‘Real low cost bandwidth’ from MTN

more blah blah blah. I suppose they will not want to recoup the 1.3 Bn they're spending on the infrastructure to begin with? :rolleyes:
 
MTN has completed a large portion of its fiber network in Sandton, Illovo and Rosebank, and that they have already rolled out services on this network.
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OK, so those cable laid along rivonia road were not for Neotel but MTN?
 
so everyone leaves out PE? :(
BTW I'll take some of the 1GB connection!! thats 125MB/s DL speed too bad almost ALL internet servers are locked at about 700-2Mbs :)
 
BobbyMac said:
more blah blah blah. I suppose they will not want to recoup the 1.3 Bn they're spending on the infrastructure to begin with? :rolleyes:
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Quite the opposite. They are already offering services over this network, and the R 1.3 Billion is an upper limit for their full national network development. Their new fiber-connect services will not only save companies money, but will give far better lead times and SLAs. Most welcome competition…
 
Hallelujah if this is really gonna pan out... I hope we see some real action pronto... Telkom will have to come to the party or face obsolescence!!!
 
Dear Lyndall, Poison Ivy et al

See what happens when companies start to compete with each other?

So please just [censored][censored][censored][censored] off.

And leave the commercial sector to sort itself out without your interference or protection.

Thank you.
 
I totally agree, MTN currently has only a tiny slice of the broadband pie, so they'll obviously do everything in their power to gain some market share in that section. I'll only believe the "Real low cost" part when I see it, but I can only see the consumer benefiting from this.
 
The_Librarian said:
Just a side note - what about international access?
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Hi The-Librarian

I did discuss this with Lowry…they are part of EASSy and has confidence that it will bring down the cost of international BW. MTN has a strong broadband focus and basically have a three tiered approach: local fiber, national fiber, international fiber. It will not happen overnight, but they are certainly planning to drop BW prices significantly though their own fiber network.
 
Moederloos said:
What are the prices for connectivity?
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This has not been discussed. I think it is very dependant on what kind of solution the company is interested in. BTW: These are not Internet connections, but rather a basic leased line replacement which can then be used for whatever the company wants to use it for…
 
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rpm said:
Neotel is also laying cables there. IN fact, I think all three are currently active in this area...
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Ok, so I still need to wait for Neotel to connect me directly to their local fibre just outside my house.....haha. Don't think that will happen within next 6 months
 
I can think of some nice uses for small business, they would finally be able to connect their branches with a decent speed connection to share their servers and use VOIP internally.
 
MTN further pointed out that its own fiber network will allow for near-unlimited bandwidth
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Oh what I'd give to know what near-unlimited bandwidth is? 5GB? 10GB? Here's an idea! How about they start advertising the amount of time that you can spend online with your cap at full speed, and calculate that as a percentage of the month. Near-Unlimited would then mean 80% +

384kbps -> 123.5GB at full speed -> 1GB cap = 0.8% of available bandwidth
384kbps -> 123.5GB at full speed -> 3GB cap = 2.4% of available bandwidth

512kbps -> 164.7GB at full speed -> 1GB cap = 0.6% of available bandwidth
512kbps -> 164.7GB at full speed -> 3GB cap = 1.8% of available bandwidth

4096kbps -> 1317.6GB at full speed -> 1GB cap = 0.08% of available bandwidth
4096kbps -> 1317.6GB at full speed -> 3GB cap = 0.23% of available bandwidth
 
Hey, my 512 uncapped does not do too badly. I can only get about 70GB a month out of it, so I get a nice 50% of available bandwidth.

Overseas, companies get sued for that low level.
 
Should MTN bring it in, and MTN 3G/HSPDA coverage is excellent, caps is 5Gb and upwards, and a good pricing structure which won't bankrupt you, then I think a lot of people will be taking it.

This is the way companies should do business...

...now if we can only get rid of Lyndall and Ivy and allow EASSY to proceed with full speed... these two are standing in the way of advancement...

...seems like CellC's going to be left behind again...
 
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Oh, I forgot what about the C A P? I don't mind being shaped but usage is key!
 
Just take care not to mistake this product. This is not consumer level internet bandwidth, it is targeted at companies and institutions for commercial use e.g. banking transactions, disaster recovery, etc.

For it to reach consumer level, an ISP would need to buy some capacity, add the internet portion and on-sell.
 
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