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Plessey awarded fibre contract for Emalahleni and Middelburg

September 20th, 2012 | admin

Plessey, a subsidiary of Dimension Data, has been awarded a contract for equipping Emalahleni (formerly Witbank) and Middelburg with fibre optical infrastructure for broadband access by February 2013. The fibre optic infrastructure project for the towns is part of a R3,5-billion national network that is being constructed over the next several years to provide broadband access to under-serviced areas and will involve laying some 121km of optical fibre in a ring around each town and in a link that connects them.

Tags: bandwidth, broadband, ducts, Emalahleni, fibre, Howard Earley, infrastructure, Internet connectivity, Middelburg, optical, Plessey, trenches
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Internet Solutions MD, Saki Missaikos, interviewed on IS strategy going forward

August 23rd, 2012 | admin

Broadband connectivity is becoming cheaper in many countries and it has also easier for many businesses and individuals to access the Internet. One of the biggest players in the Internet connectivity industry is Internet Solutions (IS). IT News Africa recently took advantage of the opportunity to sit down with Managing Director Saki Missaikos to find out about IS’ strategy going forward, his vision for the future and the company’s further expansion into Africa.

Tags: Africa, bandwidth, broadband, connectivity, continent, data, Eassy, end-user, expansion, fibre, infrastructure, innovate, Internet, Internet Solutions, IS, licensing, PC, policies, Saki Missaikos, Sat3, SEACOM, smartphone, socio-economic, spectrum, tablet, technologists, WACS
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FibreCo to begin work on additional routes

July 3rd, 2012 | admin

FibreCo, the fibre-optic telecommunications infrastructure provider co-owned by Dimension Data’s Internet Solutions, Cell C and Convergence Partners, will begin work on the next leg of its network in the next three months to link the coastal cities of East London, Cape Town and Durban.

Tags: Arif Hussain, Broadband Infraco, Cell C, Convergence Partners, fibre, FibreCo, Internet Solutions, Telkom, ZTE
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Convergence Partners releases latest research report on Africa’s wireless broadband boom

June 28th, 2012 | admin

Convergence Partners released its latest research report titled: “Let my people go (online)”. The report details the significant changes in the African broadband landscape and resultant boom brought about by large scale investment in infrastructure in particular wireless broadband infrastructure.

Tags: broadband, fibre, Internet, radio spectrum, regulatory, Research report
Posted in Media, News from the Group, Research

“Video: Seacom CEO interviewed on the development of broadband across Africa”

April 19th, 2012 | admin

Mark Simpson, Chief Executive Officer at SEACOM said during his discussion with Natascha Jacobsz at ABN studios, “Broadband connectivity will spur growth in African economies over the next decade, but there is still plenty of work to be done in building the telecommunications infrastructure that will connect the continent to the global village”.

Convergence Partners CEO appointed to FTTH Council Africa Board

March 30th, 2012 | admin

Brandon Doyle, CEO of Convergence Partners, has been elected to serve as a Board member of the FTTH Council Africa. The Board selection process resulted in a shortlist of 10 nominees of which five were elected to serve thereon.
Also appointed to serve in the board is, Ms Zellah Fuphe from Plessey, Mr Johan Kleynhans from MCT and Mr Alfie Martins from Zhone.

Tags: Alfie Martins, Brandon Doyle, Convergence Partners, fibre, FTTH Council Africa, Johan Kleynhans, MCT, Plessey, Zella Fuphe, Zhone
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Internet Solution adds New Data Centre

February 24th, 2012 | admin

Internet Solutions (IS), has reached the critical mass required to achieve economies of scale in terms of operational capabilities and cost savings with the addition of the new Randview data centre.
“Just about everything in the world today works more efficiently based on economies of scale, as provisioning, orchestration systems and services for more clients makes it cheaper,” says Graeme O’Driscoll, innovation & technology manager: cloud at IS. “With the addition of Randview to our data centre network we have hit the sweet spot in terms of capacity, which means we can start leveraging off of our economies of scale in terms of bulk power supply, space, cooling and human resources.”

Tags: bandwidth, cloud, connectivity, Convergence Partners, Dark Fibre Africa, data centre, fibre, Graeme O’Driscoll, Internet Solutions, IS, IT, leveraging, network, power, Randview, SLA, Technology, telco
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Seacom to provide international connectivity to boost Mozambican research and education

February 6th, 2012 | admin

Convergence Partners investee company, Seacom, has signed a 20-year connectivity agreement with the Mozambican Government to access international broadband fibre connectivity on its network to Europe and the rest of the world.

Andile Ngcaba named TechCentral’s South African Newsmaker of the Year 2011

December 22nd, 2011 | admin

Convergence Partners Chairman, Andile Ngcaba, was named as TechCentral’s newsmaker of 2011 for his significant impact on South Africa’s technology sector over the past 12 months, topping an impressive list consisting of Pieter Uys, Mamodupi Mohlala, Karel Pienaar, Robert Gumede, Roy Padayachie, Lars Reichelt, Michael Jordaan, Pinky Moholi and Mteto Nyati.

Tags: Andile Ngcaba, Cell C, Convergence Partners, Dimension Data, fibre, FibreCo, infrastructure, Intelsat, Internet Solutions, Investment, network, New Dawn, Newsmaker, satellite, TechCentral, Technology
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Plessey’s Howard Earley discusses the need for specialist infrastructure management in the fast-changing telco world

November 23rd, 2011 | admin

Howard Early, COO of Plessey, explains the growing need for specialist infrastructure management in the fast-changing telco world.
In the early days of telecoms, it was taken for granted that the telco would build, operate and maintain its own infrastructure. Now, while many telcos do still operate their own infrastructure, fewer actually build it, and many outsource the maintenance of it.