Seacom has no big FTTH plans

[Kevin Lancaster]

Seacom fibre-to-the-home plans

Through partners, Seacom expects to extend its enterprise-focused fibre network into homes.

 

[mister]

Request headline change to "No Seacom FTTH plans".

 

[Chris.Geerdts]

This is part of Seacom's realisation (from early on) that to drive traffic through their international fibre, they have to remove bottlenecks at the access and national levels.

 

[MickeyD]

Is Cyril Ramaphosa still linked to Seacom in any way?

 

[koeksGHT]

Is Cyril Ramaphosa still linked to Seacom in any way?

Not that I know of.

Request headline change to "No Seacom FTTH plans".

It's available for R6k pm

 

[MickeyD]

Not that I know of.

He used to own 30% of Shanduka, who owns 12,5% of Neotel.

 

[HavocXphere]

They do backbones & stuff. Why would anyone think they'd do ftth?

 

[Swa]

FTTH from a business focus is a no no. Rather let the other guys do it.

 

[koeksGHT]

He used to own 30% of Shanduka, who owns 12,5% of Neotel.

He is everywhere. Business is easy when you control the government.

 

[MrSmith]

Interesting pricing from these guys http://www.bluering.co.za
Pity about the contracts though. 12 or 24 months.

R899 pm
HOME - starter shared plan
25Mbps (upload & download)
Uncapped
Unshapped
10:1 Contention Ratio
Free router
Once-off fee R1500

 

[Drifter]

Pretty useless website seeing that they dont show coverage.

 

[Genisys]

Interesting pricing from these guys http://www.bluering.co.za
Pity about the contracts though. 12 or 24 months.

R899 pm
HOME - starter shared plan
25Mbps (upload & download)
Uncapped
Unshapped
10:1 Contention Ratio
Free router
Once-off fee R1500

Anyone that supplies fibre will require a contract these days.

 

[Valerion]

Anyone that supplies fibre will require a contract these days.

IS Ignite does not.

 

[LCBXX]

Pretty useless website seeing that they dont show coverage.

http://seacom.mu/coverage/
This has way more detail though:
http://www.dfafrica.co.za/coverage/

 

[pinball wizard]

He used to own 30% of Shanduka, who owns 12,5% of Neotel.

Sold up exactly two years ago.

DEPUTY President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Monday night his "complete divestment" from Shanduka, the black economic empowerment vehicle he founded, in a deal that will see MTN chairman Phuthuma Nhleko buying up most of the assets, for an undisclosed amount.

http://www.bdlive.co.za/business/2014/05/27/cyril-ramaphosa-exits-shanduka

 

[Wasabee!]

They do backbones & stuff. Why would anyone think they'd do ftth?

I agree, stupid article.

 

[Rickster]

What do Seacom actually do from day to day?


They have setup the fibre links to other countries and continents and then what? Do they just sit with their feet up the whole day looking at a status page?

 

[koeksGHT]

What do Seacom actually do from day to day?


They have setup the fibre links to other countries and continents and then what? Do they just sit with their feet up the whole day looking at a status page?

They are growing their local network over DFA to connect businesses.