SNO expects licence 'soon'

It will probably be functional, just not in all the areas.
 
How do you think the SNO is going to approach building their network ? Are they going to be ripping up all the roads to lay down copper and fibre ?
 
Methinks SNO is going to knock everybody off their feet with a unique approach to last-mile access that'll not require the digging up of anything. Their core infrastructure will initially be the utilisation of one of the partners existing network, and expanded from there once that is utilised.

Source: Pure Speculation and wishful thinking.
 
I wonder if Wimax will be an option for them. Apparently it's ready to roll commercially in 2006.
 
mccrack said:
How do you think the SNO is going to approach building their network ? Are they going to be ripping up all the roads to lay down copper and fibre ?
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Afaik the 2nd SNO can use Telkom's network for a period of about 2 years before it is gradually phased out much like Cell C used Vodacom initially until they started erecting their own towers and such.
 
stoke said:
Methinks SNO is going to knock everybody off their feet with a unique approach to last-mile access that'll not require the digging up of anything. Their core infrastructure will initially be the utilisation of one of the partners existing network, and expanded from there once that is utilised.

Source: Pure Speculation and wishful thinking.
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The broadband over powerlines thing?
 
Transtel fibre optics + perhaps purchase of an existing wireless operator is my guess...allows them to bring services to market reasonably quickly

interesting question as to where iburst and sentech will fit into that picture...maybe one will be acquired by le SNO
 
mccrack said:
Can the government force telkom to provide that "service" tibby ?
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Yes they can.

Besides now owning the majority share of Telkom (the recently sold SBC/Telkom Malaysia shares is now "warehoused" with the govt pension fund investment arm until the ANC aligned Elephant consortuim can find the $$$) they are licenced as an "operator" by the goct and is governed as such by the legal framework of Telecommunication Amendment Bill.

I just checked again and it is actually 3 years that the 2nd SNO can use the Telkom infrastructure but bear in mind that they must pay for this "service".
 
ic said:
The broadband over powerlines thing?
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A mate of mine works for Eskom and they actually did a trail of this.

Also don't forget that Transtel has fibre optic cable strung along of their railway lines.
 
tibby.dude said:
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Also don't forget that Transtel has fibre optic cable strung along of their railway lines.
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Yep, I think the fibre is a given, but I was referring to stoke's "unique approach to last-mile access" ;).
 
Soon........
Erm... like in 6 months time or something?
 
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