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Faster Internet for Tshwane residents

Staff Writer
By Staff Writer, ITWeb
Johannesburg, 30 Jul 2015
Residents in Tshwane can access faster Internet speeds on the free WiFi network.
Residents in Tshwane can access faster Internet speeds on the free WiFi network.

City of Tshwane residents will be able to experience faster Internet speeds following the announcement that the free WiFi project will increase the network speed from 7Mbps to 15Mbps.

Working with non-profit organisation Project Isizwe, the City of Tshwane launched its free WiFi network project in 2013, to create free WiFi hotspots in the city.

The City of Tshwane offers Internet users a daily cap of 250MB, and to date 720 000 unique users have used the service.

Zahir Khan, chief operating officer of Project Isizwe, says: "The Tshwane free WiFi service not only aligns to the SA Connect objective for 2016 of 'connecting 50% of broadband users at speeds of 10Mbps'.

"It goes further to connect various schools and health facilities through the service, bringing broadband closer to a digitally included citizenry in the city for improved education, economic development and social cohesion."

Tshwane leads

The City of Tshwane has been named one of the leading metros when it comes to public WiFi access, according to BMI-TechKnowledge.

Tim Parle, BMI-TechKnowledge senior consultant, says a bulk of the WiFi hotspots open to the general public can be found in Tshwane.

"Tshwane is the most advanced metro in terms of WiFi - measured both in terms of its installed base, uptake and outlook," says Parle.

The City of Tshwane's WiFi project aims to provide free WiFi to all government educational institutions in Tshwane by 2016.

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