Competition finally here?

Well they need not be all doing their own thing, if the smaller isp's play smartly they could each have their own sectors they invest in and join up to a bigger shared network to save on going it alone which might work well instead of going broke and getting bought out
 
Bit premature to celebrate already. They're probably going to appeal this and drag it out for another 50 years
 
There's still the small matter of the local loop and international bandwidth. If we can get the local loop story sorted out by the time Seacom comes online then it'll be a bargain, but that's wishful thinking :(
 
unfortunately the appeals will come , and it takes quite a bit of time to build your own network. thsu we wont see anything for a while ...
 
As far as I'm aware, while the ruling is going to be appealed, until such time as the appeal succeeds or is denied or even perhaps modified, the current ruling is in play.

Anyone with a more legal background that can comment?
 
tjunyat said:
As far as I'm aware, while the ruling is going to be appealed, until such time as the appeal succeeds or is denied or even perhaps modified, the current ruling is in play.

Anyone with a more legal background that can comment?
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They can seek an urgent application to stop any further developments and/or construction until appeals are heard.
 
Certainly good news !

I'm a little confused though, I thought the law was changed in February 2005 to allow private companies to build their own private voice networks ? What was that all about, if it holds no weight ?
Or was that law only valid if a VANS license was issued ?

Someone care to enlighten me on the time frame and actions ?:D
 
ant101 said:
Certainly good news !

I'm a little confused though, I thought the law was changed in February 2005 to allow private companies to build their own private voice networks ? What was that all about, if it holds no weight ?
Or was that law only valid if a VANS license was issued ?

Someone care to enlighten me on the time frame and actions ?:D
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The DoC and ICASA went back on that, ruling that self provision did not entail building public networks.
 
ISPs Strategy Forward?

1. I do not believe laying copper is feasible for ISPs.
2. Laying fiber is feasible (but requires huge investment
3. Operators are already laying fiber with spend in the order of RBillion’s.
3. WiMAx is good for an alternative operator
4. Licensed WiMax entrants are struggling with getting High sites but are aggressive.
5. The mobile operators have the advantage on WiMax highsites.
6. ISPs still face high WiMAX License costs high :mad: & must meet minumum BBEEE requirement.
7. My view: 3G to 4G LTE Evolution will oust WIMAX, The mobile operators already have the lead & market. WCDMA, CDMA2000 offerings provide Fixed / Fixed Mobile & will be secondary to LTE/Wimax.
8. As things stand now, I have however seen many companies move from Leased line based connectivity to ADSL (much much cheaper) and they further implement a 3G backup solution (mainly on a mobile operator APN - because the billing & management is so well structured). ;)
 
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