Infinity Worldwide Plans New West African Fibre Cable To Rival Sat-3

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[antowan]

As with Smarties... The more the better...

 

[telkomsuig]

Doesn't look like it will help us here in the R S A though...

 

[Sneeky]

Woog went on to say exactly how his company were intending to break the mould in terms of cable provision

If the government allows it, outside players would I am sure look at SA as well.

 

[Inertia]

The initial phase of the project is a state-of-the-art fibre optic sub-sea system running along the coast of West Africa from Portugal down to Cameroon with additional links to Senegal, Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Benin and Nigeria.

Is the cable even gonna reach SA??

 

[BLaZor]

Is the cable even gonna reach SA??

I dont believe it.
S.A is the richest country in africa, but ghana has a better Dsl connection.
Please explain to me!

 

[antowan]

Easy. Telkom monopoly! Gov should never have unleashed these hell hounds on the South African public without proper competition to beat them back...

 

[eye_suc]

Easy. Telkom monopoly! Gov should never have unleashed these hell hounds on the South African public without proper competition to beat them back...

But isnt Telkom 40% government? so in essence the government unleashed themselves upon the public to skroef us over.

I wouldnt mind having one of these cables in my backyard!

 

[Karnaugh]

Good news this!

Now just appoint a section 21 in control of reselling it to SA and we will start seeing some progress.

 

[rpm]

http://www.mybroadband.co.za/nephp/?m=show&id=569

 

[ic]

"The physical cable is the predominant aspect of this project but we also intend to interconnect into other systems to extend connectivity and footprint. We want to serve ISPs, carriers and other service providers directly. Therefore, we are more than just a cable provider,"
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...IWTGC are currently in the process of applying for licenses in each country, which will enable them to sell the capacity directly themselves.
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"We are an open system; that is one of our main objectives. As the cable we are looking to build is not a monopoly or consortium cable, it will bring costs down. In addition, as a result of our system’s openness, we will have a much larger customer base, which will also drive cost down," added Woog. "However, quality will not be compromised as a result and we plan to use the most advanced technology to bring bandwidth to this region."
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This sub-sea system will be completely funded by private investors, primarily from within and those that are familiar with the region and are focused on improving connectivity there. It is in its final planning stages, which are due to go on for a further six months and thereafter construction of the undersea cable will begin. "Construction will take around eighteen months so we are looking to be operational in two years from now," said Woog.

Sounds almost too good to be true, I sincerely hope that it is true, and that the various private investors don't form a duopolistic cartel as with the SAT-3 monopolistic cartel...

 

[CreepyCrawley]

Sounds almost too good to be true, I sincerely hope that it is true, and that the various private investors don't form a duopolistic cartel as with the SAT-3 monopolistic cartel...

I wouldn't really be surprised if that did happen

 

[qdada]

Who has the final word in our country ?

is it DoC or ICASA ?

 

[ietermago]

Who has the final word in our country ?

Telkom

 

[MaD]

DoC and ICASA are non-entities - Telkom 0wn them.

 

[snoopy_inc]

This cable is all good and fine but the underlying problem is the time taken for them to implement the structure and the system with the regulator.

If it has taken ICASA so long to finally regulate TELKOM then how long will it take to get this cable approved?

EXTREMELY kewl if it were here soon

I Estimate more along the lines of 10-20 years

 

[ic]

IMO the underlying problem exists here & now with Telkomonopoly overcharging, and we cannot afford to wait another 2 years before international bandwidth may or may not become affordable - ICASA needs to regulate the wholesale price of international bandwidth via SAT3 & SAFE until it can be proven that Eassy and this proposed West African cable can provide sufficient competition & bring prices down via market forces...

 

[MaD]

If Telkom's prices were reasonable there wouldn't be a need for 2 extra cables already.

 

[Alkine]

What worries me is that they say "from Portugal down to Cameroon with additional links to Senegal, Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Benin and Nigeria." Take a look at the map of africa http://www.africaguide.com/afmap.htm it only includes the top half! Sure they say they plan to duplicate the route of the sat-3 but if they are only now looking at those countries, it could take another 2 years on top of their 2 before it reaches us.

 

[dorris]

http://www.mybroadband.co.za/nephp/?m=show&id=569

y is South Africa not mentioned as one of the partners/countries included in this project?

Surely, if bandwidth is such a scarce commodity in this country, we should be investing in all the fibre we can lay our hands on?