State-owned infrastructure firm Broadband Infraco is to roll out fibre-optic networks in South Africa’s Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces, providing high-speed broadband networks.
The company has announced a public-to-public partnership with the Limpopo government to facilitate the network deployment.
Broadband Infraco CEO Puleng Kwele said the firm’s “northern ring capacity upgrade project” will cover both Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces and deploy 40Gbps technology running parallel to the existing 10Gbps link in the region.
“We are very excited to work with the Limpopo Province, renowned for its pioneering work in rolling out its Information Society and Knowledge Economy development roadmap,” said Kwele.
“The project has been approved by the Broadband Infraco board and the procurement processes have been completed with the contract being awarded to a contractor to supply and install the equipment.”
Kwele added ZAR700 million (US$75 million) was being committed for the current financial year on the project and other capital programmes.
Phase one of the project is due for completion at the end of June, with phase two expected to be completed by the end of August.
