Parkmore: SA's first Fibre Optic Suburb

[Cleric]

Residents of the Gauteng suburb of Parkmore could soon have high-speed broadband in their homes delivered over aerial fibre-optic cabling - 30% to 40% cheaper than Telkom's rates.

Other services would include extensive CCTV security monitoring, voice over internet protocol (VoIP) telephony and video on demand.

This is one of three possible options proposed for the Parkmore City Improvement District (CID), a project being spearheaded by the Parkmore Community Association (PCA) that has the aim of improving the security of the suburb.

If it gets the thumbs up, this is anticipated to be the first fibre-optic last-mile network funded by a community in South Africa.

The entire fibre-optic and CCTV network would cost residents just R400 a month over three years (R300 for the fibre-optic cabling and R100 for the CCTV network).

http://www.fin24.com/articles/defaul...8-1786_2285492

I'm moving!!

[Frozenfireside]

"Mom and Dad we're moving to parkmore!"

[S7wede]

while this news is exciting at the least, we cannot overlook the fact that the infrastructure will take years to implement on a national scale. That is to even say if Telkom doesn't block them completely.

I can only hope that in my lifetime, we will have a telecoms system on par with say the U.K of today, but that is a pipedream.

[MrDeVil_909]

Isn't this really a waste? Surely the whole thing will slow down as soon as it reaches the existing network? As well as being subject to existing cost structures.

[Frozenfireside]

So wut you guys are cool with Dial-up? :-p

Think of it this way: It's a ****ing good start!

Plus its optical-You can adjust and hone optical to increase performance without having to adjust the actual cable thus avoiding a system clog.

[Gammaray]

Thats one fast LAN.