Is 2012 going to be the year of true broadband?

[QuintonB]

2012 – the year of true broadband?

For the past five or so years we have been promised better broadband, but up to now have had only promises

[schumi]

Looks like its going to be the year of the battle of the internet vs censorship

[nfbs]

Is 2012 going to be the year of true broadband?

No. If you look at the number of internet users in Africa then South Africa has less than half the number of internet users of African countries like Egypt, Nigeria or Morocco. If you look at our internet penetration (percentage of population) then we are so much worse off. In 1994 SA had the most internet users on the continent.

Why? For the simple fact that the majority of internet users don't vote ANC so the penetration staying low ensures the current regime stays in power.

[inferno]

Cant really blame Telkom anymore. More companies need to start building their own local loops.

[Bern]

SA Gov is so far behind on this stuff they think broadband is a bunch of musical ladies.

da da dum
tish!

[ngadao08]

Looks like its going to be the year of the battle of the internet vs censorship

+1

We aint getting better Broadband, As long as Telkom IPConnect price is very high, Voda, MTN, Cell C with expensive broadband (8ta seems to be the only hope for cheap broadband).

[markings]

Wow! Someone who has faith in ICASA and the government.

[Pr⊕phet]

2012 – the year of true broadband?

For the past five or so years we have been promised better broadband, but up to now have had only promises

IBIWISI

[speedbird]

Good luck with that.

If you don't get the picture by now, you never will.

[killadoob]

Well apart from price i got amazing internet. 550 for adsl, 700 for openweb gold and i believe it is proper interwebs . No shaping and runs full ball 24/7. No torrents though but i don't use them, if i did i could just select another backbone.

[dabbler]

Har har har har har har har har

[whatwhat]

Looks like people just post stuff without actually reading what is going on in the rest of South Africa. With the high IPC prices and lack of anything more than 4Mb in most places, there wont be no true broadband.

[BGE]

As long as Telkom have anything to do with it, 2012 will not be the year of true broadband! They still class anything faster than 56k dial-up as broadband!

[skusku]

Im not so sure if this will become a reality so soon.

[bekdik]

Is 2012 going to be the year of true broadband?

YES!!!!



But not in South Africa.