Johannesburg, 07 Sep 2004
In response to earlier announcements around the legalisation of voice traffic over IP, Tiscali has commented that this development could not have come at a better time. The company believes the news is exciting, and more so in relation to Africa`s growing economic development and the potential to open its doors to the rest of the world, something previously only hindered by legislative constraints.
"The legalisation of VOIP will make visible the speed of acceleration we are experiencing as a country, and also level Africa with the rest of the world in terms of business, communications and competitiveness," says Udesh Inderlal, head of enterprise products at Tiscali South Africa.
"The announcement also ties in closely with Tiscali`s value proposition of being a voice and data service provider for mobile and fixed-line access, with the market potential for voice services now significantly expanded. Users will have more choice in terms of voice providers and won`t see Tiscali exclusively as a data service provider," he says.
Tiscali has been actively following trends in the European market, devoting much of its R&D spend to the development of products and services to meet the VOIP eventuality head-on.
"We are nearing the final stages of our R&D phase and are currently working very closely with a number of partners to offer both consumer and business users telephony alternatives that will reduce costs and improve efficiencies.
"For business, it`s an open playing field. We will now be able to offer businesses more choice to `cherry-pick` the best medium for their specific requirements," Inderlal adds.
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