Telkom ‘Chipac’ service - ADSL LLU forerunner?

If the industry expert(s) are accurate on the type of BitStream Access (CHIPAC) and Telkom follows through with no delays, this could be very interesting.
Still it should be launched well in advance of full LLU.
Hopefully this will result in "some kind" of price reductions on ADSL Access in the NOT to distant future.
 
Given recent developments, I'd be interested to know if the Tier 1 ISPs would be able to use this to provide native IPv6 to their clients. Although, I must add that the entire concept sounds like a good thing - let's wait and see what develops.
 
If it will make ADSL faster and more affordable then good.
 
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This is indeed a positive development. I think anybody with some knowledge about LLU knows that full LLU in South Africa will not happen by the end of 2011. Bit stream access, however, can be implemented if the products are ready.

Telkom seems to be ready with its ADSL IP Stream wholesale product (close to IPC, but provides an ISP with more control), but this Chipac service goes one step further to hand over traffic at exchange level.
 
So every ISP would have to lay fibre to the exchanges... costly exercise and considering they will only get a piece of the pie, will it be worth it?
 
Indeed something positive from Telkom. Lets wait and see how it develops & effect it has on our pockets.
 
I guess the effect this will have on the end user pricing will greatly be influenced by how much Telkom charges the ISPs for this service. Knowing Telkom, it will not come cheaply.
 
Who said Telkom are stuck-ups? They also want change in the country. Good for you Telkom.
 
RVQ said:
So every ISP would have to lay fibre to the exchanges... costly exercise and considering they will only get a piece of the pie, will it be worth it?
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LLU is even worse ;) But as I mentioned Telkom is also planning an IP Stream product which hands traffic over at a more mutually beneficial place than a Telkom exchange.

You do however touch on an important issue: In the event of full LLU, how many ISPs will actually invest in infrastructure to make use of such an offering?
 
RVQ said:
So every ISP would have to lay fibre to the exchanges... costly exercise and considering they will only get a piece of the pie, will it be worth it?
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Wouldn't most of the fibre already be available ? - in use by Telkom - so, it is a question of getting agreement on using the fibre to your own POP.
 
The_Librarian said:
do they offer chipmunks with that service?
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No, but it does come with the HOF*. Mmm ...wonder if they'll throw in the CHUCK for high cable theft areas?

Necksy said:
Who said Telkom are stuck-ups? They also want change in the country.
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Dont get bamboozled by die Ou Krokodil, they were forced to provide this service by a compcom case. And dont for a minute think this spells the end of their obstructive tactics, they are still being widely practiced.



*Telkom refer to their equipment you interconnect to at the exchange as the HOF (or Hand Over Facility)
 
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Don't trust Telkom at all. This is probably a tactic to actually delay LLU even further...I am telling you, Telkom has something up their sleeves.
 
The_Librarian said:
do they offer chipmunks with that service?
but it's good to see some initiative in the market.
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:D, maybe they derived it from Tupac

RVQ said:
So every ISP would have to lay fibre to the exchanges... costly exercise and considering they will only get a piece of the pie, will it be worth it?
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I would assume this is where something like dark fibre africa (open access) could work.

Joe Average said:
Careful now, take the article with a bit of scepticism – especially with Telkom involved.
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Agreed, but this does make a little more sense than the comment from the minister.
Parvin made the interesting comment that he believes that operators should not pay Telkom anything to gain access to their infrastructure, given that they are responsible for the maintenance of the copper instead of Telkom.
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I see confusion in the pipeline
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