Octotel on 1Gbps fibre and rolling out in Cape Town
Octotel recently announced that it plans to pass 100,000 homes within the next year.
The fibre infrastructure player said it has passed 60,000 homes in Cape Town to date, and has been “overwhelmed by the response” from Capetonians for fibre.
Rob Gilmour, Octotel MD, said the company built over 700km of trenched fibre network covering Cape Town’s Atlantic Seaboard, City Bowl, Southern and Northern Suburbs, and Blouberg in 2017.
Its growth in the Cape Town area has been possible, in part, thanks to a close working relationship with local municipalities.
“We have focused on building our first 100,000 homes in the Western Cape,” said the company.
“This focus allows us to build long-term working relationships and I believe the Western Cape off the back of this is becoming fairly progressive with a good understanding of what is required to deliver successful FTTH projects.”
Octotel said local municipalities have different ways of interpreting how best to work with licensed fibre operators, but it is always best to work closely with a municipality and ensure submitted applications and work carried out by the infrastructure provider is up to a high standard.
Source: mybroadband.co.za