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Two important articles on FTTH
Prenesh Padayachee, Telkom Wholesale; Juanita Clark, FTTH Council Africa;
Pape Ndaw, TE Connectivity; André Hoffmann, Link Africa; Neil Schoeman, Vumatel;
and Shane Chorley, Vox Telecom
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Views and opinion
Hands up for fibre-to-the-home
by André Hoffmann, president of the SAIEE and vice-chairman of the FTTH Council Africa Technical Advisory Committee
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When I see the leafy suburbs and gated communities all putting their hands up for fibre-to-the home, it seems to me that the broadband-demand giant is fast waking from its slumber.
I get a sense that this is a similar to 1994 when the first mobile phone networks started in South Africa and we all looked bemused from the sidelines as only the rich, the famous and the politicians could afford these mobile "bricks", and we weren't quite sure how this new fad would take on. Now we all have at least one SIM card device and some have multiple smart devices which we cannot seem to do without.
If we are serious about catching up with the developed world we have to think differently about this problem. We have to build a foundation that looks beyond immediate ARPU that supports a three to five year business case view and looks systemically at the whole ecosystem and the economic imperatives of a sold broadband enabling platform and its national benefits. We have to put aside inter-ministerial agendas and we have to ask ourselves: What is in the best interests of South Africa Inc.?... (more)
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Virtual panel discussion
Fibre-to-the-home - as many questions as there are answers
by Hans van de Groenendaal, features editor, EngineerIT
Fibre to the Home (FTTH) is taking off in South Africa. There are however as many questions from the sceptics as from the "believers" - perhaps somewhere in the middle there are the realists?
We asked a number players in the industry to share their ideas on a number of questions with us. The panelists included: Prenesh Padayachee, Telkom Wholesale; Juanita Clark, FTTH Council Africa; Pape Ndaw, TE Connectivity; André Hoffmann, Link Africa; Neil Schoeman, Vumatel; and Shane Chorley, Vox Telecom... (more)
Click here for the full panel discussion
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Conference, exhibition and training event
Full programme here for Geomatics Indaba 2015
The Geomatics Indaba 2015 conference, exhibition and training event is set to be the highlight of the African geospatial industry calendar this year, with the theme:
"Developing spatial technologies and skills for strategic infrastructure planning"
The GI 2015 conference, exhibition and training event has a packed programme over three days (11, 12 and 13 August 2015), and features:
- Opening by Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, The Hon. Gugile Nkwinti (TBC)
- Opening address by Rural Development & Land Reform Chief Director, Mr. Siyabonga Mdubeki, on behalf of the Chief Surveyor General of SA, Mr. Mmuso Riba
- 700 conference delegates attending
- 4 plenary sessions with high-level international keynote presenters
- 4 panel discussions on important industry matters
- 55 general paper presentations
- 15 peer-reviewed academic research paper presentations
- 32 training workshops
- 48 exhibitors with 81 - 3 x 3 m exhibition booths
- Dedicated Optron / Trimble stream with 16 presentations in 4 streams
- Dedicated Aciel / Leica stream with 4 presentations
- A full social programme, welcome breakfast, exhibitor icebreaker function and networking cocktail party
There will also be an exciting side event on 10 August 2015, namely the GI 2015 UAV Airshow, where 9 exhibitors will demonstrate and fly their latest surveying UAVs or drones. Four flight simulators will be provided to enable delegates to get an experience of flying the UAVs themselves.
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