By Staff Writer 8 June 2015

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa to commercialize its fibre optic network to share network connectivity with community. FULL STORY >

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Bigger, faster and more capacity with Internet Solutions Fibre

By Staff Writer 24 April 2014

The need to accommodate bandwidth intensive communication applications and tools, has become a critical differentiator for most businesses today. Internet Solutions, a pan-African telecommunications provider, has made major... FULL STORY >

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m2fx and Mustek Limited meet growing fibre demand with advanced pre-termination plant

By Staff Writer 6 November 2013

To meet the needs of the rapidly developing regional broadband market, Mustek today opened a new optical fibre pre-termination facility. Situated in Johannesburg, the new plant will enable Mustek to supply... FULL STORY >

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WACS reaches South Africa

By Johan Keyter 19 April 2011

The West African Cable System finally landed at Yzerfontein in the Western Cape today, bringing with it increased broadband access. FULL STORY >

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CSIR investigating quantum communications

By Johan Keyter 31 March 2011

New research being conducted at the CSIR's National Laser Centre is looking into the future of quantum communications. FULL STORY >

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Egyptian government imposes internet blackout

By Johan Keyter 28 January 2011

As a popular revolution looms for the Egyptian people, the country's government has attempted to silence the masses by severing Egyptian internet access. FULL STORY >

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Vodacom rolls out fibre infrastructure in the Cape

By Hanleigh Daniels 13 January 2011

Vodacom Business rolls out its fibre infrastructure in the Cape. FULL STORY >

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