Israel-based Foxcom, a division of One Path Networks, has entered the South African telecommunications market, establishing its operations in Durban.
The announcement was made in Johannesburg last night, at an event featuring its distributors, vendors and partners.
In addition, Foxcom revealed two new products, BsmarTV and Platinum SatLight.
BsmarTV is a high-bandwidth multi-polarity solution that combines voice, video and data via a single cable to the home. The Platinum SatLight series links earth stations, Internet service providers, cable TV head-ends and other communication gateways.
Brad Hall, Foxcom director of sales for SA, says: “BsmarTV will provide total fibre-optic solutions for broadband point-to-point and point-to-multipoint distribution systems, transporting L-Band, CATV and Ethernet, which includes VOIP services.”
Market gap
Although Foxcom has been involved in SA for the past 10 years, it established a permanent position in the country to take advantage of the poor bandwidth availability in the local market.
Jack Holtz, CEO of Foxcom, noted it took a year to establish the new local centre. “We've seen growth in Africa, particularly in residential and commercial property and the hospitality sectors. We look forward to working together, to bring television services to hundreds of multiple dwelling units and gated communities.
“Our new partnerships with distributors include Ellies, one of MultiChoice's largest retailers; Datanet, Brettenwood Estate Developer, Intelligent Lifestyles, Vodacom Gated Services and Stratosat.
“Foxcom's local office will offer support on the ground and our headquarters in Israel offers backup support 24/7.”
Holtz said once the infrastructure is in place, Foxcom plans to provide cost-effective bandwidth in disadvantaged rural areas. He added that SA is an important market as there are 30 000 ICT companies requiring bandwidth solutions.
Quantifying the market
Hall said one of Foxcom's biggest challenges is understanding the complexity of today's high-speed networks.
“The size of the market is difficult to quantify and growth is exploding. Foxcom is focusing on deploying its multi-polarities technology into high-definition television into the local market.”
Foxcom has been developing fibre-optic solutions for satellite, TV and video distribution markets since 1993.
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