Journalists at the President`s Cup golf tournament, taking place at Fancourt between 18 and 23 November, will be able to provide play-by-play reporting thanks to an access hub provided by Telkom and Marconi.
Telkom will install the Marconi access hub at Fancourt in order to provide broadband Internet and other services to the visiting sports journalists.
Access hubs of the type being installed at Fancourt are network devices that connect multiple customers` digital subscriber lines to a high-speed backbone using multiplexing techniques.
Marconi has an ongoing contract with Telkom that covers the supply and installation of the country`s first commercial asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) network, which enables faster downloads, file-sharing across remote IT networks and the ability to access Internet-based broadband services.
According to Telkom, ADSL will play a central role in the imminent deregulation of the South African telecommunications market, by broadening the scope of the incumbent`s service offering and value proposition.
"Broadband services offer the international community a powerful and reliable means of exchanging information and Telkom`s access hub installation will significantly improve this year`s President`s Cup experience," says Modupe Smith, Marconi`s sales director.
"This project is in line with Marconi`s drive to supply Africa with broadband networks capable of providing services that can benefit the continent both socially and economically."
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