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FIBRE optics
FASTER SPEEDS!
because of the benefits of broadband. The future
Faster downloads or uploads which is ideal for
possibilities of fibre are endless and for people
video streaming, all from the comfort of your
working from home FTTH is a must-have.
home.
Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) has significant
benefits and optical fibre has large advantages
As more and more “social added-value” services
over existing copper wire in long-distance and
are offered online (business services, social,
high-demand applications. Fibre allows us to turn
health, education, and government services) it
our homes into smart-homes and it has the
becomes increasingly important to ensure that
capacity to offer us voice, vdeo and data.
your community considers the benefits of FTTH
as it makes connected communities highly sought
In the past South Africa only had one company that
after which results in increased property prices.
could provide it with telecommunication services.
Today the telecommunications industry looks very
Developers in South Africa have slowly started
different. There are many telecommunications
coming to the party by installing conduits
operators and service providers to choose from,
along and into homes. While this is a good
and many companies can offer you a next
step forward, true rewards start when developers
generation broadband network. These broadband
invest and build their own network infrastructure
networks offer ultrahigh- speed - 1Gbps and
and then allow the service providers to connect
above - to homes, offices and premises around
to their customers over an open access network.
your community. That’s at least 100 times faster
Open Access allows the residence the freedom
than what some of our current home internet
of choice to choose who helps them connect
connections are capable of.
and to choose who helps them keep an eye on
the kids.
With such a network in place you will be able
to enjoy a richer broadband experience with
As with anything, connectivity comes at a price.
more choices, and everyone appreciates speed
The old deployment method of blowing or floating
in getting things done. Because files are also
fibre in a ducted system to homes or businesses
getting larger, the need for more information or
is simply too expensive and retractable cable
higher video resolutions increases rapidly over
solutions are now driving the fibre to the home
time. Low speed internet gives you a poor online
business market. The time to deploy is greatly
experience and limits what you can do. With
reduced and overall costs have been proven
optical fibre that is a thing of the past.
to be exceptionally lower. The networks have
fewer points of failure, are cleaner and smarter.
Online education is one of the fastest growing
A connected community, should be connected
industries because it saves so much money.
smartly.
No travelling or accommodation is required yet
study at any university anywhere in the world.
FTTH (Fibre to the Home) is the next
step, the final connection. We no longer
want to just be connected, we want to be
connected in HD.
A fibre optic connection allows people to stay
VH Fibre is a passive fibre optic network
connected to the global economy no matter
solutions provider. We specialize in making your
where they live. An international study showed
development ISP-Ready in terms of passive fibre
that as much as 45% of households would
optic infrastructure. Visit www.vhfibre.co.za for
consider relocating to obtain broadband service
more information.
students can engage with the best lecturers
around the world. This saves parents thousands
of Rand every year. Today, most universities offer
online education (e-education) and students can
(and
11%
would
definitely
relocate)
simply