Crossing the great divide

Nice article, but what's the reality (possibility) of making the 3 major players listen to reason? Less than "non-existant?
 
TimTDP said:
until the "last mile" issue is resolved nothing will happen
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Doesn't matter how cheap the last mile is, if you are buying bandwith from the wholesalers are the same price no matter what cable they are using, just how are you going to get discounts? Really. Think about things.
 
The new undersea cables along the east and west coast of Africa are creating considerable excitement in the market.
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But don't be fooled, industry experts are ready with a bag full of excuses as to why prices will not come down.
“Apple iPhone users can now take a video with their phone and send it anywhere in the world, and this will place a strain on the networks,” he says.
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Wow - really? You don't say... Just imagine if someone with a LG Viewty or Samsung Pixon starts uploading real videos of proper quality. Ohnos ! :p
“We will still rely on the existing incumbents to pass on the benefit of reduced costs of international bandwidth.”
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Remember that bag of excuses I mentioned ?
 
Really can't wait for more telecoms companies to start up, no I am not counting on them lowering prices but to rather have choice, that way we can use our power to punish the ones that are only in for the profit, so say, if Ms Pinky Fs up telkom and makes us suffer then we will boycott any company that she goes to after her telkom assignment, I think that way all the CEOs will think twice about hiking prices unjustifiably, since then he/she might be without a job for the rest of his/her lives.

Seriously tho, if we don't come up with ways to exert our influence then we will be ripped off indefinitely in the forseeable future.
 
I think SA will fall behind faster in the next 3 yrs than it has in the last 10yrs if companies continue their narrow minded profit runs. We are NOT the only country in africa that speaks decent english and up north they are not only bilingual(english + french/spanish) but willing to work for a lot less. So companies involved now can either take a calculated loss now.. or face extinction in the future because business has moved on and centralisation doesn't happen particularly with net. I have little doubt govs on the east coast, where not in conflict and already in a growth boom, are investing in ict.
 
Seacom is overrated...

Articles about Seacom is overrated

Show me the money!
 
krycor said:
I think SA will fall behind faster in the next 3 yrs than it has in the last 10yrs if companies continue their narrow minded profit runs. We are NOT the only country in africa that speaks decent english and up north they are not only bilingual(english + french/spanish) but willing to work for a lot less. So companies involved now can either take a calculated loss now.. or face extinction in the future because business has moved on and centralisation doesn't happen particularly with net. I have little doubt govs on the east coast, where not in conflict and already in a growth boom, are investing in ict.
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Very relevant. Africa will soon unite, with a single currency. This is a fact. By 2015 we will be in a whole new world with an African Union.

We will not be able to compete against other regions with cheaper labor in Africa. We will soon be the backwater of Africa. "Oh, yeah...you mean those people down south...living in the dark ages...yeah, we pity them..."

Thanks telkom...YOU F*****G IDIOTS!!!
 
Honestly not trying to be funny ere but was this not discussed and highlighted waaaaaaaay back in the announcement of Seacom ? And then after almost every week ? Talk about flogging a dead horse , Stop the talk !! Show us the action !!
 
"He says Japan and the US have the cheapest prices, at $3 and $4 per megabit a month respectively."

How do you figure that?
Considering that those are all basically uncapped services.

Oh hang on.. I get it..
Could it be he is talking about UNCAPPED and the price refers to the SPEED of the connection...:D
 
I still don't get why the hell they don't at least give us much higher caps!
Why are there so few news articles regarding seacom?
Seems the buggers have nothing good in the pipeline.
Karma will beat the chocolate out of those who extort the desperate SA online community!
 
Axxes must bring back their own line rentals! FFs I do not want to pay telkom for the 'phone rental' grrr and give me 512 at 384 costing price.

PS; ex vodacom ceo, sell me a router and incl. It with a 12month contract for R70 unshaped.
I want a stable none dropping con, is that so much to ask?

Thank you.
 
Lightscribe said:
Very relevant. Africa will soon unite, with a single currency. This is a fact. By 2015 we will be in a whole new world with an African Union.
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In your dreams! They can't even agree on something as simple as an undersea cable and you think they could agree on a currency which will affect the whole economy?
 
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