Sign up with GoogleGazing in my crystal ball, I see the following as a possible scenario for August next year:
Telkom ADSL will still be around. Overpriced, but reliable.
MyWireless will still be around. The bottom of the range product among the Wireless options. Pricing will be as at present. But the service will be better, but not reliable. Their target market would be the bottom end: People requiring 24/7 connectivity for non-critical missions. Users will be regarded as sort of...well, they can't afford better!
WBS, Vodacom, MTN, CellC as well as Telkom will have some kind of wireless technology in the market.
Service levels? Your guess is as good as mine. WBS should by then already be 6 months live. Doubt if it can go worse than MyWi at present, but it could rival it. Vodacom, MTN and CellC? They have decent track records of managing cell phone networks, but are they able to manage IP-networks?
Cost would range from somewhere in between MyWi and ADSL to many times ADSL.
I'm quite sure In a years time we will be able to select between at least 3 different 24/7 connectivity products that have been in the market for at least 6 months.
This will not lead to price reductions, feature additions will be talk of the day...free modems, 6-month contracts, VoIP optimised, Reduced contention ratios....use your imagination!
South Africa needs World Class Broadband at World Competitive Prices.
Telkom ADSL will still be around. Overpriced, but reliable.
MyWireless will still be around. The bottom of the range product among the Wireless options. Pricing will be as at present. But the service will be better, but not reliable. Their target market would be the bottom end: People requiring 24/7 connectivity for non-critical missions. Users will be regarded as sort of...well, they can't afford better!
WBS, Vodacom, MTN, CellC as well as Telkom will have some kind of wireless technology in the market.
Service levels? Your guess is as good as mine. WBS should by then already be 6 months live. Doubt if it can go worse than MyWi at present, but it could rival it. Vodacom, MTN and CellC? They have decent track records of managing cell phone networks, but are they able to manage IP-networks?
Cost would range from somewhere in between MyWi and ADSL to many times ADSL.
I'm quite sure In a years time we will be able to select between at least 3 different 24/7 connectivity products that have been in the market for at least 6 months.
This will not lead to price reductions, feature additions will be talk of the day...free modems, 6-month contracts, VoIP optimised, Reduced contention ratios....use your imagination!
South Africa needs World Class Broadband at World Competitive Prices.