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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Wireless Internet is to be launched in the Western Cape by two providers in the next few months.
In July Telkom will unveil its system, which will enable customers to access the Internet without having to plug in their computers.
This wireless technology, called T-Zone WiFi, will be installed at 100 sites at hotels and conference centres around the country, according to Steven White, Telkom's product development executive.
It follows a pilot project initiated last year to test the market, according to Telkom's media relations specialist, Ravin Maharaj.
The American coffee shop group, Starbucks, was the first the introduce the technology.
The technology will add to the existing broadband wireless Internet products that are already available on the market from Sentech, called MyWireless.
"The pilot has provided useful information about usage patterns and technical aspects of the service that Telkom will use to fine-tune the T-Zone service in preparation for commercial launch," White said.
Maharaj added: "One of the growth areas in South Africa's IT industry is data and more and more people want to go online.
"People want quicker, faster access to data while on the move, and business people want access to emails, students want to download music or chat with buddies around the world and international tourists, especially in Cape Town, want to keep up to date with developments at their offices in London or Frankfurt. They also send their mates emails about how fabulous Camps Bay is."
"All of these people, however, do not want to walk around with big laptop computers with many plug-in cords and jacks and they want simplicity, efficiency, fast technology."
Sentech is introducing wireless technology to the Western Cape at the end of next month.
Winston Smith, portfolio manager of broadband products at Sentech, said: "The proliferation of mobile computing devices on the market, from Internet-enabled cellphones to sophisticated laptop PCs, has resulted in a strong demand for wireless data services.
"These days, fast, convenient, reliable and inexpensive broadband wireless Internet services are available for about half of what it costs for traditional analogue dial-up Internet access," Smith said.
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Wireless Internet is to be launched in the Western Cape by two providers in the next few months.
In July Telkom will unveil its system, which will enable customers to access the Internet without having to plug in their computers.
This wireless technology, called T-Zone WiFi, will be installed at 100 sites at hotels and conference centres around the country, according to Steven White, Telkom's product development executive.
It follows a pilot project initiated last year to test the market, according to Telkom's media relations specialist, Ravin Maharaj.
The American coffee shop group, Starbucks, was the first the introduce the technology.
The technology will add to the existing broadband wireless Internet products that are already available on the market from Sentech, called MyWireless.
"The pilot has provided useful information about usage patterns and technical aspects of the service that Telkom will use to fine-tune the T-Zone service in preparation for commercial launch," White said.
Maharaj added: "One of the growth areas in South Africa's IT industry is data and more and more people want to go online.
"People want quicker, faster access to data while on the move, and business people want access to emails, students want to download music or chat with buddies around the world and international tourists, especially in Cape Town, want to keep up to date with developments at their offices in London or Frankfurt. They also send their mates emails about how fabulous Camps Bay is."
"All of these people, however, do not want to walk around with big laptop computers with many plug-in cords and jacks and they want simplicity, efficiency, fast technology."
Sentech is introducing wireless technology to the Western Cape at the end of next month.
Winston Smith, portfolio manager of broadband products at Sentech, said: "The proliferation of mobile computing devices on the market, from Internet-enabled cellphones to sophisticated laptop PCs, has resulted in a strong demand for wireless data services.
"These days, fast, convenient, reliable and inexpensive broadband wireless Internet services are available for about half of what it costs for traditional analogue dial-up Internet access," Smith said.
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