Let’s start with 5G!
Mobile operators in South Africa have been riding the 5G wave and touting the benefits of the technology, the truth though is that with the delays in the rollout of spectrum mobile 5G will simply not have the impact predicted. The other thing, service providers are not looking at is the impact it will have on the device, its battery life, etc.
5G connectivity needs a whole lot of greater education around this technology, so that the market can leverage the vast amounts of data delivered at high speed in order to make better decisions in a safer, healthier living environment.
As 5G spectrum has not officially been released yet, and if it is ultimately auctioned to the highest bidder when it is, it may have an impact on its affordability. Until this auction takes place, 5G may hold potential, but we cannot yet determine what its true cost to the consumer will be, and with the delays the South African government is taking, who knows how long this will take!
Regardless of 5G’s challenge, the fact is that it is a narrow spectrum technology, requiring a number of base stations sited close together. Since each of these requires a fibre backhaul, wherever anyone is installing 5G, they will still need fibre to make it work.
Fibre!
Although it’ s early days to be predicting a victor in the race to deliver high-speed connectivity, the one thing that has stood out since the lockdown began is how much easier it has been for employees who had access to fibre to continue working.
Fibre has been the key to successful remote work strategies, to the point where we are probably having more meetings than ever before, but the duration of each has been reduced. In addition, it has boosted productivity significantly as time is no longer wasted travelling between meetings.
The Covid 19 pandemic has caused high speed internet and specifically fibre to be a key necessity in most South African homes with coverage across the country growing on a daily basis. Whether you are a student, working from home, or just using it for entertainment. Our fibre dealz provide great options to everyday South Africans.
The reality is that fibre connectivity held the South African economy together. Those using mobile connectivity found it mostly highly contended and congested, with an erratic experience, whereas fibre delivered high-speed, uncontended connections. This proved critical for whatever it was being used for, whether this was working from home, remote learning or even streaming entertainment.
This already demonstrates the fibre business case better than we could.
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