Conduct Telecommunications, a local open-access fibre infrastructure provider, will - at no cost to landlords - connect business premises to fibre infrastructure.
Johan Pretorius, Conduct Telecommunications CEO, notes that landlords, who take the opportunity to have their premises connected with fibre, gain a competitive advantage.
"It is open access, which means any service provider may make use of the fibre. This not only helps drive down prices through competition, it eliminates disruption to the premises by reducing the duplication of construction," Pretorius notes.
Pretorius says there is no installation cost or any obligation for the occupant to use the fibre.
"Broadband is an essential utility for any business premises. Once the fibre is deployed to the premises, the tenants may source the best broadband services directly from any service provider, whenever they choose to. Ultimately, it is this capability that adds value to the properties."
An open-access network provides access to all service providers on similar terms, and occupants are free to choose the best service offerings from any service provider.
"Connectivity and access to fast, affordable broadband is becoming a key requirement when choosing a business premises," says Pretorius.
He says service providers utilise Conduct's open-access networks to supply anywhere between 2Mbps and 1Gbps connections to businesses.
"They have access to the fibre on equal terms; they now compete on quality, cost and type of services they offer, and this gives end-users choice."
Conduct will build on risk in commercial areas in an effort to saturate each of the premises. This creates new potential clients for service providers who can now offer broadband services in areas that were previously not available to them.
"The open-access model removes the prohibitive access build costs associated with providing fibre to the premises. The logical separation of infrastructure and services create capital efficiencies by effectively sharing the cost among service providers. This ultimately helps drive down the price," he concludes.
Conduct has already connected commercial premises in Johannesburg, in areas such as Hyde Park, Rosebank, Chislehurston, Illovo, Sandton, Bryanston and Rivonia.
New fibre rollouts and expansions are planned for Bryanston, Parktown, Rivonia, Randburg, Rosebank, Sunninghill and Woodmead. Projects are also under way in Cape Town.
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