Neotel, a South African communications network operator is hosting the Eastern African Submarine Cable System (EASSy) Management Committee in Johannesburg. This meeting represents an important milestone for EASSy, which was recently completed, and will be brought into commercial service during August 2010.
EASSy is a 1.3 Tbps (terabits per second) submarine optical fibre cable system that [...]
Tata Communications is planning to increase its investments in Africa in a bid to capitalize on the recent submarine cables.
Although the arrival of EaSSy will provide much needed competition and improved connectivity to South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, the high connectivity costs remain the main concern among users in the region.
Telkom’s SAT3 cable system that connects South Africa to the rest of the world is experiencing a loss of connectivity today, causing breaks in traffic and slow response until late this evening, according to Business Day sources.
The South African telecommunication company, Neotel, will make available individual number porting in April 2010, company officials announced today.
Neotel assured its Internet users that the recent international Internet connectivity problem, due to a failure of the SAT-3 cable that connects Cape Town to Europe, will not affect Neotel’s network.
Neotel has confirmed today that the uptake of its international capacity has far exceeded its forecasts, increasing the need for international cable connectivity.
If South Africa is to truly move into being a global economy, issues such as limited or no connectivity need to be addressed. International research has shown that there is a direct correlation between pervasive broadband and fast-tracked economic growth, but in order for pervasive broadband to become a reality,
Neotel has dramatically expanded its network over the past year, increasing access to its services in the three main geographical areas. Its growth in the metros as well as the progress made on the National Long Distance network and its investment in international connectivity means that Neotel is well poised to enter 2010 on a [...]
“We know that a drop in interconnection tariffs is long overdue,” says Wandile Zote, Executive Head Communications at Neotel. “This drop will go a long way in alleviating pressure for the consumer and is a step in the right direction.”
South Africa’s first converged telecommunications operator Neotel today announced the graduation of 24 students from its Academy. The Academy was launched in 2007 in response to South Africa’s continued skills shortage in the telecommunications industry and to bridge the gap between what the industry is delivering and what is truly needed in terms of skills [...]