Will 5G overtake fibre optics? – A comparison
5G is the talk of the IT world and even the general public locally and internationally with its low-cost deployment and high bandwidth speeds along with the controversies around its health effects but when it comes to the battle between the present-day internet highway, fibre optics and 5G, will 5G be able to take over…
Why cheap fibre isn’t the best choice for your business
Many ISP’s are battling to be the most affordable service provider within the fibre coverage areas with each provider offering a solution that is cheaper than its competitors, but these ISPs may not be providing the best service to their consumer. When it comes to business fibre, value is an important factor when gauging what…
Google subsea cable from Europe to Cape Town
Google recently announced the rollout of a new subseacable that will start in Western Europe and run along the Coast of Africa between Portugal and South Africa, according to their blog. What is a “subsea cable”? A subsea cable, also known as submarine communications cable is a cable laid on the sea bed between two…
A brief internet history
Today we have 1Gbps and even bigger connections to the internet in South Africa and there is very few people who do not have access to the internet in some way or form. This was not the case just 31 years ago. The first connection to the internet was an email connection from Rhodes University…
How Does Fibre Optics Work?
We all know the hype about fibre over the past few years and we all know its fast but how does it work? South Africa has been advancing quite quickly in terms of the fibre connectivity that has been rolled out over the past 5 years and that continues to be rolled our in various…
Internet In South Africa May Be Set For A Boost
According to reports by the News24 network and MyBroadband.co.za two of the leading broadband providers, Telkom and MTN have signed an agreement on Monday 18th April 2016 to build a new submarine cable system that will stretch 12 000km along the eastern coastline of Africa towards Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Pakistan. The cable also known as…
Reports of price hikes amongst ISP’s
Reports of price hikes amongst ISP’s Whilst some providers are increasing their pricing, others are seeing the benefit of keeping their pricing at existing rates. The major tech news website mybroadband.co.za in the last month published various articles on the price hikes expected from some of the biggest ISP’s in South Africa due to the…
Incredible Fibre Prices to be released March 2016
With the pricing of fibre continuously moving closer to that of legacy ADSL prices, we have committed ourselves to ensuring that provide clients in Cape Town with a fibre optic solution that is in-line with industry standard pricing. We have thus since the inception of our ESACONNECT department, that specializes in our voice and data…
The state of broadband in SA
The Broadband Commission for Digital Development was launched in May 2010 with the aim of uniting government leaders, top industry executives, thought leaders, policy pioneers and international agencies and organisations concerned with development and, embraces a different perspectives to promoting the roll-out and use of broadband for development. The international body set up by the…