New Property Development - Broadband Infrastructure

[lendann]

Hi, can anyone help please?

I am about to launch a new development in Northern Johannesburg, (10 stands about 2000sqm each in a secure estate where people can purchase the stand and then building package) and want to know if we can put in any type of infrastructure in before building starts so homeowners can have easy access to REAL broadband? Who does this, and I would prefer NOT to use Telkom? I have read that Iburst are putting something in place in the Cape for a development, but need more info on who/why/price...THx.

 

[savage]

10 is a very, very low number to make this economical....

 

[profpanda]

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[ponder]

Hi, can anyone help please?

I am about to launch a new development in Northern Johannesburg, (10 stands about 2000sqm each in a secure estate where people can purchase the stand and then building package) and want to know if we can put in any type of infrastructure in before building starts so homeowners can have easy access to REAL broadband? Who does this, and I would prefer NOT to use Telkom? I have read that Iburst are putting something in place in the Cape for a development, but need more info on who/why/price...THx.

As much as you might hate Telkom it's the best option at the moment. you just have to listen to other people in estates biatch about iBurst, NeoFail & VGS. If I purchased one of the properties I would INSIST on ADSL, end of story.

 

[Drunkard #1]

Just provide ducts (12 x 50mm should be enough?). Everyone who wants to provide service to your development must lay their own copper/fibre/wireless. You take care of your own requirements (gate intercom, security camera streaming (over ethernet or baseband or higher frequencies through modulators), etc.) and give everyone else just the ducts and manholes they need. Speak to Telkom beforehand, they'll supply you with a box for their main incomer to be terminated in. iBurst was going to look at my developments, to retrofit their 20 Mbps ADSL DSLAM, but lost interest (I think their backhaul is a carrier-grade wireless STM-1 (155 Mbps), and they provide 20 Mbps ADSL, so even at a low contention of 10 to 1 , they need 80 customers, to fully utilise their backhaul link). Oh, and don't sign any exclusive provider agreements. As a capitalist, it's the wrong thing to do.