DataPro, one of SA`s leading first-tier Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and network integrators aims to attain a market capitalisation of R500 million within three to five years. The company has announced that "the DaQ", the country`s first and only corporate peering point, will bring in 50% of its Internet bandwidth revenues by year end.
The DaQ, a corporate peering point with huge hosting capabilities, will enable companies to directly connect to each other and optimise existing bandwidth. "We were spot on to develop The DaQ," said Douglas Reed, MD of DataPro, "the marketplace is looking for cheaper high performance local bandwidth and this is exactly what The DaQ provides."
He said the solution is meeting all of its customer`s objectives. "We are applying true Internet principles to the SA Internet industry: this market is currently dominated by the big three - Telkom, UUNet and Internet Solutions, who charge absorbitant local bandwidth prices. The DaQ tackles this head on and that is why we are seeing increased user take-up of this solution."
It is also described as an ideal solution for companies who want to leverage off the DaQ infrastructure, to set up and maintain their own corporate data centres. Making this offering ideal for IT companies to continue to own their customers.
"The DaQ", said Reed, is ideal for any businesses using large amounts of local bandwidth. "With The DaQ we have effectively taken our Dual ISP solution and added a hosting and peering element. This idea behind this is to empower corporates by saving on IT expenses and ensuring true redundancy."
Data Pro aims to establish the DaQ as the corporate peering point of choice and has modelled their concept on similar services offered in the US. The DaQ will allow companies to make use of their existing ISP, as well as an additional Service Provider, thereby improving on speeds and performance.
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