{"id":96715,"date":"2016-07-06T17:50:33","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T15:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=96715"},"modified":"2016-07-06T17:51:26","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T15:51:26","slug":"this-is-how-south-african-isps-choose-which-suburbs-get-ftth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/96715-this-is-how-south-african-isps-choose-which-suburbs-get-ftth","title":{"rendered":"This is how South African ISPs choose which suburbs get FTTH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FTTH (fibre-to-the-home) is a\u00a0big talking point in South Africa at the moment, offering lightning-fast speeds at the fraction of the cost one would expect from similar ADSL lines.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, even some of South Africa&#8217;s largest suburbs don&#8217;t have access to Fibre yet, with a\u00a0promised roll-out date of &#8220;soon&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>We asked Laurie Fialkov of CyberSmart and Abraham van der Merwe of Frogfoot (Division of VOX responsible for Fibre development) just how exactly ISPs choose which suburbs get FTTH services:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Frogfoot<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_97340\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Abraham-van-der-Merwe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97340\" class=\"wp-image-97340 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Abraham-van-der-Merwe.jpg\" alt=\"Abraham van der Merwe\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Abraham-van-der-Merwe.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Abraham-van-der-Merwe-230x130.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-97340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abraham van der Merwe &#8211; Frogfoot<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our ability to invest in infrastructure is ultimately governed by our ability to deploy infrastructure profitably and effectively manage our risks.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, we have to take into account:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The demographics of the suburbs (which influence the affordability\/uptake of higher end packages<\/li>\n<li>The demand for fibre in the community and lack of alternatives (which influence our penetration in a suburb)<\/li>\n<li>The size of the suburb (FTTH requires scale otherwise the economics break down) and we generally only consider estates\/suburbs with at least 1000 residents or more<\/li>\n<li>Geographical density (which influence the cost of the deployment)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">CyberSmart<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_80757\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Lauri-Fialkov-Cybersmart-ISP.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80757\" class=\"wp-image-80757 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Lauri-Fialkov-Cybersmart-ISP.jpg\" alt=\"Lauri Fialkov - Cybersmart - ISP\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-80757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lauri Fialkov &#8211; Cybersmart<\/p><\/div>\n<p>At the moment it is really anyone who asks.<\/p>\n<p>We rate opportunities based on whether we have the backing of a home owners association or not the interest we have shown in the area any competing technologies we have in the area and how close it is to our existing builds.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Do you have FTTH in your suburb? 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