Seacom's cheap bandwidth offer

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feo said:
How much do they currently pay?
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This is pure guesswork based on information on their site, but TENET currently has around 200Mb/s international capacity (all via SAT-3 \ SAFE) and 300Mb/s total peering (IOW, international & local) capacity. For this they paid about R64mil in 2006. Ratioing the costs I get around R43mil for the international bandwidth. This leads to around
R18 000 per 1Mb/s per month, which seems in line with Telkom's commercial pricing of around R45 000 per 1Mb/s per month (I didn't take bulk buying into account, as Telkom doesn't disclose their pricing on high bandwidth links).

The Seacom offer seems likes the deal of millenium.

Disclaimer: The above analysis may be complete and utter BS :p
 
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Hmm so what do I need to do to qualify for a deal like this :)
 
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Rkootknir said:
This is pure guesswork based on information on their site, but TENET currently has around 200Mb/s international capacity (all via SAT-3 \ SAFE) and 300Mb/s total peering (IOW, international & local) capacity. For this they paid about R64mil in 2006. Ratioing the costs I get around R43mil for the international bandwidth. This leads to around
R18 000 per 1Mb/s per month, which seems in line with Telkom's commercial pricing of around R45 000 per 1Mb/s per month (I didn't take bulk buying into account, as Telkom doesn't disclose their pricing on high bandwidth links).

The Seacom offer seems likes the deal of millenium.

Disclaimer: The above analysis may be complete and utter BS :p
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afaik this is not too far off the mark - the reduction is effectively in the order of 100's of times

i would imagine the deal which telkom offered TENET would, given the buying power which TENET represents, have been on the some of the best if not the best terms given to any customer in SA...
 
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Did anyone else hear that scratching noise? - probably just Telkodemonopolies trying to claw its beastly way out of the grave it has buried itself in...my advice - act as if you didn't hear anything - alternatively spit on the gravestone that reads 'Here lies Telkodemonopolies - tormenting itself for eternity'...
 
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dominic, I know this is just me venting, but surely this matter could be taken to the constitutional court and argued that government are effectively hampering the peoples right to cheap, affordable telecommunications? Obviously a very strong case would have to be built first
 
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dominic, I know this is just me venting, but surely this matter could be taken to the constitutional court and argued that government are effectively hampering the peoples right to cheap, affordable telecommunications? Obviously a very strong case would have to be built first
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Unfortunately telecoms is not recognised as a constitutional human right :(
 
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Well, shouldn't the fact that telecoms being considered a basic service, like water a electricity be used to argue the fact that is a basic human service.
 
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Well, shouldn't the fact that telecoms being considered a basic service, like water a electricity be used to argue the fact that is a basic human service.
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Yeah, but as long as the government differentiates between voice and data, that's not likely to pass muster in the concourt.
 
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We'll it appears government are planning put a damper on this idea too:

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=84462
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At a press conference in July, Shope-Mafole indicated government was not in favour of commercial cables such as Seacom and its potential rival Eassy (the East African Submarine Cable System) landing in SA. She noted the Nepad Broadband Infrastructure network was considering laying its own East Coast cable.

At the time, Shope-Mafole said government did not believe commercial cables would bring down the cost of broadband in SA and government initiatives would be needed.
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Unbelievable!! If the government really has the intention of bringing down the cost of broadband in this country then every cable, commercial or otherwise, should be allowed to land in SA. Any government initiatives will force the commercial entities to compete on price. Apart from any price aspects, we are going to need the capacity for 2010 and if we want to be the host country for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). Price and capacity will also determine whether we can become an international call centre hub. Not to mention the South African public & businesses who are champing at the bit for more bandwidth and cheaper prices.
 
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