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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.

Tags: bandwidth, cable, fibre, Howard Earley, incumbent, infrastructure, network, Plessey, regeneration, signal, telco, telecoms, unbundling
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Dimension Data wins COP 17 contract

November 18th, 2011 | admin

Information technology (IT) services provider Dimension Data, a Convergence Partners investee, has been awarded the contract to supply all IT services for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change seventeenth Conference of the Parties (COP 17) event.
The contract entails the supply of network, audio, visual, wireless and Internet connectivity across the Durban venue.

FibreCo awards fibre optic network construction contract to technology Giant ZTE

September 23rd, 2011 | admin

FibreCo Telecommunications (“FibreCo”), a joint venture between Cell C, Convergence Partners and Internet Solutions, announced the awarding of a contract for construction of its nation-wide open-access fibre optic network. FibreCo’s objective is to facilitate affordable and reliable high-speed Internet access for South African citizens and businesses.

Internet Solutions’ Global Service Centre recognised as top contact centre

September 6th, 2011 | admin

The Internet Solutions (IS) Global Service Centre (GSC) was recognised as a top industry performer at the recent Business Process enabling South Africa (BPeSA) awards ceremony, receiving the award for the Best SA Customer Service Centre in Gauteng.
The GSC is a dynamic and interactive contact centre located at The Campus, in Johannesburg, which serves all South African and African IS clients. Operating 24 hours a day, the GSC aims to attend to all IS client needs with the most efficient and effective level of service. The GSC fields 17 000 inbound telephone calls, 40 000 service requests and averages 15 000 successful network generated events on a monthly basis.

Tags: Campus, client service, communication, contact centre, development, Global Service Centre, GSC, internet Solutions, IS, network, PBeSA, quality, skills, team dynamics, Technologies, training
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Seacom and SKA sign MoU

August 5th, 2011 | admin

Seacom, a Convergence Partners investee company, has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Square Kilometre Array (SKA) South Africa to provide support for the country’s €1.5-billion SKA radio telescope project.
SKA South Africa site bid manager Dr. Bruce Wallace said in placing the SKA data transport capacity requirement in perspective, the SKA network is estimated to be 100 to 150 times larger than the current World Wide Web network.

Tags: bidder, Bruce Wallace, capacity, Convergence Partners, data, economies, infrastructure, mega-science, memorandum, network, Research, SEACOM, Square Kolometre Array (SKA) telescope, Technology, understanding, World Wide Web
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Seacom invests R100m in local infrastructure

July 25th, 2011 | admin

Seacom, a Convergence Partners investee company, has invested R100 million in additional South African infrastructure to meet the continuous high growth in demand for broadband services and applications. The investment includes the purchase of physical optical fibre links from Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) as well as installing the equipment required for Seacom to manage the network linking KwaZulu Natal’s coast where the Seacom marine cable lands to two redundant Points of Presence (PoPs) in Gauteng.

Old Mutual and Dimension Data sign major outsourcing deal

July 12th, 2011 | admin

Convergence Partners’ investee company, Dimension Data, supported by its partner Telkom has signed a comprehensive Information Technology (IT) outsourcing contract with the Old Mutual Group, to enable its business strategy and improve competitiveness.

Seacom continues African expansion in Mozambique and Zimbabwe

June 24th, 2011 | admin

Convergence Partners investee company, Seacom has signed a master services agreement with Telecomunicações de Moçambique (TDM), the leading telecommunications service provider in Mozambique, which gives it access to the largest and most distributed fibre optic network in Mozambique as well as a diverse route into Zimbabwe and additional border presence into Malawi and South Africa.