The Developer Journal Issue 3 | Page 35

I N V E S T & d e v e l O P It seems that the property game will never get tired and will never amount to anything less than a great investment choice. This holds true for property buyers, estate managers and developers alike. Since they “don’t make land like they used to” the property game too is in a state of evolution and continuous improvement. The latest trend is driven by a convergence between property and connectivity thereby giving rise to Digital Real Estate. As far back as 2015, a study commissioned by the Fibre to the Home Council Americas (FTTH) found that the impact of fibre on property values can be more than three percent. This finding contributes significantly to an understanding of the modern property occupier. Studies have also found that fast and reliable internet is now rated the single most important amenity for gated communities. Residents are willing to pay more where there is fibre. The competitive land scape of the property market especially in gated communities is fast becoming a force to be reckoned with. Security, gym, and swimming pool are almost becoming standard. About Openserve Home owners are now choosing where to live and work based on the availability of high speed, high quality internet services. Having the right communications infrastructure in place plays a major part in the success of your development. Partnering with Openserve through your preferred ISP will provide residents with high quality, internet connectivity and voice services that have become the expected norm. This is the value-add that your property offering needs. Open your world to a more connected life with SA’s Best Fixed Broadband Provider for two years running (*2017&2018 My Broadband*). Openserve’s fibre affords you the speed and reliability you need to do business from home, connect to loved ones and stream seamlessly. For buyers or sellers in property, tech is all-important. New buyers, in particular, are looking for properties that offer high-speed internet access and fibre-optic networks. They’re also going ‘green’ with features like solar power and greywater systems, as drawcards.  We partner with some of South Africa’s leading ISP’s that work hard to ensure that you can access our superior fibre connection at a price you can afford. openserve.co.za O When choosing fibre, choose Openserve - Get in touch with us: [email protected] Join us and you’ll soon discover that everything we do is based on one unfailing belief, that connected we can change the world and touch everyone in it. Technology has a way of saving time and money, and creates the perfect platform for everything that “the internet of things” can add to the modern lifestyle. So, begin with the end in mind. Breakout with fibre at the point of breaking ground or upgrade your existing development with the latest, future-proof connectivity medium. Openserve is an open access fibre network provider, which means that we provide and install the fibre infrastructure that the Internet Service Providers (ISP’s) then sell to you, the customer.