Vodacom has started the first roll outs of its business fibre-optic network in areas of the Western Cape, which are essential to applications such as internet services and telephone systems.  

 

According to Ermano Quartero, managing executive products and marketing at Vodacom Business, the fibre-optic cabling will result in easy, rapid transfer of large amounts of data and is ideal for services that require smooth data provisioning, the likes of video conferencing.

 

“We are constantly requested by consumers and companies for increased Internet bandwidth and faster connectivity. Having fibre in these areas makes it possible for our customers to have access to the vast range of services we offer, such as voice, video and networked storage and hosting,” stated Quartero.

 

Fiber optic cabling also sports advantages over standard copper coaxial cables. These include the ability to transmit larger amounts of data with far less loss, as well as being able to maintain signals over long distances. Fibre also carries little risk of corrosion as opposed to copper and is virtually free from interference.

 

“To provide customers with the services they demand we need a high-bandwidth, low-cost, reliable last-mile service. Vodacom Business is able to now meet these needs,” said Quartero. “The fibre-optic cables now installed in the Paarl-Wellington-Stellenbosch area bring high-speed, business-quality connectivity to the many companies situated in this important hub and open a wide variety of enterprise-class solutions to them.”

 

The current network consists of: