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10-11-2010, 12:09 PM
FibreCo Telecommunications set to do battle with Telkom, Broadband Infraco, Neotel, MTN and Vodacom with a new national fibre network
http://mybroadband.co.za/news/thumbnail.php?file=fibre_internet_385567321.jpg&size=article_medium
A new telecoms player, FibreCo Telecommunications, is set to roll out a 12,000 km national fibre network which is likely to cost in the region of R5-billion.
The new company is a joint project funded by Cell C, Internet Solutions and Convergence Partners ? a BEE investment management and advisory firm focused on the telecommunications, media and technology sector.
ITWeb reported that Cell C CEO Lars P. Reichelt says ?it was his company that first mooted the idea and then got Internet Solutions and Convergence Partners involved?.
Cell C's network will also provide the platform for the co-location of optical transmission equipment at their base stations and wireless access solutions for FibreCo's customers.
This announcement came only days before the official launch of Broadband Infraco which is planning to compete aggressively in the national long haul fibre market.
Broadband Infraco is however not the only company which is set to compete against Telkom and Neotel to provide national connectivity. Neotel, MTN and Vodacom have partnered in building a national network, which will make the national connectivity market more competitive.
FibreCo Telecommunications will therefore have a few companies to contend with in the national fibre market, but according to the company they feel the investment is necessary.
http://mybroadband.co.za/news/telecoms/16455-FibreCo-versus-Telkom-Broadband-Infraco-and-Neotel.html
Cellc just gets even better.
http://mybroadband.co.za/news/thumbnail.php?file=fibre_internet_385567321.jpg&size=article_medium
A new telecoms player, FibreCo Telecommunications, is set to roll out a 12,000 km national fibre network which is likely to cost in the region of R5-billion.
The new company is a joint project funded by Cell C, Internet Solutions and Convergence Partners ? a BEE investment management and advisory firm focused on the telecommunications, media and technology sector.
ITWeb reported that Cell C CEO Lars P. Reichelt says ?it was his company that first mooted the idea and then got Internet Solutions and Convergence Partners involved?.
Cell C's network will also provide the platform for the co-location of optical transmission equipment at their base stations and wireless access solutions for FibreCo's customers.
This announcement came only days before the official launch of Broadband Infraco which is planning to compete aggressively in the national long haul fibre market.
Broadband Infraco is however not the only company which is set to compete against Telkom and Neotel to provide national connectivity. Neotel, MTN and Vodacom have partnered in building a national network, which will make the national connectivity market more competitive.
FibreCo Telecommunications will therefore have a few companies to contend with in the national fibre market, but according to the company they feel the investment is necessary.
http://mybroadband.co.za/news/telecoms/16455-FibreCo-versus-Telkom-Broadband-Infraco-and-Neotel.html
Cellc just gets even better.