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SNO licensing imminent
19 May 2005: "The second national operator's (SNO's) business plan is ready and the shareholders' agreement will be completed in the next few days for licensing by the regulator."
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/telecoms/2005/0505191540.asp?S=IT in Government&A=ITG&O=S
19 May 2005: "The second national operator's (SNO's) business plan is ready and the shareholders' agreement will be completed in the next few days for licensing by the regulator."
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/telecoms/2005/0505191540.asp?S=IT in Government&A=ITG&O=S
Simple Twist Of Fate
Senior Member
I just clicked
HEh ITS ALL MAKING SENSE NOW!!
Eskom.... powerband......... SNO............ adsl prices dropping............ wireless...........Arraycom?............
Seems if this BROADBAND over Powerlines works ..........Eskom is prolly the best to do it........... and if it takes off, I mean the cables are already there, they are thick copper and everywhere already, .........
Seems if Telkom are using tactics to maintain strength and build more of acustomer base, its not that guys like Iburst even worry them.
They are the oldest South AFRICAN crowd close to Eskom
So my guess is that Telkom are a tad worried about Powerband and THE s.n.o
Personally the first time i heard of powerband was a bout 3-5 years,
AFAIK (without googling that it was Korea?) Where they tried first?
CANT WAIT!!!!!!!
rpm said:
HEh ITS ALL MAKING SENSE NOW!!
Eskom.... powerband......... SNO............ adsl prices dropping............ wireless...........Arraycom?............
Seems if this BROADBAND over Powerlines works ..........Eskom is prolly the best to do it........... and if it takes off, I mean the cables are already there, they are thick copper and everywhere already, .........
Seems if Telkom are using tactics to maintain strength and build more of acustomer base, its not that guys like Iburst even worry them.
They are the oldest South AFRICAN crowd close to Eskom
So my guess is that Telkom are a tad worried about Powerband and THE s.n.o
Personally the first time i heard of powerband was a bout 3-5 years,
AFAIK (without googling that it was Korea?) Where they tried first?
CANT WAIT!!!!!!!
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Aren't there issues with using internet over powerlines like interference. I heard that SNO will be wireless, is this true?
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Simple Twist Of Fate said:
Remember Eskom does not control or even own the entire grid anymore ... sure all JHB folks just love City Power and the frequent power cuts there
.Simple Twist Of Fate
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its ROLLING OUT!!
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/telecoms/2001/0105301240.asp
Gearing up for the SNO
Three teams with helicopters will be used for the 14 000km South African roll-out, which should see the network in place well within the deadline imposed by the switch-on date for the SNO. Eskom said it has over 250 000km of power cables suitable for the optic roll-out.
With the national network in place, metropolitan fibre rings are to be rolled out, with other cross-over links to add more redundancy being the last step.
“Ultimately, by 7 May next year we will have a completed network,” Coney said. That is the expected switch-on date for the SNO.
Eskom is also to make the existing hilltop sites it uses for microwave transmission towers available to Esi-Tel. Coney said these sites, with existing infrastructure such as roads and security fencing, can cover almost the entire country with wireless communications, and all the sites form part of an existing broadband microwave network.
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/telecoms/2001/0105301240.asp
Gearing up for the SNO
Three teams with helicopters will be used for the 14 000km South African roll-out, which should see the network in place well within the deadline imposed by the switch-on date for the SNO. Eskom said it has over 250 000km of power cables suitable for the optic roll-out.
With the national network in place, metropolitan fibre rings are to be rolled out, with other cross-over links to add more redundancy being the last step.
“Ultimately, by 7 May next year we will have a completed network,” Coney said. That is the expected switch-on date for the SNO.
Eskom is also to make the existing hilltop sites it uses for microwave transmission towers available to Esi-Tel. Coney said these sites, with existing infrastructure such as roads and security fencing, can cover almost the entire country with wireless communications, and all the sites form part of an existing broadband microwave network.
Simple Twist Of Fate
Senior Member
Grintek buys into PLC
Grintek buys into PLC
Grintek Telecoms supplies Tshwane Metro Municipality with Inovatech equipment. Adrian Maguire, managing executive, solutions and integration group, says, "Our role is to install a PLC network and integrate it with service providers and user interfaces."
He concedes there is currently no approved emission control standard. "The closest is NB-30, and Inovatech's equipment is significantly below prescribed levels. Where an official standard emerges, our equipment will comply with it."
Inovatech technology is called CATS and consists of two devices: a MultiCAT located in a mini-sub, which converts an IP signal into a PLC signal and injects it onto a low voltage (220V) network, and an IPCAT, located at the user's premises, which converts back into IP. A standard IPCAT has two Ethernet ports (to connect a computer, a TV or other devices), one USB port (to link a camera on control appliances) and one analogue telephone port (no need for an expensive IP phone, as the IPCAT has a built-in codec).
