Author: Shane Chorley

The demand for reliable, high-speed connectivity continues to surge. Over the last seven years, South Africa’s fibre subscriptions across homes and businesses have risen by over 4,200%. As the backbone of modern communication and innovation, fibre network owners play a pivotal role in continuing to meet these escalating demands. Fibre providers leading the charge within this rapidly growing space need to constantly anticipate the next wave of connectivity demands, through a relentless focus on innovation and a commitment to future-proofing their infrastructure. As one of South Africa’s leading licenced open-access fibre network providers, and following a period of countrywide expansion,…

Primarily driven by increased access to fibre-based high-speed internet connectivity, there has been a growing shift by the providers of applications to enhance their products.  In addition to their initial function, communications services that replace traditional voice and video calling have now been added by many OTT (Over-The-Top) players.  While this bodes well for the App’s goals to capture minds and wallets of users, the benefit for South Africans has been a decline in call costs over the past years, as well as the abundance of choice. Beyond the known calling apps like WhatsApp, even social media platforms such as…