iBurst commissions 100th station
2006-10-19 10:31
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Johannesburg - Wireless broadband provider iBurst this week commissioned its 100th base station, in Boksburg, after its nationwide roll-out plan began in November 2004 with the commissioning of a base station in Sandton, the company said on Thursday.
"iBurst has already spent over R200m boosting coverage for
the benefit of our 25 000 subscribers who are appreciating the increasing
mobility of their wireless broadband solution," said Thami Mtshali, CEO of
iBurst.
iBurst plans to roll-out base stations at an average rate of two per
week until it has covered 80% of the South African population by November
2007. This original launch target compares favourably with that of iBurst's
Australian counterpart, which aims to eventually cover 75% of the Australian
population.
"The benefits of our massive investment in infrastructure will be
especially evident come 2010. Overseas visitors will expect easy access to
pervasive wireless broadband and South Africa's reputation depends on not
disappointing them," said Mtshali.
- I-Net Bridge (News24)