With Telkom deep into the project of discontinuing its copper-based fixed line services, including ADSL, fibre installations are the order of the day. Fibre has quickly become the popular choice among businesses and many homeowners around South Africa.
Benefits of Fibre
Fibre is known for its speed as the data travels very quickly through the cables, offering very fast Internet connections. Its increased bandwidth is capable of handling high volumes of traffic, with connectivity not slowing down during high demand periods. These are the two most prevalent characteristics that make fibre the best choice for households that use online entertainment such as Netflix and online gaming.
On the business side, the high speed, consistent bandwidth and reliability of fibre connectivity have greatly improved the efficiency of daily operations as well as making a wide range of services easily accessible. VoIP, webconferencing, streaming HD videos, file sharing and cloud access are now implemented in all size companies. Cloud access has changed the way companies operate, by lessening the requirement for onsite hardware, data storage, the access and sharing of information, uploading and downloading data, and the use of applications. It is largely the implementation of fibre connectivity that makes it possible.