Jan 18 2011
Vodacom Business has started the installation of fiber-optic networks in smaller towns in the Western Cape region including Stellenbosch, Wellington, Paarl and Somerset West.
Ermano Quartero, Managing Executive for Products and Marketing at Vodacom Business, stated that the installation comprises 23 km of fiber-optic cable from Stellenbosch to Kuilsriver, stretching midway between Somerset West and Stellenbosch. Halfway
Vodacom Business is laying a 48 km of fiber-optic cable in Somerset West, comprising the remaining part of the Somerset West/Stellenbosch Road and through the N2 to Mitchells Plain. An additional 49km fiber-optic cable has been deployed in Wellington and Paarl and another 38 km cable has been installed in Somerset West, Paarl and Stellenbosch.
Vodacom Business has started the fiber-optic cable installation in the Western Cape region immediately after its fiber-optic projects in the prominent metropolitan areas. The company is also planning to collaborate with competitors MTN and Neotel to develop a nationwide fiber-optic network connecting coastal cities and Gauteng.