NEWS
Saicom becomes one of five ISPs in South Africa
to gain global routing certification
L
ocal service provider Saicom has become
one of only five ISPs in South Africa to
become Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing
Security (MANRS) compliant, assuring
its clients that the Internet is a more
secure place. MANRS is a global initiative
supported by the Internet Society that
aims to reduce some of the most common
routing threats associated.
“Our commitment to providing world class
services and solutions includes finding ways
to comply with the global standards,” said
Greg de Chasteauneuf, CTO at Saicom.
“This certification adds a layer of routing
security and stability to our solutions set.”
As part of the compliance to MANRS
standards, Saicom has implemented filtering,
co-ordination and global validation measures
that will not only prevent the propagation
of incorrect routing information; facilitate
global operational communication and
co-ordination between network operators,
but also facilitate validation of routing
information on a global scale.
“Even accidental routing errors can
have a far-reaching impact,” added de
Chasteauneuf. “Route hijacking, route leaks,
IP address spoofing, and other harmful
activities can lead to DDoS attacks, traffic
inspection, lost revenue, reputational
damage, and more. These incidents are
global in scale, with one operator’s routing
problems cascading to impact others. By
working alongside MANRS and its partners
and affiliates, we believe we are a step closer
to curbing the severity of the attacks and
giving our clients another layer of defence.”
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Vox launches double data satellite promotion
I
ntegrated ICT and infrastructure
provider Vox has announced the
launch of a double data promotion
for contract subscribers of its YahClick
satellite services, bringing prices
and speed comparable to that of
terrestrial wireless alternatives.
“Last year, Vox upgraded
thousands of subscribers to plans
with much higher throughput at no
additional cost, bringing the speeds
available through ka-band satellite
closer to what is available through
terrestrial services; this year we are
rewarding our contract customers
with double the data at the same
price,” said Jacques Visser, Head of
Wireless at Vox.
With the exception of a handful of
customers, Visser says that most
of the YahClick contract customers
will qualify for this promotion.
YahClick customers whose existing
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contracts expired, or will expire, will
qualify for double their data at the
same price they pay at present, on
the condition that they opt into a
12-month agreement.
The loyalty promotion will also be
available to YahClick non-contract
customers who have used the
service for more than 11 months
and are willing to take up the same
12-month promotional plan. No
on-site technical support or change
in consumer premise equipment
(CPE) is required for customers taking
advantage of the offer.
Additionally, Vox will give customers
of the promotional plan access to
their Uncapped Voice Service for
R172 per month including VAT,
allowing subscribers with a dedicated
voice channel the ability to make an
unlimited number of voice calls to
any number in South Africa.
Jacques Visser, Head of Wireless at Vox
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