PLC is an elegant solution to covering the "last mile", Maguire avers. "But it is only applicable to the so-called last mile, in reality 250 metres; although, with repeaters, this could be increased to 500 metres. PLC is also not meant to be a panacea; the economic value of each case must be analysed and there might be situations where another technology could be more appropriate."
http://brainstorm.itweb.co.za/online/ReadStory.asp?StoryID=139314
Grintek buys into PLC
Grintek Telecoms supplies Tshwane Metro Municipality with Inovatech equipment. Adrian Maguire, managing executive, solutions and integration group, says, "Our role is to install a PLC network and integrate it with service providers and user interfaces."
He concedes there is currently no approved emission control standard. "The closest is NB-30, and Inovatech's equipment is significantly below prescribed levels. Where an official standard emerges, our equipment will comply with it."
Inovatech technology is called CATS and consists of two devices: a MultiCAT located in a mini-sub, which converts an IP signal into a PLC signal and injects it onto a low voltage (220V) network, and an IPCAT, located at the user's premises, which converts back into IP. A standard IPCAT has two Ethernet ports (to connect a computer, a TV or other devices), one USB port (to link a camera on control appliances) and one analogue telephone port (no need for an expensive IP phone, as the IPCAT has a built-in codec).
PLC is an elegant solution to covering the "last mile", Maguire avers. "But it is only applicable to the so-called last mile, in reality 250 metres; although, with repeaters, this could be increased to 500 metres. PLC is also not meant to be a panacea; the economic value of each case must be analysed and there might be situations where another technology could be more appropriate."
http://brainstorm.itweb.co.za/online/ReadStory.asp?StoryID=139314
Simple Twist Of Fate
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SNO big enough to slay the dragon?
Asked about the timing and viability of the SNO, Hay said although it was a pity that the license had not been issued sooner, the business case for the SNO was still firmly in place. “I think the bottom line is that there is a market,” says Hay. “ Our evaluation of the market is that it’s quite a substantial market, given the fact that Telkom dominates every aspect of that market. Every single cellular telephone call that one makes, every single Internet connection, as Telkom often claims, goes through their network. That means there’s a substantial amount of revenue that they are generating and we believe that a reasonable percentage of that pie is still quite a viable business case…”
http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache...OpenDocument+BROADBAND+POWERLINES+ESKOM&hl=en
Asked about the timing and viability of the SNO, Hay said although it was a pity that the license had not been issued sooner, the business case for the SNO was still firmly in place. “I think the bottom line is that there is a market,” says Hay. “ Our evaluation of the market is that it’s quite a substantial market, given the fact that Telkom dominates every aspect of that market. Every single cellular telephone call that one makes, every single Internet connection, as Telkom often claims, goes through their network. That means there’s a substantial amount of revenue that they are generating and we believe that a reasonable percentage of that pie is still quite a viable business case…”
http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache...OpenDocument+BROADBAND+POWERLINES+ESKOM&hl=en
TheRoDent
Cool Ideas Rep
I will believe an SNO exists when it SNOws.
Simple Twist Of Fate said:
did anyone else notice that article is dated "30 May 2001"...the fruitlessness of her Poisonous Ivyness...
...any productivity sangomas available to help dear old Ivyness out with a cuppa java or something with loads of caffiene - perhaps she needs wiiings - how about Red Bull...?rebel
Senior Member
ic said:
WTF? 
In case there's confusion, I was referring to one of the articles STOF quoted & linked to...
fergus
Expert Member
I can't wait for tomorrow's headline:
"New legal issues set back SNO licensing another 6 - 12 months"
Aarrrgghhhhhh!!!!
"New legal issues set back SNO licensing another 6 - 12 months"
Aarrrgghhhhhh!!!!
snoopy_inc
IRC Master
HMM,, ESKOM part off will be tricky
I believe the following.
ESKOM is part of the government. So Was Telkom (or should i say is Telkom)
so what that means is that the ppl that own part of telkom will own part of the SNO.
How is that to benifit us.
on another topic is it true that eskom is selling their shares and so is the government owned portion?????
that would be kewl.
the Speed with which INDIA works is amazing. they sould be able to beat back the giant into submission and make him cry ( or so i am eagerly waiting!!)
I believe the following.
ESKOM is part of the government. So Was Telkom (or should i say is Telkom)
so what that means is that the ppl that own part of telkom will own part of the SNO.
How is that to benifit us.
on another topic is it true that eskom is selling their shares and so is the government owned portion?????
that would be kewl.
the Speed with which INDIA works is amazing. they sould be able to beat back the giant into submission and make him cry ( or so i am eagerly waiting!!)