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Rollout of new SA LTE-A network begins

November 23, 2016 1:40 pm by: Category: Broadband, BUSINESS, cloud, Featured, Finance & Banks, Governance, Investing, Mobile and Telecoms, Software, Technology Leave a comment A+ / A-
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JOHANNESBURG – WIRELESS Business Solutions (WBS) has commenced the rollout of its South African Advanced Long Term Evolution wireless broadband network.

WBS chairman Paul Harris, says the new LTE-A network will serve as an ‘economic pick-me-up’ for South Africa.

He adds fast, affordable broadband services will bring tremendous benefits to South African consumers and business alike.

“We’re a 55-million person, upper middle income country and we need an ultra high speed, broadband data-only network to match where we’re going,” he says.

The current rollout plan is to have 500 sites active by March next year, 2 000 by the end of 2017 and 5 000 by the end of 2020.

In addition to these high sites, WBS is planning to secure a further 5 000 sites from other sources within a similar timeframe.

WBS is building the network using existing sites and facilities leased from independent tower companies and other telecommunications networks.

The first facilities leasing agreement has been concluded with Vodacom and will see WBS lease 5 000 high sites onto which it will install its own radio equipment.

As coverage expands existing iBurst customers will be migrated over to the new LTE-A network and new users will be added.

Equipment will be acquired from the established equipment vendors, the funding for which has been secured from shareholder resources and traditional bank funding.

The equipment vendors will also assist with installation and management of the network as is commonplace in the industry.

WBS’s new network will have significant and sufficient capacity to allow other mobile network operators to roam on it.

– CAJ News

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