Openserve, the wholesale division of Telkom, today announced that more than 10 000 Pretoria East homes, including Faerie Glen and Garsfontein, will have access to fibre technology by end December.
Openserve was launched earlier this month.
"Openserve is committed to Telkom's goal of reaching one million homes with fibre access by 2018," says Openserve MD Alphonzo Samuels. "We want to significantly impact broadband in South Africa and fibre offers the best internet experience."
At the end of September Telkom announced fibre rollout in Bryanston as well as to multiple additional suburbs of Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Kimberley and Port Elizabeth.
Fibre-to-the-home currently allows for download speeds of up to 100Mbps, allowing users to download a standard definition 4.7GB video in under seven minutes.
Fibre optic cables transmit light and are thus not affected by interference from electromagnetic noise such as radios, motors, power lines, electric fences or other cables -offering greater reliability and stability.
Openserve's coverage map allows consumers to check fibre availability for their areas.
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