Question 7

The internet infrastructure allowing our network

 

 

Broadband in South Africa is currently not on the same level as the rest of the world. Currently we have mobile and fixed broadband. Just lately LTE was introduced to us but due to the young age of the network it is much more expensive. The fixed broadband comprises of copper and fibre cabling. Fibre is preferred for business use for the speeds it can handle. Copper is the current preferred type for home use as it is cheap. Speeds can vary from 1MB to 12MB on a single line and can increase by using a bonding method.

 

Currently I use a 1MB ADSL line with an uncapped, unshaped, unmetered account using a D-Link wireless router modem.

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