Fiber in a complex

[XperiAnce]

Fibre in a complex

Hiya.

Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere, can't find any posts about it.

My area (Bryanston) is getting an insane fibre rollout. These guys have been working their butts off for the last few months. The whole area is getting upgraded.

However, I stay in of the multiple (180+ units) complexes in Bryanston, and I'm curious as to how Telkom, if at all, will install fibre in them. Has anyone seen (or know how) they plan on achieving this? I can't imagine 180 fibre lines having an aerial deployment in the complex, and the current wiring system is far too bendy for a fibre line.

They're definitely planning on doing it (as the street I'm on is exclusively complexes, and there are tonnes of manholes being deployed). It's also a massive market to target.

 

[F1ve_Claw]

Greencom pulled the fibre through the existing Telkom line conduite which is underground in my complex in Sunninghill. I would presume you will get the same thing

 

[PostmanPot]

Fibre.

 

[Fintan]

Hiya.

Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere, can't find any posts about it.

My area (Bryanston) is getting an insane fiber rollout. These guys have been working their butts off for the last few months. The whole area is getting upgraded.

However, I stay in of the multiple (180+ units) complexes in Bryanston, and I'm curious as to how Telkom, if at all, will install fiber in them. Has anyone seen (or know how) they plan on achieving this? I can't imagine 180 fiber lines having an aerial deployment in the complex, and the current wiring system is far too bendy for a fiber line.

They're definitely planning on doing it (as the street I'm on is exclusively complexes, and there are tonnes of manholes being deployed). It's also a massive market to target.

Hi XperiAnce

Have a look at my two posts below, they describe the roll-out in our estate which is all through the existing Telkom infrastructure.

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/673936-Telkom-based-FTTH-in-Pretoria?p=16319180&highlight=#post16319180
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/673936-Telkom-based-FTTH-in-Pretoria?p=16643205&highlight=#post16643205

Fintan

 

[agentrfr]

Hiya.

Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere, can't find any posts about it.

My area (Bryanston) is getting an insane fiber rollout. These guys have been working their butts off for the last few months. The whole area is getting upgraded.

However, I stay in of the multiple (180+ units) complexes in Bryanston, and I'm curious as to how Telkom, if at all, will install fiber in them. Has anyone seen (or know how) they plan on achieving this? I can't imagine 180 fiber lines having an aerial deployment in the complex, and the current wiring system is far too bendy for a fiber line.

They're definitely planning on doing it (as the street I'm on is exclusively complexes, and there are tonnes of manholes being deployed). It's also a massive market to target.

Where in Bryanston are you?

 

[XperiAnce]

Fibre.

No idea what you're talking about

Hi XperiAnce

Have a look at my two posts below, they describe the roll-out in our estate which is all through the existing Telkom infrastructure.

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/673936-Telkom-based-FTTH-in-Pretoria?p=16319180&highlight=#post16319180
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/673936-Telkom-based-FTTH-in-Pretoria?p=16643205&highlight=#post16643205

Fintan

Huge thanks

Where in Bryanston are you?

Hobart Road.

 

[agentrfr]

No idea what you're talking about



Huge thanks



Hobart Road.

Not far from me

One of the Telkom tech's doing our street said they should finish greater Bryanston by about end of Feb. Do you have a phone line? If you do the MO for the subcontractors actually laying the stuff is to follow each and every phone line. If not, I can put you into contact with one of the Fibrehoods guys also doing our area and you can see if you can get your complex in on it

 

[fishfly]

I wouldn't touch Telkom Fibre if they offered it to me (I'm also based in Bryanton).

Their Fibre is not Open Access which means you restricted to using their crappy package (R699 for a 10Mbps line and 50gig Soft Cap on a 24 month contract, R849 for a 20Mbps line and a 50gig soft cap on a 24 month contract!)

just be patient and wait for Vumatel or Fibrehoods - go sign up on their portal and notify as many guys as possible

 

[Fintan]

I wouldn't touch Telkom Fibre if they offered it to me (I'm also based in Bryanton).

Their Fibre is not Open Access which means you restricted to using their crappy package (R699 for a 10Mbps line and 50gig Soft Cap on a 24 month contract, R849 for a 20Mbps line and a 50gig soft cap on a 24 month contract!)

just be patient and wait for Vumatel or Fibrehoods - go sign up on their portal and notify as many guys as possible

This is completely untrue, their fibre is open access. Check out vox, webafrica and alike

 

[feo]

I wouldn't touch Telkom Fibre if they offered it to me (I'm also based in Bryanton).

Their Fibre is not Open Access which means you restricted to using their crappy package (R699 for a 10Mbps line and 50gig Soft Cap on a 24 month contract, R849 for a 20Mbps line and a 50gig soft cap on a 24 month contract!)

just be patient and wait for Vumatel or Fibrehoods - go sign up on their portal and notify as many guys as possible

Telkom is open access.

And because it's IPC based, you can use a plain old vanilla ADSL account on it as well.

 

[PostManPat]

Hiya.

Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere, can't find any posts about it.

My area (Bryanston) is getting an insane fibre rollout. These guys have been working their butts off for the last few months. The whole area is getting upgraded.

However, I stay in of the multiple (180+ units) complexes in Bryanston, and I'm curious as to how Telkom, if at all, will install fibre in them. Has anyone seen (or know how) they plan on achieving this? I can't imagine 180 fibre lines having an aerial deployment in the complex, and the current wiring system is far too bendy for a fibre line.

They're definitely planning on doing it (as the street I'm on is exclusively complexes, and there are tonnes of manholes being deployed). It's also a massive market to target.

If your body corporate agrees to allow Telkom in, then you should be able to get it. If they disagree, there's nothing Telkom can do to deploy it into the complex. A communal agreement will have to be made on behalf of complexes without body corporate or acting head.

If they do not allow Telkom, you will have to try bring up the issue with your BC.

 

[AdrianH]

Hiya.

Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere, can't find any posts about it.

My area (Bryanston) is getting an insane fibre rollout. These guys have been working their butts off for the last few months. The whole area is getting upgraded.

However, I stay in of the multiple (180+ units) complexes in Bryanston, and I'm curious as to how Telkom, if at all, will install fibre in them. Has anyone seen (or know how) they plan on achieving this? I can't imagine 180 fibre lines having an aerial deployment in the complex, and the current wiring system is far too bendy for a fibre line.

They're definitely planning on doing it (as the street I'm on is exclusively complexes, and there are tonnes of manholes being deployed). It's also a massive market to target.

My complex (48 units) and the neighbouring complex (224 units) has Wi-Fi internet on fibre backbone. What they did is that fibre is installed into the complex. They then installed a moerse Wi-Fi access point for each complex. You then have a directional antenna installed on your block of units, and they run fibre from the antenna to the various units for the block and then install a small Wi-Fi router/ap for your unit. The speeds range from 1Mbps to 100Mbps, so you choose the speed and pay the monthly subs.

Can't comment on performance or contention though as I didn't opt for it and remained on Telkom for the time being.

UPDATE: I should mention though that the fibre is not Telkom, but DFA. The provider merely utilities the DFA fibre and provides the infrastructure and internet access for the complexes.

 

[Bosvark@]

We had Fibre installed to the unit gates (from the main entrance to each unit gate). We had to lay conduit from the unit gate to where we wanted the Fibre to terminate.

 

[fishfly]

This is completely untrue, their fibre is open access. Check out vox, webafrica and alike

Yeah ok I stand corrected, by open access I mean not just a ISP reselling discounted Telkom packages... i.e you cannot sign up with Cool Idea using their Uncapped package on a 20Mbps line for R699

IConnect has a good example of what I mean:

http://www.iconnectsa.co.za/fibre-to-your-home/

You sign up, pick a Fibre Line provider: Fibrehoods, DFA Parkview Line Fee or Telkom
Then you take out a uncapped package, that isn't a complete rip off
i.e Telkom Fibre 40Mbps line is R769 vs DFA 50Mbps for R515...

I'm just tired of Telkom throwing us a bone to pick off scraps from...

 

[dalmine007]

Doesn't work like that always.
DFA prices differ from suburb to suburb if u look @ the westpoint DFA Prices are Parkview prices +- R250
Which puts it more or less in the same range as Telkom