Sentech says it is looking for private funding to help it cover SA`s "black holes" in Internet coverage.
Michelle Potgieter, Sentech`s general manager of marketing, says: "The company is looking for private funding so we can extend our current Internet coverage."
Potgieter was speaking at the Sentech launch of the new MyWireless product, Flexi, yesterday.
"It is not cheap to install base stations and in going forward we need funds to fill black holes in the cities we currently have coverage in."
The success of the June installation of a new base station in Nelspruit - which significantly increased Sentech`s subscriber numbers - has prompted Sentech to consider expanding to other "secondary" cities like Bloemfontein, Port Elizabeth and others, adds Potgieter.
Sentech`s coverage sits at 33 base stations in Johannesburg, 11 in Durban, nine in Cape Town and one in Nelspruit. Each base station allows a 5km radius of coverage.
A clear plan of rollout will be revealed shortly, says Potgieter.
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