Seacom starts fibre rollout in Johannesburg south

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Seacom has started the rollout of eight kilometres of fibre in Meyersdal, Alberton with the aim to bring its high-speed fibre internet access services to business and home users in the southern areas of Johannesburg.

The last-mile fibre network will pass several businesses, residential developments, and shopping malls in the area.

This is the first phase in Seacom’s plan to roll high-speed fibre services out in the greater Johannesburg area.

The organisation will partner with various resellers to address the home, retail, and business markets across the region. These resellers are taking pre-orders for fibre internet access, with services expected to go live before the end of the year.

Says Kevin South, head of Seacom business - channel: “We’re in the advanced stages of our plans to enable commercial users and consumers in Johannesburg’s south to connect directly to Seacom and experience the power of fast, affordable smart fibre to the home and business.”

Some of the benefits of Seacom’s fibre network for property managers, consumers and businesses include:

A low contention ratio on the standard service as well as dedicated offerings with no contention
Symmetrical upload and download speeds i.e. users can download and upload data at the same speed
No fair usage policy or out of bundle charges