Fibre ISP - Need some help

[Defirence680]

Hi guys, I know for a fact that Seacom covers us here in Tygerdal, Goodwood (Cape Town, WC) the providers that use Seacom are:

Cool Ideas (AS37680) - Seacom not listed under their solutions
Uses HE, IS, eNetworks, Seacom, Liquid, WIOCC

iConnect (AS37515) - Useless website, no coverage/solutions listed for Seacom
Uses Seacom, WIOCC and AfricaINX

Clear Access (AS327794) - Useless website, no coverage/solutions listed for Seacom
Uses Seacom

CellC (AS37168) - No coverage listed for my area
Uses Seacom and AfricaINX

Other than that I know for a FACT that OpenServe/Telkom has DEFINITELY laid fibre in our street, there is an FTU right across from us, a 10-20m walk over the street, but maps say otherwise!

Please help me out here, wireless link is costing way too much, ADSL/VDSL will be the last option (Telkom is useless with ADSL/VDSL, plus their excuses of "no ports" and the voice line is not in my name, the landlords name), I don't understand how fibre can be physically laid outside but no maps get updated??? If anyone can help with info or such please let me know.

 

[Sinbad]

Using seacom as international transit is not the same as using seacom for last mile.

 

[Defirence680]

Using seacom as international transit is not the same as using seacom for last mile.

So they only provide backbone based solutions, it's up to the ISP to install their own last mile then?

 

[Sinbad]

So they only provide backbone based solutions, it's up to the ISP to install their own last mile then?

Isps generally don't do that. A fibre company will come into a suburb and install infrastructure (eg openserve, vumatel, frogfoot) and then either open it up to ISPs or maintain a monopoly on internet provision.

 

[Defirence680]

Isps generally don't do that. A fibre company will come into a suburb and install infrastructure (eg openserve, vumatel, frogfoot) and then either open it up to ISPs or maintain a monopoly on internet provision.

Damn, so I have no options left then, although I don't understand why Telkom lays fibre here but no maps get updated, does that mean its laid but not actually activated?

 

[PBCool]

If Seacom is an option it is probably via DFA, so it's business grade fibre. Telkoms fibre has a few levels to it, so their trenched network is for their metro network usually, their aerial network is for home access. So again you could probably get business fibre via Telkom but it would be very expensive and have a long term contract. Same with DFA.