INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Cabling
SEACOM
kicks off fibre
roll-out in
the south of
Johannesburg
Southern areas of Johannesburg will soon be able to enjoy high-speed fibre Internet access
S
EACOM is bringing its high-speed
fibre Internet access services
to business and home users in
the southern areas of Johannesburg,
starting with the roll-out of 8 kilometres
of fibre in Meyersdal, Alberton. The
last-mile fibre network will pass several
businesses, residential developments
and shopping malls in the area. enable commercial users and consumers in
Johannesburg’s south to connect directly
to SEACOM and experience the power of
fast, affordable smart fibre to the home and
business. You will be able to upload as fast
as you download, with no caps, no shaping,
no throttling and no surprise out-of-bundle
charges. This is what using the Internet
should really feel like.”
This falls in line with SEACOM’s plans
to rapidly extend the reach of its fibre
network to more parts of South Africa,
including areas that are currently
underserviced by last-mile fibre operators.
This is the first phase in SEACOM’s plan
to roll high-speed fibre services out in the
greater Johannesburg area. SEACOM has been on a drive to grow its
Internet access business organically and by
acquisition, following the successful launch
of SEACOM Business, which focuses on
bringing broadband and cloud services to
commercial users through a direct sales force
and a growing network of channel partners.
SEACOM will partner with various
resellers to address the home, retail
and business markets across the region.
These resellers are taking pre-orders
for fibre Internet access, with services
expected to go live before the end of
the year. Kevin South, Head of SEACOM
Business – Channel says: “We’re in
the advanced stages of our plans to
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Some of the benefits of SEACOM’s fibre
network for property managers, consumers
and businesses include:
• No fair usage policy or out of
bundle charges. n
Above left to right: Claes
Segelberg, SEACOM CTO and
Byron Clatterbuck, SEACOM CEO
Below, left to right: Kevin South,
Jeandre Stevens, Byron Clatterbuck,
Claes Segelberg, Lloyd Watt and
Des Pillay, CEO at Motata. Front: A
Motato staff member
• A low contention ratio on the standard
service as well as dedicated offerings with
no contention
• Symmetrical upload and download speeds
i.e. users can download and upload data at
the same speed
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