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GTS: ‘90 Mbps Broadband Triple play Service in SA in 2007’
By MyADSL, 11 December 2006
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2007 will see South Africans accessing a brand new broadcast offering with triple play delivered directly into the home via an ordinary wall socket. This is according to Goal Technology Solutions (GTS).
GTS has indicated that they are gearing up to take on South African telecommunications and broadcasting in 2007, and consumers can expect a strong competitor to fixed-line operators and MultiChoice as well as a few brand new extras.
GTS uses PLC (power-line communication) to bring a triple play offering of broadband internet access, voice telephony and television programming directly into the home via an established electrical connection.
“In essence this means that you can get all your telecommunications and broadcast packages from a single service provider that enters your home through a single plug point,” explains GTS CEO Adrian Maguire.
This certainly makes for a more convenient service by consolidating access systems and payments but there’s more says Maguire. “In order to compete seriously in the established market we have to achieve two goals. Firstly we must deliver our services at an affordable rate and secondly we need to offer something unique.”
Maguire guarantees that their broadband service will operate at a speed of 90 Mbps which is 22 times faster than Telkom’s fastest broadband offering. This will enable users to enjoy multiple high-definition television channels at the same time as having access to broadband internet and telephony.
At the helm of GTV is former CEO for Icasa’s broadcasting, Eric Nhlapo.
“81% of South Africans have electricity in their homes and as this is the means by which we can provide them with GTV there are 37 million people who can subscribe to our services and select particular channels they would like to watch. Eventually we will expand into video surveillance and gaming as well,” Nhlapo explains.
GTS expects to receive its license to broadcast well before the middle of next year and is committed to broadband for all. Maguire says, “Our business model has been developed to ensure job creation and sustainable skills transfer and above all, to provide all South Africans with a multifarious communications offering that they can afford.”
By MyADSL, 11 December 2006
Print || Discuss
2007 will see South Africans accessing a brand new broadcast offering with triple play delivered directly into the home via an ordinary wall socket. This is according to Goal Technology Solutions (GTS).
GTS has indicated that they are gearing up to take on South African telecommunications and broadcasting in 2007, and consumers can expect a strong competitor to fixed-line operators and MultiChoice as well as a few brand new extras.
GTS uses PLC (power-line communication) to bring a triple play offering of broadband internet access, voice telephony and television programming directly into the home via an established electrical connection.
“In essence this means that you can get all your telecommunications and broadcast packages from a single service provider that enters your home through a single plug point,” explains GTS CEO Adrian Maguire.
This certainly makes for a more convenient service by consolidating access systems and payments but there’s more says Maguire. “In order to compete seriously in the established market we have to achieve two goals. Firstly we must deliver our services at an affordable rate and secondly we need to offer something unique.”
Maguire guarantees that their broadband service will operate at a speed of 90 Mbps which is 22 times faster than Telkom’s fastest broadband offering. This will enable users to enjoy multiple high-definition television channels at the same time as having access to broadband internet and telephony.
At the helm of GTV is former CEO for Icasa’s broadcasting, Eric Nhlapo.
“81% of South Africans have electricity in their homes and as this is the means by which we can provide them with GTV there are 37 million people who can subscribe to our services and select particular channels they would like to watch. Eventually we will expand into video surveillance and gaming as well,” Nhlapo explains.
GTS expects to receive its license to broadcast well before the middle of next year and is committed to broadband for all. Maguire says, “Our business model has been developed to ensure job creation and sustainable skills transfer and above all, to provide all South Africans with a multifarious communications offering that they can afford.”
Source: http://www.mybroadband.co.za/nephp/?m=show&id=5125
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